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Origami Maple Leaves Craft With Printable Template

These origami maple leaves remind me of falling maples leaves in autumn. This fall craft idea for kids and adults is easy to make with the maple leaves printable template and free origami instructions provided for this maple leaf Canadian craft!

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I really enjoy the effect and the creation of these origami maple leaves. As maple leaves turn and the season once again changes, I have to pause and reflect on this past year in utter amazement. How is it that we are closing in on 2022 so quickly? It comes as though 2020 trudged on endlessly and now the leaves reflect the setting sun as night begins to fall on this present year. As this magical time approaches, I watch how the leaves are turning yellow with anticipation for what comes next.

Although autumn can be dreary and dark. I see it as a season of hope because it invites us to dream of what a new day will bring. It’s for that reason that I enjoy ideas for fall decor. It gives us the brilliance and the beauty of maple leaves colour change in the shelter of the indoor spaces which insulate us from the cold and gloomy side of the season.

Maple leaf home decor

This origami maple leaves craft is a simple but impressive way to adorn your walls and whatever else with the lovely and fiery colours of fall. You can make these gorgeous three-dimensional maple leaves using a short list of tools and following a series of simple repeatable steps. Make as many as you like. You can hang a cluster of three or five paper craft maple leaves, or you can line an entire wall. String them together, hang them from the ceiling, or use them as a table centrepiece for a fall-themed party.

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How to make origami maple leaf

As this is an origami autumn leaves craft, it will require a lot of folding, but once you get it down, you can make as many of these origami maple leaves as you like in no time at all! Just think how fun it would be to play in a pile of these pillowy paper craft maple leaf creations!

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Supplies for construction paper leaves craft

  1. Coloured craft papers (yellow, red, brown, orange, etc..)
  2. Craft glue
  3. Pencil
  4. Scissors
  5. Printable template

Origami maple leaves instructions

Step 1:

Select a coloured craft paper of A4 size. Trace the template pattern on the selected paper; you can trace 2 patterns on 1 A4 size sheet. Cut out the traced pattern nicely. Fold the cutout pattern into half (symmetrically). Unfold the half fold again, this is for the crease.

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Step 2:

Fold the fall origami leaf pattern into half, horizontally.

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Step 3:

Fold it into half again.

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Step 4:

Fold it into half again, for the 3rd time.

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Step 5:

Fold the current fall origami leaf pattern into half one last time, this time it might seem a little difficult to make the half fold. In that case, you can fold the 2 sides into half separately.

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Step 6:

Unfold all the half folds from step 2 to 5. These creases will help you to create the accordion folds evenly.

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Step 7:

Now, use the creases created in the previous steps to create accordion folds on the pattern.

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Step 8:

Apply glue along the outer side of the wider side’s last fold.

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Step 9:

Hold and bring all the folds together in the middle of the pattern.

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Step 10:

Carefully join the 2 (half) parts of the wider side and glue them to secure it. Allow the glue to dry before proceeding to the next step.

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Step 11:

Use your finger tips to carefully loosen the accordion fold a little. And done! You have now made a fall origami maple leaf!

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I hope you enjoyed my Origami Maple Leaves Craft With Printable Template as much as I did! If you make it, please share your photos with us on Facebook or Twitter! Also, check out all of our other crafts!

Origami Maple Leaves

Origami Maple Leaves Craft

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

I really enjoy making these origami maple leaves as fall craft. This easy origami craft comes with a maple leaves printable template.

Materials

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

STEP 1:

Select a coloured craft paper of A4 size. Trace the template pattern on the selected paper; you can trace 2 patterns on 1 A4 size sheet. Cut out the traced pattern nicely. Fold the cutout pattern into half (symmetrically). Unfold the half fold again, this is for the crease.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 2:

Fold the fall origami leaf pattern into half, horizontally.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 3:

Fold it into half again.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 4:

Fold it into half again, for the 3rd time.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 5:

Fold the current fall origami leaf pattern into half one last time, this time it might seem a little difficult to make the half fold. In that case, you can fold the 2 sides into half separately.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 6:

Unfold all the half folds from step 2 to 5. These creases will help you to create the accordion folds evenly.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 7:

Now, use the creases created in the previous steps to create accordion folds on the pattern.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 8:

Apply glue along the outer side of the wider side’s last fold.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 9:

Hold and bring all the folds together in the middle of the pattern.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 10:

Carefully join the 2 (half) parts of the wider side and glue them to secure it. Allow the glue to dry before proceeding to the next step.

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

STEP 11:

Use your finger tips to carefully loosen the accordion fold a little. And done! You have now made a fall origami maple leaf!

Origami Maple Leaves in processPin

Lyne Proulx
Lyne Proulxhttps://ottawamommyclub.ca/
Lyne Proulx is a Certified WEBB Bodywork Pet Practitioner, Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI), Certified Professional Wedding Consultant, and an Event Planner. She loves all things Disney and is an avid teaholic and chocoholic. She coordinated the Annual Infant Information Day/Early Years Expo for the City of Ottawa for 8 years. She was the Queen B of the BConnected Conference, Canada's Digital Influencer and social media Conference in Ottawa and Toronto. She was also the co-chair of the Navan for Kraft Hockeyville 2009-2011 committee that organized five community events within 6 months, and helped Navan reach the top 10 finalists in Canada. In April 2011, she received the City of Ottawa Mayor's City Builder Award.

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