The Japanese have a special feeling about cherry blossoms. In Japan, the blooming cherry blossoms mean “spring has come.” After a shivering cold winter, at around the end of March, cherry blossoms start blooming. Depending on where you are in Japan, the time of the season is different when cherry blossoms bloom. Generally, from the end of March to the middle of April, cherry blossoms are ‘beary’ beautiful.
In my diary (= Bobby’s Diary), I once wrote about Origami, a paper-folding technique, which is one of the traditional arts in Japan. I am ‘beary’ good at Origami. So, I would like to show you how to make a cherry-blossom tray by Origami papers. You need five sheets of square paper. Are you ready? Let’s make it together!
Why don’t you try with papers in different colors or textures? You can put some small things in the tray, such as candy, accessories, and clips. If you make one and put it on the table at home or on the desk in the office, you can bring in “spring” where you are!
