Today, I did the Māori kick start activity on flying. For this activity, I watched a video on a traditional Māori story about the sea birds vs the land birds over food. One bird, called Tītī, thinks there are enough food for everyone so Tītī disagrees with all the other sea birds. After losing the battle they started, Tītī stays with the land birds. Tītī lives in harmony with all the other land birds.
I folded an origami paper bird that is meant to flap it wings as it flies. It’s like a slightly modified paper plane that flaps in the wind. Then, after folding with a video tutorial, I decorated it so it looked like a real bird with genuine chicken feathers. To make a head, I used a singular bay leaf and folded it into a shadow of a head. As the leaf broke and the juice leaked, it filled the house with insect repellent that smell so good. This is my paper bird.
How would you make yours even more realistic than mine?
Kia ora Isa!
It is fantastic to see you diving into the world of Māori seabirds for the Summer Learning Journey! The Titi is such a majestic choice for this task.
I think your origami bird looks amazing, have you made anything else with origami before?
My favourite bird is the Toroa. I haven’t seen a Toroa in real life yet, but I know they have a massive wingspan of up to 3 metres! That is wider than most beds! It must be amazing to see them gliding over the ocean without even flapping their wings.
Did you discover where the only mainland breeding colony of Northern Royal Albatross in the world is located? (Hint: It’s in the South Island of New Zealand!)
Keep up the great blogging, Isa!
Zana
Kia Ora Zana,
It’s Isa here. Thank you for your comment. I liked reading what you said about my Māori seabirds activity. I enjoyed making the tīti because the folds were simple but still made it look like a real bird.
I have made other origami before, like cranes and frogs, but not many. The tīti was one of the easier ones I’ve tried.
The only mainland breeding colony of the Northern Royal Albatross is at Taiaroa Head in Dunedin. I think it would be cool to see a toroa in real life because their wings are so huge and they glide for ages without flapping.
From Isa