[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!
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[Childcare] For 4-year-olds! Easy Winter Origami Ideas (31–40)
Cute with origami! Kadomatsu made of origami

Recommended for those who want to make simple New Year’s decorations! Kadomatsu are New Year decorations made with pine and bamboo that are set up at entrances during the holiday, right? Many children have probably seen them while out on walks or outings.
This time, let’s finish it using just one sheet of green origami paper.
The key points are to make firm creases along the lines and to align the corners.
There are many steps where you create a crease and then use it to form the next one, so it would be great to enjoy making it while keeping these points in mind.
Cute Daruma origami

Auspicious! Making colorful daruma with the children and lining them up as decorations would instantly brighten up the room, wouldn’t it? Daruma are often displayed as New Year’s ornaments, and it’s said their origin as lucky charms comes from their characteristic of getting back up even after they fall.
It’s also lovely to make them with origami in the children’s favorite colors.
However, since the colors of daruma each carry meaning, it can be a great time to deepen learning while crafting.
This is a recommended idea for preschool classes, so be sure to give it a try.
Let’s make plum blossoms!
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Let’s incorporate the plum blossom—famous as a New Year’s flower—into your New Year’s card design.
Here’s a paper-cutting idea you can enjoy like a craft project.
Fold origami paper following the set steps, draw two curved lines, and cut along them with scissors.
Then slowly unfold the paper, and your plum blossom is complete.
There are only seven folds in total, and two of those are just to make crease lines.
It’s an idea that’s easy for children to make, so please give it a try.
Create plum blossoms in various sizes and colors to make a vibrant New Year’s card.
[Origami] Snowman
![[Origami] Snowman](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WD6wH5QnP64/sddefault.jpg)
This origami snowman is perfect for December, when it’s also the season of snow.
A snowman is made by placing one snowball on top of another, right? With a clever folding method, you can express the two stacked snowballs using just a single sheet of origami paper.
You can also make a scarf around the snowman’s neck.
If you use polka-dot or patterned paper, the pattern becomes the scarf, making it extra cute.
You can draw the eyes and mouth yourself, so each snowman has its own personality.
You can stick them on a wreath or a calendar, so try arranging them in different ways to expand the range of your creations.
A Christmas present you can make with just one sheet!
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7312340362687892737Let me show you how to make a present box with a ribbon.
Place the colored side of the origami paper facing up and fold it in half horizontally to make a crease in the center.
Open it, then fold the top and bottom edges inward by about 1 cm.
Turn the paper over and fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease.
Rotate the paper vertically, then turn it over again and fold down the top edge by about 2 cm.
Open and squash the white section in the center of the folded part to form the ribbon, then fold up the bottom edge and tuck it under the ribbon.
Your present box is complete!
[Childcare] For 4-Year-Olds! Easy Winter Origami Ideas (41–50)
Cute and easy Santa boots
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7310107669031931138Fold the origami in half by bringing the top and bottom edges together to make a crease.
Open it up, place the colored side facing up, and fold the right edge inward by about 1 cm.
Flip the paper over again, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease.
Place it with the white side facing up, and fold the bottom edge up to align with the lower line of the white area.
Fold the paper in half by bringing the left and right edges together, then pinch the inside section and pull it outward 90 degrees.
Fold the pulled-out section upward on the front and the back to form a boot shape.
Finally, fold the tip of the boot to round it off, and you’re done!
Snowflake ornament
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Take a square sheet of origami paper divided into four equal parts and fold it into a triangle three times.
Hold the corner that becomes the center of the origami, then round off the edge and cut off the tip.
Draw two curved lines up and down from the left edge to just before the right edge, and make cuts along those curves with scissors.
Open the paper, then glue the middle sections with the slits together at the center on all four sides.
Make another one the same way, rotate it slightly, and attach them back-to-back.
Finally, add a string for hanging, and it’s complete.



