For preschoolers! Cute origami ideas to make in December
A special December for little ones.With Christmas and New Year’s around the corner, why not liven up the season with fun winter origami? Here, we’ll focus on easy methods that even preschoolers can do, and introduce projects perfect for decorations and gifts.
From Santa and Christmas trees to snowflakes, it’s full of cute motifs unique to the colder season.
The steps are simple enough for small hands, and the results are wonderful.
Enjoy a fun origami time with your child!
For preschoolers! Cute origami ideas to make in December (1–10)
It can also be used as a wall decoration for December! How to fold a wreath
Here’s an idea for a wreath made by connecting paper parts.
This will be just the base, so if you want decorations, make them separately and glue them on.
First, prepare two sheets of 15 cm origami paper and cut each into four equal squares to make them square.
You’ll use these eight pieces to make the parts.
Take each quarter piece, fold the left and right edges toward the center to crease, then open it.
Next, fold the bottom left and right corners up to the center crease to make triangles, then fold the paper in half along the crease.
That completes one part, so make the remaining seven the same way.
To connect them, apply glue to the pointed tip of one part and tuck it inside the other part.
It will form a slightly spiky circle, like a holly wreath.
Cute and easy mittens
Let’s make gloves out of two sheets of origami paper to protect children’s hands from the cold and snow.
First, fold the paper in half twice to make a small square, crease well, and open it up.
Place the paper with the colored side facing up, then fold the bottom edge up to meet the crease.
Fold the left edge of the folded section diagonally to the bottom edge to make a triangle, then unfold it.
Next, fold the bottom edge up along the crease you just made, and perform a squash fold along that crease.
Turn the paper over and fold the left and right edges toward the center.
When you do this, align the two bottom corners together, but leave a small gap between the two top corners.
Fold the top two corners in to meet the center line, then fold the top corner down slightly.
Finally, take the lower right corner that you folded together earlier and fold it back outward, and you’re done.
When making the glove for the other hand, create the first triangle on the opposite side.
Cute Santa you can make with a single sheet of origami!
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7306401992216268034When it comes to Christmas decorations, you just can’t leave out Santa! You can easily make one with a single sheet of red origami paper, so give it a try and put it on display.
First, crease an X diagonally, then fold one corner toward the center crease and make five small accordion folds upward.
Next, take the opposite corner and fold it up in a large flap, then fold a small portion back down to reveal a white edge.
Flip it over, fold both sides toward the center line and open them, then fold the sides in again along the creases you just made.
Shape it neatly and you’re done.
Don’t forget to draw Santa’s face with a pen!
Snowflake made with 6 sheets of origami paper
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoikushisatomi/video/7307533827465841938This idea uses six sheets of quarter-size origami paper.
Fold each sheet in half twice to make a small triangle.
Starting from the folded edge, make three evenly spaced cuts parallel to the triangle’s base.
Be careful not to cut all the way through.
Gently open the paper, then first glue together the top and bottom corners of the innermost layer.
Skip one and glue the third set of corners in the same way, then flip the paper over.
Next, glue the second and fourth sets of corners together.
Once you have six identical pieces, attach the ends to each other to complete the snowflake.
A snowman that folds after 7 times plus 4 times
Let’s make seven snowmen and four hats.
For the hats, use origami paper that is one quarter the size of the snowman’s paper.
We’ll start with the snowman: with the colored side facing up, fold the paper in half by bringing the top and bottom edges together, crease well, then unfold.
Next, fold the bottom edge up to the crease, and fold the top edge down so it aligns about 1 cm above the crease.
Flip the paper over, fold the left and right edges together to make a center crease, then fold both the left and right edges in to meet that crease.
Finally, fold all four corners inward, and the snowman is complete! Now for the hat: fold the paper into a triangle.
Fold the top corner of the triangle down to meet the bottom edge, then fold both the left and right edges up to align with the top edge.
That completes the hat.
Glue the two together and draw a face on the snowman to finish.
How to fold an easy and cute gift
Many children probably look forward to Christmas presents.
Let’s express that excitement about gifts with origami! First, prepare your favorite origami paper.
Fold it in half vertically and open it, then fold both sides toward the crease.
Repeat this process three times so that long, narrow folded sections are created on both sides.
Next, flip it over, fold both sides toward the center crease, flip it over again, and fold in half to make a crease.
Fold one end toward the crease twice, open the colored section to form a ribbon, then fold the remaining part up toward this section and tuck it inside to finish.
Cute! Christmas tree ornament
A small, cute Christmas tree made of origami is easy to display and also handy as a tree ornament! First, fold the origami paper into a triangle and open it.
Fold both sides in toward the crease you made.
Then fold the remaining white sections in toward the same crease to cover them.
Place the paper vertically with the most recently folded sections on the bottom.
Fold up from the bottom to the center once, then fold up again toward the top.
Fold the excess back down so it sticks out slightly, then adjust the shape so that this section forms a neat square, and you’re done.
Finish by adding a star made from another piece of origami paper, or decorate with round stickers or pens!