Of the many types of paper crafts, origami is the most popular. Creating paper figures by folding a sheet of paper gives unlimited scope for imagination and creativity. In addition to the classic one, recently it has become widespread modular origami.

The peculiarity of modular origami is that paper figures are assembled from individual modules. There are certain rules for folding them. By inserting modules into one another, real works of art are created. Modular origami captivates with its unusualness, the ability to create various works - from the simplest to entire artistic compositions.

Since modular origami is, first of all, a technique of assembling from modules, the most important thing for work is:

• A4 size paper.

You can pre-cut blanks from sheets of paper to create modules. The sheet is divided into 16 or 32 parts - these are the standard sizes of the modules. For large figures, the sheet is cut into 4 or 2 parts.

• Scissors, ruler, PVA glue.
• Model assembly diagrams.

In stores you can find ready-made modular origami kits for beginners with step-by-step instructions for assembly rules. Also, lessons in special master classes will help a beginner or a child learn how to make modular origami out of colored paper. In such classes, using diagrams, we learn how to make step by step, for example, animal figures or a Christmas tree.

Assembling modules

A triangular module is used for work.

Experienced craftsmen make a lot of paper elements in advance different colors. It turns out to be a kind of modular constructor with which you can make original craft. The advantage of this technique is that the modules are used more than once: a boring figurine can be disassembled and a new original craft can be created.

The finished triangular module should have two pockets and two corners that allow you to connect paper elements. To make a triangular module, prepare rectangular pieces of paper.

The rectangle is folded in half lengthwise, and the resulting part is folded in half across. This creates two main folds to create the module.

The edges bend towards the middle, the figure turns over.

The bottom edge rises. The corners are folded over a large triangle.

The resulting lower part is unbent. Small triangles from below are folded along the formed lines, the edges are raised.

Bend the resulting triangle in half.

It is these modules that help create voluminous, beautiful works. Any craft in this type of origami begins with making large quantity modules. To create durable figures, you need to correctly connect the parts of the craft.

Each diagram usually indicates on which side the finished elements are connected.

There are 3 generally accepted schemes for connecting parts in modular origami:

• You can connect 2 parts on the long side and add 1 on the short side.
• Connection only on the long side.
• The elements are connected only with short sides.

Models for beginners

Having learned how to create modules, a novice craftsman can begin creating a paper figurine. The simplest modular origami for beginners is made from 20 modules.

For a cute chicken you will need 4 red and 16 yellow parts. After assembling the figure, glue on the beak and eyes.

Among the large number of multi-colored works, modular origami made of white paper stands out. White paper is a rather complex material for crafts: it does not forgive negligence and sloppiness, all flaws and errors on a snow-white sheet are immediately noticeable.

Crafts made from white sheets play on the contrast of light and shadow. More experienced craftsmen generally experiment with such products. From white paper you can create not only a snowflake or a bunny, but also more serious works: the beauty of a dazzling white vase does not need additional bright colors.

If you wish, you can find modular origami diagrams for beginners made from white paper. Particular care should be taken when working. Any figurine assembled using modules requires a lot of time and perseverance. By introducing children to this type of creativity, fidgets develop attentiveness, concentration, and scrupulousness. By making blanks for their works (paper modules), children develop fine motor skills.

Watermelon

Looking for modular origami diagrams for beginners, you can find big choice crafts - from easter egg to the magnificent red Chinese dragon. Crafts such as a vase and a paper watermelon are easy to make and look bright.

To create a piece of watermelon you need to make 193 triangular parts:

• 114 red;
• 45 green;
• 17 white;
• 17 black.

The first three rows are assembled from green elements: 14, 13 and 14 again.

The fourth row will take 15 modules: 1 green, 13 white and 1 green module completes the row.

Fifth row: 1 green, 1 white, 13 red, again 1 white and 1 green.

From the sixth row, the watermelon parts are reduced one at a time on each side. Black elements alternate with red modules. Only 20 parts are assembled in height.

Hare

It will be interesting for children to make a cute hare together with their mother.

The bunny requires 522 triangular pieces. You can make everything out of white paper, then you will get a white snow hare. If desired, you can make a multi-colored blouse for the bunny. Then, when making the elements, make 120 pieces in the color you want the hare’s sweater or blouse to be.

Since there are a lot of parts to prepare, get dad involved in the work. A preschooler does not yet have enough perseverance to do monotonous work for a long time. Therefore, parents will have to take on the main work of manufacturing parts.

