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[For 3-year-olds] Easy snowman origami (how to make)
When it gets cold, kids spend more time playing indoors, don’t they?
Playing house or reading picture books is fun, but how about enjoying origami with the children?
In this article, we’re introducing a snowman origami design that’s perfect for three-year-olds.
Once they learn it, there are plenty of steps they can do on their own, so be sure to try making it together.
Make the scarf and hat colorful, give the snowmen different expressions, and display them around the room—they’ll look super cute!
Since they’re three years old, it’s okay if the folds aren’t perfectly precise.
Let’s value their sense of satisfaction and accomplishment from folding it themselves.
[Age 3] Easy Origami Snowman: Steps 1–10
snowman with a hat
How about folding a snowman with a cute hat using just one sheet of origami paper? Prepare one sheet of origami in your favorite color.
First, with the colored side facing up, fold it in half into a square and then into a triangle to make crease lines.
Fold one corner about 7 mm, unfold it, then fold about 2 mm and fold it down along the crease.
Fold the right corner toward the center line three times, then roll it twice at one-third width.
Fold the right side in along the center line, and fold the top edge forward along the crease.
Next, fold the bottom edge up in half, then fold the upper-left corner down to meet the lower-right corner.
Turn it over, and fold the three layers on both sides in to meet the center line.
Open the side with two layers into a triangle, and fold the single layer on the opposite side to match its shape.
Finally, round and adjust the corners to form the snowman, draw the face with a pen, and you’re done!
Snowman’s face
You can make it with just one sheet of origami! Here’s a cute snowman folding method recommended for 3-year-olds.
Fold a white sheet of origami paper in half into a triangle twice to make crease lines, then fold it using the “zabuton” (cushion) base.
Next, fold both corners on one side toward the center line, then fold the opposite edge up to the center.
Fold the two raised corners toward the center line, and round off the remaining three corners by folding them.
Finally, add eyes, mouth, and nose with round stickers or draw them with a pen, and you’re done! You can also fold another one the same way to make the body—it looks adorable, so give it a try!
Snowman with pockets
You can put letters or candies in the tummy pocket! Here’s how to fold a snowman pocket.
First, fold the snowman.
Place the origami paper with the white side up, then fold it into a square twice to make crease lines.
Fold it in half, and make a crease by folding the closed-edge side to the center.
Lift one layer on the other side and fold along the topmost crease.
Turn it over, and fold the left and right corners to meet the bottommost crease.
Then fold the left and right corners to meet the vertical crease.
Open both corners and squash-fold them.
Fold both corners toward the center point, then slightly fold the tips to round them, and the snowman is done! Finally, fold a hat and a ribbon from origami paper, glue them onto the snowman, and draw the face with a pen to finish.
Snowman made from a single sheet of origami paper
Recommended for 3-year-olds! Here’s how to make a cute snowman using just one sheet of origami paper.
First, fold it into a triangle twice to make crease lines.
Fold the bottom corner up to the center twice to create creases, then fold it up along the front crease line two more times.
Flip it over, and fold both sides of the folded section in to meet the center line.
Fold the bottom corner up to the edge of the white section.
Next, with the white side facing front, fold it down along the center line, then fold a small part back up.
Shape the back to look like a snowman, and slightly fold back the hat area.
Finally, draw a face with a pen, and you’re done!
Snowman ornament
Simple and cute! Here’s how to fold an origami snowman ornament.
First, place the origami paper color-side down and fold it in half to make a crease.
Turn the crease vertical, fold the right side to the center, then fold the bottom edge up to the center.
Flip it over and fold the corner where the creases intersect to the center to make a crease.
Flip it back and fold that corner up to the front guideline.
Flatten it so the folded corner doesn’t open.
Flip it over, fold both sides along the line of the folded corner, and fold up the bottom corner to make a crease.
Fold the bottom corner up to the center to crease it, then fold it up to the top corner.
Fold so that both side edges tuck into the hat.
Finally, make a scarf and draw the face with a pen—done!
Snowman with a slanted hat
Great for wall displays! Here’s how to fold a snowman wearing a slightly tilted hat using just one sheet of origami paper.
First, place the colored side up and fold using the “Kannon” base.
With the shorter edge facing you, make crease lines by dividing it into four equal sections.
On the side with the creases, fold both edges twice to create additional creases.
Fold up along the bottom center line, then fold back down along the line just below it.
Next, fold the corner on the creased side so it meets the point where the horizontal and vertical lines intersect, and slightly fold both corners.
Then, on the opposite side, fold both corners toward the center to form the hat.
Have an adult help with the trickier steps.
Finally, draw the face with round stickers or a pen, and you’re done!
A snowman you can fold in 5 minutes
Perfect for winter! Here’s a cute origami snowman.
First, take one half of a sheet of origami paper and fold it in half both vertically and horizontally to make creases.
With the paper positioned vertically, fold the top two corners in to meet the center line.
Fold the opposite edge to the center line, make a crease, then fold the front edge up and down about 1 cm to create a flap.
Next, fold both sides in to meet the center line, then squash-fold so that the four spots around the center form triangles.
Round the corners of the head and body by folding them slightly to create a snowman shape.
Finally, draw the face with a pen, and you’re done!