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[Childcare] For 4-year-olds! Easy winter origami ideas
When you think of winter, what comes to mind?
Christmas, New Year’s, snow, mandarins, daruma dolls.
All kinds of events, scenery, and foods spring to mind, don’t they?
In this article, we’ve gathered origami ideas with a winter theme.
These are cute ideas perfect for four-year-olds, who are getting more dexterous and ready to enjoy origami—so give them a try!
You can use the finished pieces as highlights for craft projects, or string them together with thread and hang them as a winter mobile to decorate your room!
[Childcare] For 4-year-olds! Easy winter origami ideas (1–10)
Long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga)
You can make it with just one sheet of origami paper! Here’s how to fold the popular long-tailed tit (shimaenaga).
First, place the paper face up with a corner pointing toward you and fold it into a triangle.
Fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner.
With the open side facing you, fold the left and right corners slightly inward.
Next, take the top layer’s left and right corners and fold them upward to align with the area you just folded inward.
Flip it over, then open and squash the left and right corners so a bit of the black part shows, shaping them into wings.
Round off the top and bottom corners by folding the points, and finally draw the face with a pen to finish! Using round and triangle stickers for the face is also cute and highly recommended.
snowman
Origami snowmen are so much fun, aren’t they? If you fold two circles by hand and stack them, you can make a cute snowman.
Make the face, hat, and scarf from colored paper and stick them on.
Display them in your room for a full-on winter vibe! When everyone makes one together, each snowman turns out unique and it’s really fun.
Once they’re done, string them together to make a mobile—that’s lovely, too.
Watching the gently swaying snowmen will make the cold season feel more cheerful.
It’s a wonderful winter craft that nurtures children’s imagination.
Cute snow bunny
Here’s an origami idea for a snow rabbit that you’ll want to make whenever it snows, just like a snowman.
Prepare one sheet of white origami paper, fold it in half diagonally once to make a crease, then unfold.
Fold the left edge in half along the crease, then fold the remaining right corner inward to form a triangle.
Next, fold the triangle’s three corners inward while checking the shape to create the snow rabbit’s base.
Once the base is done, attach ears made from green origami paper and add eyes using small red round stickers, and you’re done! With these simple steps, you can make a snow rabbit that looks just like the real thing—give it a try!
Easy! Origami Snowman
This is an origami snowman you can make with simple steps.
Choose the color of your origami paper based on the hat you want the snowman to wear.
Once you’ve decided, place the paper with the colored side facing up and fold it in half by bringing the left and right edges together.
Next, fold it again by matching the top and bottom edges.
Then, using the second crease, make a step fold (accordion fold), and fold the two ends of the stepped section inward, opening them into triangles.
This creates a waist, giving you a two-tiered snowman.
Finally, tuck the remaining corners at the top and bottom inward to round the shape, and you’re done.
One corner will become the hat, so fold only one layer inward so that a triangle of the colored side appears on the snowman’s surface.
Snow fairy! Adorable long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga)
Why not try making the popular long-tailed tit as a “snow fairy” with origami? All you need is a single sheet of your favorite origami paper and a black pen, so preparation is super easy.
Fold by creasing and flipping the paper as you go: use the white front side to represent the body and the colored back side for the wings.
Finish by drawing the eyes and beak with a black pen to enjoy different expressions.
With few steps, it’s easy even for a 3-year-old, so it’s highly recommended.
After it’s done, you can show them to each other or line them up on the wall to create a cute atmosphere.
Easy with just one sheet! Snowman
The charm of this origami is how easy it is—you can make a snowman with just one sheet of white paper.
There are many small, detailed folds, so try tackling it together with your child.
Each step is simple, but because it involves lots of precise finger work, staying focused is important.
As you go, guide them with prompts like “This part is next,” or demonstrate each step so they can work with confidence.
At the end, draw the face with a pen or add patterns, and each snowman will have its own unique expression.
When you line up the finished pieces for display, you can clearly see how different their expressions are—even though they’re all snowmen—making them even more fun to look at.
Picture-book-style heart message card
This is a heart-shaped message card made with origami.
It has multiple surfaces to write messages on, so you can flip through them and enjoy it like a picture book.
The method is very simple: fold the origami paper into a triangle three times, then cut it into a heart shape with scissors.
Open the paper and, following the crease lines, alternate mountain folds and valley folds to collapse it.
When folding, place the colored side of the origami facing up before folding into a triangle.
Also, when cutting the triangle into a heart shape, you’ll trim off two corners, but be careful not to cut the corner that is the center of the origami.