We make the basis for the craft. The corners of 2 parts are inserted into the pockets of the third module. Then 2 more parts are added in the same way. The last element closes the structure into a ring.

Assemble three rows of the bunny's body. Each row has 24 parts, which are fixed in a checkerboard pattern.

Carefully, trying not to fall apart the assembled workpiece, turn the circle out so that it becomes shaped like a cup. Then attach 24 colored parts to the body of the craft. The colored elements should protrude slightly above the white body. When you finish a color row, align it.

A sweater is formed from 4 color rows. Attach white head pieces to the top row of the sweater. The parts are attached outward with the short side.

The head is made alternately from 24 and 30 parts. The last row is reduced to the center, the head becomes like a ball.

Form the ears. Alternate rows of 5 and 6 elements. Last, 9th row - 4 parts.

All work using this technique is based on creating volume using paper blanks. There are some crafts, for example, a swan, which, having mastered, you can quite easily make a vase, a peacock or a three-headed dragon.

Swan

Main part modular swan resembles a bowl. The ability to create a swan will make it easier and faster to assemble other models.

To create a handsome swan you will need 1502 elements. Such a craft can itself be an original gift or decorate the interior of the apartment. It is better to start creating such a masterpiece after reading the instructions for assembling such figures.

Penguin

One of the simple figures that your child will like is a penguin.

The first row, which is the base, is made of parts closed in a circle. The figurine itself is made in the shape of a cylinder.

For the model you need: purple or black parts (126 pieces), for the nose and paws 5 red elements, white blanks you will need 40 pieces.

The more experience the master has, the more individual work he creates. Experienced craftsmen are no longer looking for ready-made schemes; they come up with and realize their creative fantasies.

To captivate your baby with this type of needlework, offer to collect crafts that are not difficult for your baby. Help your child with the most difficult moment for him - making modules. There are quite a lot of diagrams for kids that explain step by step how to make, for example, a rose or a colorful fish.

Choose easy crafts for activities with your child that won’t take much time to make. If creating a figurine takes a lot of time, then divide the work into several parts. Keep in mind that it is difficult for a preschooler to sit in one place for more than 20 - 25 minutes.

To make it easier for your baby, do not make small modules. Let you make 16 blanks from an A4 sheet, not 32. It is more convenient for a preschooler to work with larger parts.

Children also enjoy collecting animal figurines. There are easy diagrams for assembling a cat and a horse. Mom and her baby can try to assemble a dragonfly or spider using a ready-made pattern. To prevent the craft from falling apart when touched, you can secure it with glue, then it will delight everyone around you for a long time.

Conclusion

Getting to know modular origami for beginners and the joint creativity of mother and child will only bring the family closer and improve the atmosphere in the house.

For a preschooler, parents are the main authorities in life, who, by their example, should teach the child to finish things and not despair because of temporary setbacks.

Karina is a regular expert on the PupsFull portal. She writes articles about games, pregnancy, parenting and learning, child care and the health of mother and child.

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Modular origami is a special manufacturing technique various volumetric figures from paper triangular modules. It was invented in China.

To make, for example, a swan, a snake or a Christmas tree using this technique, you need to prepare many paper triangular modules and then connect them to get the desired shape.

Origami modules triangular shape and they are made from rectangular pieces of paper. These rectangles can be different sizes, for example 53x74mm or 37x53mm. To get the right size, you need an A4 sheet.

How to make an origami module

Prepare A4 paper (standard paper from a sketchbook, or paper for printing or copying).

1. Fold the paper in half, then again and again - if you unfold the paper, you will have 16 divisions.

* You can fold the paper one more time, then there will be 32 divisions, and they will be smaller.

2. Cut the paper into 16 or 32 rectangles.

* You can use either scissors or a stationery knife for this; the latter will be faster.

3. Fold one of the resulting rectangles in half in width.

4. Now fold it in half lengthwise and return to its original position (return to step 3). In the middle you now have a line with which you can fold the module evenly.

5. First fold one side of the rectangle towards the middle, then the other (similar to folding an airplane).

6. Now fold the edges of the pieces that protrude.

7. You need to bend the protruding sections upward.

8. Bend your structure in half (connect the 2 sides of the module).

You need to make as many such modules as needed to assemble the desired structure.

How to make a triangular module (diagram)

How to make a paper module (video)

Modular origami. How to make a module.

The main thing you need to have for modular origami is paper and a lot of patience. Due to the fact that the figures in modular origami are not very small, you need to prepare many modules for them, from several hundred to several thousand.

