Easy Winter-Themed Origami Ideas for 5-Year-Olds
Origami is a big hit for recreation.
It’s perfect for free folding to spark imagination, and the fine finger movements help develop dexterity and concentration.
In this article, we introduce winter-themed origami designs and how to make them, tailored for five-year-olds.
Let’s fold winter events like Christmas, New Year’s, and Setsubun, as well as winter foods, animals, and seasonal motifs with origami.
Kids can even use the origami they fold to make Christmas ornaments.
Enjoy it as an indoor recreational activity during the cold season.
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[For 5-year-olds] Simple Winter-Themed Origami Ideas (41–50)
Foldable with one sheet! Cute reindeer
You can make a reindeer that brings Santa using a single sheet of origami paper.
First, fold the paper into a triangle twice to make creases.
With the white side up, fold the top corner to the center, then fold it back leaving about 1 centimeter.
Turn the paper over and fold the triangle sticking out at the top down toward you.
Now, using the triangular creases, fold the paper into a square.
Once folded, place the square with the side that hasn’t been folded yet facing up, and position it so that the corner that will be the center of the origami points downward.
Fold both lower edges toward the center line, turn the paper over, then slide the white triangle at the top to the left and right to bring the back section forward.
Fold down the top corner that you brought forward, turn the paper over, and fold the upper left and right edges toward the center line.
These will become the reindeer’s antlers, and the remaining left and right triangles will be the ears.
Adjust their shapes, then fold the three bottom corners inward to shape the face, and you’re done.
Draw the reindeer’s eyes and nose with a pen.
Recommended for winter! Cute snowman
Here’s an origami idea for a snowman wearing a hat.
You can make the hat with just 4 folds and the snowman with 7 folds.
Let’s start by making the snowman with a larger sheet of origami paper.
Fold the paper in half into a square to make a crease, then open it and fold the bottom edge up to meet the crease.
Fold the top edge down so it sits about 1 cm above the crease.
Fold the left and right edges inward so they meet at the center, then fold all four corners into triangles, and the snowman is done.
Next, let’s make the hat with a smaller sheet of origami paper.
Fold the paper into a triangle, then fold the top corner down to meet the base.
Fold the left and right edges up to align with the top edge, and the hat is complete.
Draw a face on the snowman and place the hat on top to finish.
Cute on the wall too! Christmas wreath
Prepare two sheets of origami paper and cut each into four equal squares.
Take each cut piece, fold the top two corners toward the center, then fold it in half by bringing the left and right edges together.
That completes one part; repeat the same steps for the remaining seven pieces.
After that, simply assemble and glue the parts together to form a wreath.
It’s a very simple wreath, so add a ribbon or draw your favorite patterns with a pen to make it more festive.
It would also look cute decorated with a Santa or snowman made from different origami paper.
Let’s make a snowman with a single sheet of origami!
Many kids want to make snowmen in winter, don’t they? Here’s an idea for an origami snowman.
First, fold the top corner of the origami paper into a small triangle and fold it down about 1 cm.
This will be the pom-pom on top of the hat.
Next, tightly roll-fold the right corner twice to create the hat’s white brim.
Fold the paper in half by matching the left and right edges, then fold the brim section back outward to match the width of the rolled folds.
Align the top and bottom to make the paper a square, then lift the top-left corner (two layers) and fold it to the opposite corner.
With the pom-pom at the top, turn the paper over, and fold the lower left and right edges toward the center line.
Open the pocket on the right side and squash-fold it, shaping it into a snowman.
Snowflake paper ornament
Here’s an idea for making a papercut design with origami.
First, fold the paper into a triangle by bringing the top and bottom corners together.
Then rotate the paper and flip the top and bottom.
Cross the two triangle corners inward and fold where they overlap neatly.
Draw a crystal-like pattern and cut it with scissors.
Open the paper to reveal your design.
The crystal’s look changes depending on how you make the cuts, so try different variations.
The moment you open it and wonder, “What pattern will it be?” is so exciting and fun.
How to fold a cute Tomte
Also popular as Christmas decorations! The Nordic gnome “Tomte.” Let’s make the hat with 15 cm origami paper, and the face and body with 7.5 cm origami paper.
First, fold the hat paper into a triangle to make a crease.
Next, fold the bottom corner up so it aligns slightly below the crease.
Fold it up again along the center crease to form a triangle, then turn it over and fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner.
Fold the lower left and right edges inward so they meet at the center, and the hat is done.
Next, fold the face paper into a triangle to make a crease, then fold the two top edges down to meet the crease.
Open up the overlapped center and squash it to form the nose.
Fold the tip of the nose slightly to round it, then turn the paper over and fold the corner above the nose slightly inward to make a crease.
Insert the part under the hat, aligning the crease with the bottom edge of the hat, and fold both sides of the face to match the sides of the hat.
The white part left showing is the beard.
Fold the left, right, and bottom corners of the body paper inward, then attach it to the face to finish.
Let’s try folding a mikan (mandarin orange)!
Let’s express sweet, delicious winter mandarins with origami.
We’ll make it with two folds to create creases and four folds to give it a round shape.
Place the origami paper with the white side facing up, and first fold it into a triangle twice by matching the diagonals.
Open it after making the creases, then fold each of the four corners inward by about 3 cm along the crease lines.
Finally, attach a green round sticker as the stem to finish.
It’s also fine to cut a stem out of origami paper.
Drawing dotted patterns with a pen will make it look even more like a mandarin.