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 (31–40)
A snow rabbit that folds in 4 + 5 steps!

Prepare one sheet of white origami paper and two sheets of green origami paper that are each 1/4 the size of the white one.
With just four folds for the white paper and five folds for each green piece, you’ll have a snow rabbit! First, fold the white paper into a triangle.
Then fold one of the long, sharp corners down deeply and the other one down more shallowly.
Fold the remaining corner slightly downward as well to complete the snow rabbit’s body.
Next, fold a green piece into a triangle and open it; fold both sides in toward the crease you made.
Where any white shows, also fold those edges toward the center crease.
Make two of these and attach them to the body you made earlier to create the ears, and you’re done! Don’t forget to draw on the eyes and mouth.
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.
Cute and easy reindeer

Reindeer origami, perfect for Christmas decorations, can be made with two sheets of beige origami paper.
First, for the reindeer’s head, fold the paper into a triangle twice, then open up the second fold.
Fold the large top corner downward, and fold both side corners toward the center crease.
Next, fold both sides in toward the middle again, then fold the top section diagonally to form the antlers, and the head is complete.
For the body, do the same as with the head: fold into a triangle twice and open the second fold.
From the large top corner, fold down only the top layer so it sticks out slightly at the bottom, then fold both sides toward the part you just folded down.
Fold the remaining white section into a long, narrow strip, then fold the whole piece in half to finish.
Combine it with the head, draw the reindeer’s face, or add stickers, and you’re done!
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!
Perfect for Christmas! How to fold a bell

Here’s how to make a bell that even 3-year-olds can try.
First, fold the origami paper in half into a square twice, crease well, then open it with the white side facing up.
Next, fold the top left and right corners toward the center, flip the paper over, and fold up the bottom edge by about 1 cm.
Turn it back to the front, then fold the top corner down to meet the center crease.
It’s fine if the tip of the triangle sticks out slightly at the bottom.
Fold the upper left and right corners diagonally toward the center so they overlap and form a bell shape.
Finally, fold the two top corners inward to neaten the shape, and you’re done.
Origami ideas for December! Easy Christmas and winter crafts to make with kids (41–50)
How to fold winter-in-season white leeks

Essential white leeks for warm winter hot pots! You can easily make them with green origami.
First, cut a sheet of green origami lengthwise into a long, thin quarter.
With the colored side facing up, fold about one third of it.
Flip it over, fold it in half vertically, then open it, and fold both sides in toward the crease you just made.
Next, make a slit in the center of the green section, then fold it in half vertically again.
Fold one layer of the green part with the slit diagonally—and you’re done! You might also enjoy making other ingredients out of origami and using them for pretend hot pot play.
A long-tailed tit that can stand up or be displayed as a decoration

In winter, the long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga) becomes covered in pure white feathers, transforming into a plump and adorable figure.
Using a single sheet of black origami, you can make a stand-up type Shima-enaga—let’s give it a try! First, crease diagonally and vertically to make an X.
Fold it into a square as if tucking everything inward so it becomes about one-quarter of the original size.
On one side, fold in the surrounding paper so that the surface turns black.
Also make a tail on the black side so it can stand.
After folding in half, create a long, thin crease to mark the boundary between the face and the body.
Fold back the bottom and both ends of the white side to form the wings and feet, and you’re done! Draw the Shima-enaga’s face with a pen or add stickers to complete it.