Each module has 2 pockets. With their help you can connect modules.

So, let's begin:

Let me remind you that modules can be placed on the long side and on the short side.

Let's consider the option when all modules are on the short side.

We insert the corners of one module into the pockets of another module. Continuing to connect the modules in this way, we get a strip.

This is the most convenient way to store modules. They are easy to count if you collect 20 or 25 modules. And they take up little space.

Now consider the option when one module is on the short side, and the next module is on the long side. We connect the modules again by inserting the corners of one module into the pockets of the other module. If we alternate modules in this way, we get a completely different strip.

You see how you can get different shapes by changing the position of the module. After the lesson you can dream up.

Now let's see what can be made from these simple strips.

Now let's look at ways to connect modules, which are the basis for many crafts.

Let's consider option 1.

Let's assemble two rows of 10 modules each. We will place the modules equally on the short side.

Let's place two modules next to each other (these will be the modules of the first row). We insert the adjacent corners of the modules into the pockets of the third module (this will be the module of the second row).

We add modules to the first row and also connect them with the adjacent corners of the previous modules, inserting the corners into the pockets of the modules of the second row.

When there are 10 modules in the first row, connect the corners of the last and first module. We will get a circle consisting of two rows. There are 10 modules in each row. All modules face us with their long sides.

Turn the circle over. You see the difference - now the modules are looking at us with their short sides.

Turn the circle over again and add a third row. Connect adjacent corners of the second row modules by inserting them into the pockets of the third row modules.

I recommend assembling three rows at once, then the circle will be stronger and the modules will not fall apart.

Let's consider option 2.

In the first row we place the modules on the long side. In the second row - on the short one. We assemble 2 rows of 10 modules and close them in a circle. It turns out like this asterisk. The first row is practically invisible.

Such circles are the beginning of many crafts.

If you do not close the collected rows into a circle, you will get a flat figure.

The photo on the left shows a flat figure. There are 10 modules in the first row. The second row has 9 modules. In the third row there are again 10 modules, etc.

To get a flat figure, you need to learn how to shape the edges of the product

Pay attention to the outer modules in the third row. They are put with one pocket on the corner of the outer module of the first row, and with the other pocket on the corner of the outer module of the second row. We also repeat in all odd rows. This creates a smooth edge (see photo on the right).

Now let's look at increasing the number of modules in a row of a flat figure on both sides. This can be done in two ways. We will put the outer modules on the left side with an internal pocket (which looks inside the product) on one extreme corner, and with right side– an external pocket on one extreme corner.

On the left photo there is 1 module in the first row, 2 modules in the second row.

In the right photo there are already 3 modules in the third row.

We continue to increase the number of modules. This results in an isosceles triangle.

The sides of the triangle have different appearances. The photo on the left is the left side. In the photo on the right - the right one.

If you make a smooth edge on one side and increase the number of modules on the other, you will get a triangle like this.

This way you can make flat shapes of different configurations. For example, the wings of a butterfly.

Let's consider adding modules in a circle.

1 way.

We assemble 3 rows of 10 modules (we place the modules on the short side) and close them in a circle.

Now we simply insert the modules between the modules of the third row (do not put them on the corners). The third row already has 20 modules. The added modules in the photo are green.

And we make the 4th row, putting the modules on with one pocket on the corner of the green module, and with the other pocket on the corner of the orange one. There are also 20 modules in the 4th row. We have doubled the number of modules.

Method 2.

In the 4th row we put all the modules in one pocket on one corner. So that there are empty pockets between the modules. And we again double the number of modules.

In the fifth row we put on the modules as usual, connecting the corners of adjacent modules. This photo shows that we have 10 modules in 3 orange rows, and 20 modules in 2 green rows.

Let's repeat adding modules. In the 6th row we put yellow modules on one corner each.

In the next 7th row we put it on 2 corners as usual. We already have 40 modules in the yellow rows.

Reducing modules.

To reduce the number of modules, in the next 8th row the modules must be put on 3 corners of the 7th row at once. Moreover, this must be done evenly in a circle. In our case, we put 2 modules on 3 corners each. We leave 2 corners free between them in the 7th row.

We add yellow modules in the 8th row, putting them on the free corners of the 7th row in the usual way.

In this photo you can see that all the green modules are put on 3 corners each. And yellow ones - for 2 corners each. As a result, the number of modules decreased by 10 and we were left with 30 modules.

