Origami Maple Leaves Craft With Printable Template

September 8, 2021

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!

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.

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!

Supplies for construction paper leaves craft

Coloured craft papers (yellow, red, brown, orange, etc..)
Craft glue
Pencil
Scissors
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.

Step 2:

Fold the fall origami leaf pattern into half, horizontally.

Step 3:

Fold it into half again.

Step 4:

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

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.

Step 6:

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

Step 7:

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

Step 8:

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

Step 9:

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

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.

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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