Monday Origami Prompt: How to Make a Heart
Show some love with origami and learn how to fold a paper heart!
(1) Print out the template, and gather paper, scissors and markers.
(2) Make an origami paper heart!
(3) Write a message on the heart and gift it to someone!
(4) Take a picture or video and share.
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Template
Square paper
Markers
Scissors
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20+ minutes
What Others Have Shared:
Make It Your Own:
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Make a heart collection! Make hearts out of different materials. Or, add to your origami heart using different materials.
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Turn your heart into a sculpture, mobile, or art gallery display. Make another origami, but before folding it, color the paper on both sides with markers, pencils, or paint. Make a collection of colorful hearts and use them to make another art masterpiece.
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Add a face, arms, legs, or other body parts to your heart to make it come to life! What is its name? Where does it live?
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Add your origami heart to a wearable like jewerly, a hat, clothing or a belt!
Design a game with your origami heart. Maybe hide-and-seek or a treasure hunt or a puzzle!
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Add LEDs to your heart to light it up! Not sure how to do that? Check out this DIY electronics prompt.
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How does an actual human or animal heart work? What veins or arteries does it have? Label the parts of origami heart.
Do you have a stuffy or toy that needs a heart transplant? Heal your stuffy or toy by doing heart surgery on it and replace its damaged heart with your new origami one!
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What's another way you can make a paper heart using folding or cutting techniques
Could you make a paper heart that has moving elements?
