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Captivating for older kindergarteners! A collection of fun origami ideas for December

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

December is the perfect season to make warm, festive Christmas and New Year’s decorations with colorful origami.

By the time children are in the senior kindergarten class, their finger control has improved and they can fold paper more skillfully.

At nursery schools and kindergartens, why not enjoy the seasonal atmosphere with the children and nurture their concentration and fine motor skills through origami play? Here are winter origami ideas—from easy to a bit challenging—that senior kindergarteners can enjoy tackling.

Origami ideas that fascinate older kindergarteners! Fun projects for December (11–20)

Recommended for winter! Cute snowman

“Preschool Craft Ideas: Winter Origami” Snowman! An easy origami you can fold in 7 + 4 steps (kids can make it!) · Origami snowman easy

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.

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Easy! Long-tailed Tit Origami

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Easy! Long-tailed Tit Origami

Adorably round! The long-tailed tit known as the Shima-enaga, a wild bird native to Hokkaido.

In recent years, we often see goods and items featuring its cute appearance as a motif.

Here’s an idea to make a Shima-enaga using a single sheet of origami paper, plus a pen and glue.

Once you’ve folded the creases, the base is done.

Making the wings and tail seems like something you could enjoy while teaching and learning together with friends or teachers! It could be fun to give it a smiling expression, too.

If you display the finished pieces lined up on a branch, like real Shima-enaga keeping warm together, both kids and adults are sure to feel soothed.

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In conclusion

December is a time full of events like Christmas and New Year’s.

We introduced origami that both children and adults can enjoy together during this lively season of the year.

With some clever tweaks to make the folds easy even for older preschoolers, kids are sure to get absorbed in winter-themed origami.

Stay warm indoors on cold days and enjoy a wonderful time while nurturing imagination.