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Easy Cute Christmas Origami

Origami is a craft that people of all ages can enjoy and easily get into.

Because it involves fine finger movements, it’s also a great recreational activity for seniors as a way to exercise their hands and fingers.

With the Christmas season just around the corner, how about folding some Christmas-themed items with origami and having fun?

In this article, we introduce simple and cute Christmas origami you can fold with ease.

Try making them with your children or when friends get together!

Easy Cute Christmas Origami (1–10)

Santa wrapping

Let’s make Santa-themed wrapping that can hold small sweets or gifts.

With the colored side of the origami paper facing up, fold up the bottom edge by 1 cm.

Flip the paper over and fold up the bottom edge by 1 cm again in the same way.

Flip the paper over once more, then fold up the bottom edge again.

Make sure this fold is narrower than the remaining width above it.

Turn the paper over, fold the left and right edges inward so they overlap, then glue to form a bag.

Close the opening so it is perpendicular to the bottom to finish.

Draw Santa’s face on the white part to complete the look.

Santa chopstick holder

Let me introduce a “Santa chopstick rest” that’s sure to be a hit at your Christmas party.

It only takes seven folds to make, so it’s a worry-free idea when you want to create many.

First, place the origami with the white side up, fold it into a triangle to make a crease, then unfold.

Fold the two left edges in along the crease.

With the white triangle at the bottom, fold the paper in half, matching the top and bottom corners.

Fold the white triangular section back outward, then tuck the parts sticking out on the left and right to the back, and you’re done.

Finish by drawing the face on the white part.

Clapping Santa

Although it doesn’t make any sound, just watching the crackling Santa is enough to put you in a cheerful mood.

With the white side facing up, fold it into a square by aligning the edges centered left–right, then top–bottom.

Flatten the top and bottom pocket-like parts into a boat shape, then open up the corners and squash them to form four squares.

One of the squares will be Santa’s face and hat, and the ones on either side will be his arms.

Make small cuts with scissors, then roll-fold from the inner corners to create the white trim on the hat and sleeves.

Finally, draw Santa’s face to complete it.

Puff up the sleeves, then try moving the top and bottom corners to play with it.

[Easy] Cute Christmas Origami (11–20)

angel

An angel that’s perfect as a Christmas tree ornament or for decorating a wreath.

In this idea, you make the head, body, and wings as separate parts and assemble them at the end.

Use 15 cm origami paper for the face and body, and 7.5 cm paper for the wings.

There aren’t any particularly difficult steps, but since the hands on the body are made with a squash fold, you’ll need to open up a folded section once.

Be careful not to open it too far and make it hard to return to its original shape.

For the wings, the key is to crease carefully and neatly.

fairy

This fairy is made using two sheets of origami paper, creating the head and body separately.

We’ll start with the head: fold the paper into a triangle twice by matching the diagonals to make creases.

Open it with the colored side up, then fold the bottom corner up to meet the crease.

Fold the tip toward you by about 1 cm, then fold it up along the crease you just made.

This will be the face area, so make a stepped fold at the top, overlapping by about 1 cm.

The stepped section becomes the hat, so flip the paper over and fold both sides to the center line to form a triangle.

Tuck the part sticking out at the bottom inward, then fold the lower left and right corners into small triangles—this completes the head.

For the body, fold the paper into a square twice to form a smaller square, then squash the pockets to make two triangles.

Fold the left and right edges of the front triangle to the center line, then fold both side corners inward toward the center.

This creates the legs.

Finally, fold the left and right corners of the remaining back triangle into small triangles, then fold them along the inner edges to finish.

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Easy! Christmas candles

Lighting candles is a Christmas classic, so how about making a candle as a December origami idea? Place the red side of the origami paper facing up, and fold the bottom corner up to the center.

From there, roll it upward, leaving a bit of the top corner visible.

The remaining top corner will be the candle flame.

Flip the paper over, then fold both the left and right sides inward twice to make it narrow, and you’re done.

Since the folded parts can pop up if left as is, it’s safer to secure them with tape or glue.

cute Santa hat

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cute Santa hat

Let’s make a Santa hat and get into the Christmas spirit.

With the white side of the origami paper facing up, fold the top left and right corners in toward the center.

Turn the paper over, fold up the bottom edge by about 1 cm, then turn it over again.

Fold both sides inward so they overlap in the center, and tuck in the corners that stick out at the bottom.

You can leave it as is, but if you fold the tip of the hat diagonally downward, it adds a cute sense of movement.

You can also stick a white circular piece on the tip to make a pom-pom.