By adding and subtracting the number of modules, you can give the product different shapes.

This is how we got a big lesson... But now we can move on to the master classes.

Origami– the ancient art of creating figures by folding paper. You can make both flat and three-dimensional things using the origami technique. Crafts made from triangular modules are interesting. Modules are identical elements that are made up of small pieces of paper. These modules are then nested inside each other to create beautiful volumetric figures. We suggest you make crafts from triangular modules for beginners.

Paper crafts: triangular modules

Let's start by creating triangular modules. A sheet of A4 paper must be cut into 16 identical rectangles with sides 53x74 mm. Having bent the rectangle in half along its length, it is then folded in half again along its width and straightened out. After this, the edges of the paper are brought to the fold line. Then the module is turned over, and the corners at the lower edges are folded to the triangle. All that remains is to completely bend the bottom edge towards the triangle and fold the module in half. As a result, each module has two corners and two pockets with which they are attached to each other. Typically, the corners of one module are inserted into the pockets of another.

Makes 706 white, 150 red, 270 lilac and 90 yellow triangular modules. The craft will be assembled by putting the modules on top of each other.

So, it will be necessary to assemble the vase according to the given diagram.

The original and rainbow one is made from 500 triangular modules of different colors.

1. We begin the assembly by creating the first two rows. To do this, insert the corners of two triangular modules into the pockets of the third.
2. After this, we take another fifth module, attach it to the side of the second module, and secure the result with the fifth module.

3. Next, we repeat the steps until there are 30 modules in each row. We close them in a ring.

4. The next three rows are added on top of the second, only in a checkerboard pattern.

5. Slowly and carefully turn the workpiece inside out. It should resemble a mug in shape.
6. We assemble the 6th row of 30 modules.

7. Then, at the base, we select a place for the swan’s head - two modules of the 6th row. To the left and right of them we line up 12 modules.

8. This will be the 7th row on which we form the wings. Each subsequent row must be shortened by 2 modules.

9. Each wing should have 12 rows.

In this article we will tell you how to make the simplest origami from modules - a daisy flower.

The video at the end of the article shows the assembly of this wonderful craft. This chamomile can be given as a gift, because best gift– made with your own hands. Or you can make this origami with your children; it is an interesting pastime that develops memory, accuracy and perseverance.

Assembly diagram

Assembling this product is quite simple; even a child or a person with no experience in making origami, a novice origami artist, can do it. Following the diagram, you, and perhaps your children, will learn to assemble a craft in the form of a daisy flower from pieces of paper.

Step-by-step instructions for creating simple modular origami flowers for beginners

• At the first stage, we must prepare the modules - the constituent parts of our origami.
• Take a sheet of A4 paper and divide it into 16 equal rectangular pieces.
• Take one of the resulting rectangles and fold it in half.
• We fold it again in the same way and unfold it back.
• We bend the edges of the rectangle down to make it look like a house.
• Then, in accordance with the diagram, we bend bottom part to form a triangle and fold it in half so that it can stand on the table.

The module is ready! All that remains is to prepare the rest. In total we will need 90 of these particles: 20 pink, 20 yellow, 50 white. You can watch a detailed video tutorial at the end of the article on making such modules.

So now we can start assembling our paper product.

Let's take modules of pink (or red) paper and fold them into the center of a daisy, threading the edges of some modules into others (see diagram). Before this, you need to prepare 20 pink or red modules. To make them hold tighter, you can apply a little colorless stationery glue.

• We cover the outer circumference of the resulting pink circle with ten yellow modules.
• Once again we cover the resulting circle with ten yellow modules, after turning it over.
• Next, let's start creating the petals. To do this, take 20 triangles of white paper and cover the circle with them, putting 2 pieces on each yellow element.
• Then we put on another 30 white triangles in the same manner, but now three pieces per two elements from the outer ring.
• Thus, we have prepared a flower with a core and petals.

Now let's start creating a stem with leaves.

We will need green electrical tape to cover a wire or stick, or a thin paper or plastic tube. You can also simply roll the paper into a thin, long cylinder instead.

We attach leaves to the stem, which we first cut out from a green paper sheet. Next, insert the end of the stem into the middle of the flower and admire our craft!

Video of the simplest modular origami - flowers

The first video below shows the process of assembling the triangular module. The second video tutorial gives an example of assembling a similar flower, with the difference that it is made of smaller modules, the petals are longer, and more triangular elements were involved in the production. But the principle is the same as in our instructions.

Article genre - Origami