Origami ideas for December! Easy Christmas and winter crafts to make with kids
Make the cold season fun! When it gets chilly, why not enjoy December-perfect origami crafts with your child? There are so many seasonal motifs—Santa, reindeer, snowmen, Christmas trees, and more! Cute creations made with colorful origami will warm both your room and your heart.
Everything is easy to make, so even little kids can join in with ease and enjoyment.
Whether at daycare, kindergarten, or at home, enjoy origami together and create wonderful winter memories.
You can also use them to decorate for Christmas!
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Origami ideas for December! Easy Christmas and winter crafts to make with kids (1–10)
Easy! Origami SnowmanNEW!

Speaking of snowmen, they’re usually two-tiered, but this time let’s make a three-tiered snowman! First, fold the top and bottom corners of the origami paper toward the center.
Flip the paper over, then fold the top and bottom edges you just made toward the center in the same way.
At this point, the top and bottom corners will stick out, so fold those in to meet the center as well.
Next, place the paper vertically and make creases by folding the top and bottom corners twice each.
Align the corners with the center of the paper and the inner corners of the diamonds at the top and bottom.
Once the creases are made, flip the paper over and perform a pleat fold from the bottom, matching the creases to create the three tiers of the snowman.
Then, using the remaining top crease, fold the top part of the paper to the back, and fold the corners of the pleated section into triangles.
Finally, tuck the remaining bottom corner to the back, and your snowman is complete!
Cute! Origami of an igloo and a snowman.NEW!

Here’s an idea for making a snowman and a kamakura (snow hut) out of origami.
If you make the snowman small, you can place it inside the kamakura for display.
For the snowman, start by placing the origami paper like a diamond, with the white side facing up.
Next, fold the bottom corner up to the center to crease it, unfold, then fold again by aligning the corner to the crease you just made.
After making one more wrap fold on the same section, flip the paper over and fold the remaining corner to the center.
The colored part will become the hat, and the remaining white area will be the snowman’s face and body.
From here, fold the corners and edges, using pleat folds as needed to shape the snowman.
For the kamakura, fold the corners and edges inward little by little along the creases to form the structure.
poinsettia

The red flower often used as a Christmas decoration, the poinsettia—let’s make it with origami to add a festive touch! Prepare three small red origami sheets and three small green ones.
Use each sheet to create petal and leaf parts.
Combine the finished parts and tape them together to form the flower shape and the large leaves, and you’ll have a completed poinsettia.
For an added touch, we recommend placing a small yellow round sticker in the center.
If you display lots of poinsettias together and mix them with other crafts, your room will look even more vibrant.
Origami ideas for December! Easy Christmas and winter crafts to make with kids (11–20)
gingerbread man

Gingerbread men are known for biscuits and cookies shaped like human silhouettes.
Let’s make origami themed around this character that’s popular at seasonal events.
Use three of the four pieces from a sheet of origami paper cut into quarters to create the body, arms, and legs.
Finally, attach the round face piece to complete the origami figure.
By getting creative with the gingerbread man’s face and decorations, you can enjoy a variety of arrangements.
Try placing it next to actual baked cookies or using it as an ornament—make this cute item for the Christmas season!
A reindeer that breaks easily

How about making Santa’s partner, a reindeer, out of origami? The folding method is relatively simple, so be sure to try it with kids! You’ll finish by creating the reindeer’s antlers, but depending on the child’s age, that step can be a bit tricky—so adults should help if needed.
To finish, just draw the reindeer’s eyes, nose, and mouth! You can also use round stickers for the face parts.
This is great for Christmas origami crafts and wall decorations, so why not boost the holiday spirit through this activity?
snow rabbit

I will show you how to fold a Snow Bunny using a single sheet of origami paper.
First, place the paper face up and fold the left side over to the right in half.
Align the lower left and right edges with the left and right sides so they intersect, and make crease lines.
Unfold, then fold the left and right corners in to meet the center.
Next, open from the center and align the bottom with the left and right corners to make creases.
Fold the bottom center corner up to the crease and make a crease.
Fold the bottom crease up to meet the upper crease.
Open only the right side, then fold the bottom edge up to meet the top edge.
Fold only the top layer down to meet the bottom edge.
Next, pull out one inner layer at the lower right to the right and fold it.
Open it, fold along the diagonal crease, then close from the top and crease.
Turn it over, fold the right edge along the crease, then pull out the layer from the bottom and squash fold it.
Make a crease along the diagonal edge, open it, fold along the crease, then align the remaining corner upward and close.
Fold both sides inward (inside reverse folds) to shape the ears.
Fold in half so the pre-folded side faces outward, and tuck the corner to finish.
Add eyes with round stickers or a pen.
A Christmas tree that folds in six steps

This is an origami Christmas tree that looks super cute yet is easy to make.
You only need six folds, so it’s perfect for making at home with your children or for teachers to create with kids in kindergarten or preschool.
Use a regular-sized sheet of origami paper for the tree and a quarter-sized sheet for the base.
Green paper is a classic choice, but patterned paper like gingham also gives a stylish finish! For the final touch, enjoy decorating together with the kids using round stickers and other craft embellishments.



