This week, my pre-schooler folded the edges of a piece of paper toward the center and colored the pieces folded in and the center area. I had no idea what she was doing. When she was done, she told me that it was a butterfly and demonstrated its flapping wings. I am ridiculously proud of this paper butterfly. She came up with the idea of constructing a "moving" drawing all on her own and figured out how to fold the paper to accomplish her goals. Or perhaps she folded her paper and accidentally discovered that it resembled a butterfly.
A month or so ago, we were at a children's museum where my daughter saw (and tried) origami. The instructions (and example) provided were of a bird with flapping wings (see below). Perhaps this experience planted the seed that led her to experimenting with folding paper this week.
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