Simple: A roundup of origami ideas perfect for Christmas

How to fold socks (also works as ornaments!)

Perfect for Christmas decorations! Let’s make a stocking with origami.

First, place the origami paper color side up and fold down the top edge by about 2 centimeters.

Flip the paper over, then fold the left and right edges inward by about 2 centimeters as well.

Next, fold the bottom right corner outward, then fold up the bottom edge by about 1 centimeter.

Turn the paper back to the front, and your stocking is complete! If you’re using plain origami paper, you can decorate it afterward by adding stickers or drawing patterns with crayons.

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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.

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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.

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Stick Santa

Easy! Playable Christmas Origami [Santa Claus & Reindeer Stick] Origami Santa Claus

Here’s how to make a “Santa-stick” you can enjoy at Christmas.

Fold the origami paper in half into a triangle twice, matching the diagonals, then open it with the white side facing up.

Fold the left and right corners inward so their tips land slightly outside the center line.

Flip the paper over and fold it in half, matching the top and bottom corners.

Take one layer of the top corner and fold it down to meet the bottom edge; then fold it back along the crease and return the folded-down part to the top.

Slightly fold the bottom left and right corners to the back, and you’re done.

Use pens or stickers to draw the face and outfit, and finally attach a stick.

You can make the stick by rolling up a piece of origami that’s been folded into a triangle.

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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.

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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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church

How to Fold and Make an Origami Church | Easy 3 Minutes

At Christmastime, many people picture attending worship at a church.

Origami churches are perfect for Christmas and the month of December, capturing a solemn and mysterious atmosphere.

With folds like squares and triangles, they’re suitable for young children as well as people of all ages.

You can express the intricate architecture of a church through origami, so even with simple folding steps, the result looks impressively polished.

If you stick them onto calendars, letters, or Christmas cards, you can create lovely pieces.

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