[Childcare] Recommended for 3-year-olds! Origami ideas with a winter theme

persimmon

Recommended for three-year-olds! Here’s a simple way to fold a persimmon.

You’ll need one sheet of origami paper, a pre-made stem, glue, and crayons or pens.

First, fold the origami using the basic square fold, then fold all the corners in slightly and flip it over.

Next, glue on the stem you prepared, draw a face on the persimmon with crayons or pens, and you’re done! It’s easy to fold, so children should be able to work through it on their own.

Since folding the corners is a bit fiddly, if any child seems to have trouble, encourage them to help each other or fold together with an adult.

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oden (Japanese simmered hot pot dish)

Perfect for winter preschool crafts! We tried making oden with origami ♪ #shorts

When winter comes, you just crave oden, don’t you? Since it’s sold at convenience stores, many kids have probably tried it at least once.

Here’s an idea for making oden with origami.

Using small sheets of origami paper, we’ll make konnyaku, daikon radish, and chikuwa.

For the konnyaku, fold the paper into a triangle twice.

For the daikon, use the zabuton fold, then fold the corners inward to round it out—done.

For the chikuwa, draw the pattern first, then roll it into a tube.

Draw patterns on the konnyaku and daikon, and once you’ve glued all three onto a thin stick made by folding a strip of paper, it’s complete! If you change the colors of the paper, the daikon might look like an egg, and the chikuwa could pass for a sausage.

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Christmas Candle

[Origami] Super easy way to fold a Christmas candle! Recommended for preschoolers aged 3–4 in daycare or kindergarten [Origami World]

We’ll show you a simple way to fold a candle from a single sheet of origami paper that 3-year-olds can enjoy making.

First, turn the paper over and fold it into a triangle.

Fold the bottom corner up to the center crease.

The top corner will become the candle’s flame, so fold the bottom edge up until the flame is the size you like.

Flip it over, then fold both sides along the edges so the triangle sits in the center.

Fold the whole piece in half to make a crease, then fold both side edges to meet that crease—and your candle is complete! Try making them in different colors; they look adorable as decorations on wreaths and more.

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Year-end big cleaning set

[Mini Origami] How to Make a Cleaning Set 🧹 #shorts

Year-end means a big clean-up! It’s also a great time for kids to tidy their own rooms or the daycare room.

In this idea, you’ll make a dustpan and broom out of origami.

For the broom, roll a sheet of origami paper to make the handle, then wrap a strip of origami paper with fine snips cut into it around the end to form the bristles.

For the dustpan, first make a square box, fold one side inward to create the part that holds the trash, then attach a rolled paper handle to finish.

This idea uses small origami paper, but if you’re making it with three-year-olds, please use standard-size origami paper.

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magic mallet

[Origami] New Year’s “Magic Mallet” Ornament You Can Make with a 3-Year-Old

The lucky mallet, said to grant wishes when shaken, is also popular as a New Year’s decoration.

This time, let’s make a lucky mallet out of origami.

Fold the origami paper in half twice to make crease lines, then unfold it back to the original shape and fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center line.

Rotate the paper 90 degrees and fold up the bottom edge.

Fold it so that the folded-up section and the remaining section are about the same size.

Turn the paper over, then fold the remaining top section down to meet the horizontal center line.

Open and squash the left and right sides of the folded-down section into triangles to form the mallet’s handle.

Finally, fold the corners of the remaining top section inward to round out the mallet’s head, and you’re done!

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Camellia

[Origami] New Year’s “Camellia” made together with a 3-year-old ☆ Ornament ☆ [Origami]

Here’s an idea for making a camellia—the flower that starts blooming in winter—out of origami.

Fold the paper into a triangle twice to create creases, then unfold it.

Fold the left edge so it lines up with the crease that extends from the top-right corner.

Next, fold the bottom edge along the other crease.

Make a crease where the layers of paper overlap, then unfold.

Repeat this process to form the shape of the flower.

It might be a bit tricky at first to remember where to place the creases, but since it’s the same folding pattern over and over, give it a try!

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lion dance

[Origami] New Year’s “Shishimai” (Lion Dance) to make with a 3-year-old ☆ Ornament ☆ [Origami] New Year’s “Lion Dance” made with a 3-year-old child.

Let’s make an origami shishimai (lion dancer) that bites to ward off evil.

We’ll use double-sided yellow-and-red origami paper for the head, and green paper for the body.

For the head, make use of both colors as you fold to create the lion’s face and mouth.

There’s a step where you open the mouth and fold it inward, so please work on that part together with an adult.

Once the head is done, draw the face with a pen.

The body is folded the same way as the trick boat (damashibune) up to a certain point.

After you end up with two boats, one on the top and one on the bottom, fold the central edges starting from the midpoint as if you’re forming a pinwheel.

These folds become the arms and legs, so shape the tips nicely, then fold the whole piece in half so the limbs overlap.

Finally, glue the head and body together, and your shishimai is complete!

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