[Childcare] For 4-year-olds! Easy winter origami ideas

oni; demon; ogre; spirit (depending on context)

Origami 'Oni' Easy Folding Instructions [For Ages 3 and Up] [Setsubun Craft]

When it comes to origami perfect for winter, how about a demon (oni) face? Making it around Setsubun really enhances the seasonal feel.

The folding method is relatively simple, and you can make versions with one horn or two.

Using round stickers for the nose and cheeks makes it easy.

In addition to red and blue oni, you can create all kinds of demons depending on your ideas.

If you make it with larger paper and cut out the eye areas, it can be used as an oni mask for bean-throwing, and it’s also fun to stick it on a paper cup to make a bean container.

Try making an oni face you can enjoy in many ways with a little creativity!

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Santa Claus

Winter Origami: Easy Santa Claus Folding Method [With Audio Commentary] – Christmas Origami

Origami Santas can really boost your child’s excitement.

Use red origami paper to make the hat and outfit, then add pieces of white paper for a more authentic look.

It’s also fun to draw the face together with your child.

With only a few steps, it’s a craft that’s easy even for four-year-olds.

The finished Santa can decorate a room, or you can string several together to make a lovely winter mobile.

It’s a great way to build fine motor skills while enhancing the Christmas atmosphere.

It also becomes a nice time for parent–child communication and enjoyment.

Easy! Origami Snowman

How to Easily Make a Snowman with Origami! Winter Craft Variations Too (For 4-Year-Olds)

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.

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Picture-book-style heart message card

Simple! Flip-open heart picture-book-style message card: 'Cute Letter Origami'—great for Valentine's Day (kids can make it themselves!) • Origami easy heart memo valentine

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.

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Easy with just one sheet! Snowman

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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.

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A plump, cute long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga)

Origami: How to fold a plump long-tailed tit

Let’s make a cute long-tailed tit (shima-enaga) from Hokkaido with origami.

You’ll need 7.5 cm square origami paper, round stickers, a black pen, two strips cut lengthwise from a 15 cm square sheet of brown origami paper (each 1/4 the width), scissors, glue, and so on.

The step for folding the long-tailed tit’s wings is a bit complex, so children will likely feel more comfortable working carefully together with a teacher or guardian.

The finished long-tailed tit can stand on its own, so it looks adorable as is, but if you make a branch out of the brown origami and combine them, you can bring out even more charm.

Easy! Long-tailed Tit Origami

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Adorably round! The long-tailed tit known as the Shima-enaga, a wild bird native to Hokkaido.

In recent years, we often see goods and items featuring its cute appearance as a motif.

Here’s an idea to make a Shima-enaga using a single sheet of origami paper, plus a pen and glue.

Once you’ve folded the creases, the base is done.

Making the wings and tail seems like something you could enjoy while teaching and learning together with friends or teachers! It could be fun to give it a smiling expression, too.

If you display the finished pieces lined up on a branch, like real Shima-enaga keeping warm together, both kids and adults are sure to feel soothed.