How to make an origami Kusudama Flowerくすだま(花)Kusudama Flower
Fold five identical petals and glue them together to make a kusudama flower. Glue twelve flowers together, and you get a round kusudama ball.

How to fold
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5まいとも:白い面を上にして、下のかどを上のかどに合わせ、三角に折る
For all 5 sheets: start white side up. Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner to make a triangle.
花びらは5まいとも同じ形。5まいを いっしょに1つずつ進めると、そろえやすいです。
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外がわの すきまに指を入れて ふくろを開き、たこの形に つぶす
Put your finger into the pocket on the outside edge, open it, and squash it into a kite shape.
たこの まん中の線が、ひし形の下のふちと まっすぐ つながるように つぶします。
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5まいとも、外がわの三角に のりをつけて はり合わせ、とんがりぼうしの形(花びら)にする。花びらの先を まん中に集めて、となりどうしを はり合わせる
For each piece, glue the two outer triangles together to make a cone. This is a petal. Then bring the five points together in the center and glue the petals side by side.
のりが かわくまで、せんたくばさみなどで おさえておくと きれいに できます。
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できあがり!花のできあがり! 同じ花を12こ作って、花どうしを のりで はり合わせると、まるい くす玉になります。糸をつけて つるすと きれいです。
Finished! Your flower is finished! Make twelve flowers and glue them to each other to build a round kusudama ball. Hang it on a string to show it off.
Fun fact
くす玉は、もとは「薬玉」と書きました。かおりのよい草や花を玉にして 五色の糸をたらしたかざりで、平安時代には 端午の節句に柱にかけて、病気や わるいものを よけるおまもりにしました。
Kusudama originally meant “medicine ball.” It was a ball of sweet-smelling herbs and flowers with five-colored threads. In the Heian period, people hung it up on the Boys’ Festival day to keep away sickness and bad luck.
Origami English in this model
- crease折りすじ(折りすじをつける)
- open開く
- corner角
- edge辺(ふち)
- flapフラップ(動かせる一枚)
- pocketふくろ(ポケット)
- white side白い面(裏)
- triangle三角形
- diamondひし形
- kite shapeたこ形
- petal花びら
- glueのり
- cone円すい(とんがりぼうしの形)
- ball玉
- twelve12
❓ FAQ
- What age is this origami Kusudama Flower for?
- About Age 10+. It is rated “Challenge” (level 4 of 5), with 7 steps, and takes about 30 minutes.
- What paper do I need?
- 5 sheets of origami paper for one flower (60 sheets for a whole ball of 12 flowers), and glue No scissors or glue are needed unless listed above.
- What is it called in Japanese?
- In Japanese it is “くすだま(花)”. The word origami (折り紙) itself means “folding paper”: ori = fold, kami = paper.
- Can I print the instructions?
- Yes. “Print the diagram” puts every step on one page (or a PDF), and the practice sheet has the crease lines printed on the paper. Free for home and classroom use.







