YOGYAKARTA – In order to fill the holy month of Ramadan with educational and useful activities, Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta Branch organized a Ramadan Origami Educational Safari at Nurul Balad Mosque, Imogiri, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The activity, which took place on Sunday (10/03/2025), was welcomed by 100 students who were enthusiastic about origami as a creative learning medium.
The Ramadan Origami Educational Safari arose from concerns about the current digital era. Many children prefer to spend time with gadgets rather than doing activities that can train their motor skills. This phenomenon has an impact on the development of children’s fine motor skills and creativity, which are increasingly hampered.
Of course, the hope is that this activity will provide an educational play experience while training children’s motor skills. With an interactive learning method, children are invited to fold paper into various interesting shapes while training their patience, creativity, and hand-eye coordination.
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In this activity, participants are divided based on their motor skills level, so that the origami material can be adjusted to the appropriate level of difficulty.
The situation gets even more lively when it comes to the fastest origami folding competition session. Participants who successfully complete the challenge receive prizes as a form of appreciation for their efforts and creativity.
Besides being fun, this activity can be a momentum to develop children’s interest in useful manual activities. PIC Safari Ramadan Origami Education, Rosy, said that the purpose of the activity was to accommodate the potential and fill the time of the santri so that they were more productive, especially while waiting for the time to break the fast.
“Alhamdulillah, the children are very enthusiastic. Earlier, some of them were scrambling for the origami paper colors, and even enthusiastically participating in the competition. This indicates that the children still have a high sense of curiosity,” said Rosy.
“Hopefully, learning origami together can be fun, a new hobby, so that children are more productive and more sensitive to the environment. Hopefully, education programs like this will not only be available during Ramadan, but will be routine in other months,” she concluded. (Dompet Dhuafa)
Text and photos: Ayem Dwi Lestari
Editor: Hany Fatihah Ahmad