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!
- Christmas crafts for adults: stylish project ideas you'll want to display
- Simple: A roundup of origami ideas perfect for Christmas
- How to fold a Christmas tree using a single sheet of origami paper
- December origami! Simple ideas for Santas and wreaths that kids can enjoy in childcare
- Craft ideas for a children's association Christmas party: a collection of easy and exciting projects
- Easy handmade Christmas crafts: ideas you'll want to display
- Origami ideas for December! Easy Christmas and winter crafts to make with kids
- Handmade Christmas Hair Accessories: A Collection of Ideas Using Ribbons and Resin
- Popular characters that are easy to make with origami. A collection of creations you can enjoy with children.
- [Kids] Let’s Make Origami! A Collection of Easy Goldfish Folding Methods
- Kids’ Origami: Cute and Easy Ideas to Make for a Birthday
- [For 5-year-olds] Recommended for Christmas! A collection of fun crafts to make
- Let's make it with acorns! Cute Christmas craft ideas.
Easy Cute Christmas Origami (1–10)
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.
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.
[Easy] Cute Christmas Origami (11–20)
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.
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

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.
Great for practicing glue, too! Cute snowman

Here’s an idea for a snowman with a hat and a scarf.
You’ll make it in two parts—hat and head, scarf and body.
Use two sheets of origami paper, each 15 × 7.5 cm.
We’ll start with the head, so place the paper vertically.
Fold the bottom edge up to about four-thirds of the overall height, then fold about 1 cm back down, and fold back up about 5 mm.
Turn the paper over, fold the left and right edges to meet at the center, then squash the pocketed sections into triangles.
The opened area will be the face and the remaining red area will be the hat, so shape the face into a circle and the hat into a triangle.
For the body, fold about 1 cm along one short edge to make the scarf section, then fold the paper in half so the scarf shows on the front.
With the scarf at the top, turn the paper over and fold the top left and right corners diagonally inward.
Finally, round off the lower white section to complete the body.
Glue the parts together and draw the face to finish.


