Origami ideas for December! Easy Christmas and winter crafts to make with kids

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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penguin

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Penguins, which bring to mind their pitter-patter steps on ice and snow, are a great choice for winter origami.

Penguins have different colors on their faces and bellies.

But with a bit of creativity, you can fold a single sheet of origami paper to make a penguin clearly divided into two colors! The short little flippers that stick out, just like a real penguin’s, add to its charm.

You can draw in the eyes and color the beak on the finished piece, so you can create something with originality and personality.

Display it together with Santa Claus or snowflakes, and you’ll have a perfect decoration for December.

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Easy! Christmas candles

[Origami] Super easy way to fold a Christmas candle! Recommended for preschoolers aged 3–4 in daycare or kindergarten [Origami World]

Lighting candles is a Christmas classic, so how about making a candle as a December origami idea? Place the red side of the origami paper facing up, and fold the bottom corner up to the center.

From there, roll it upward, leaving a bit of the top corner visible.

The remaining top corner will be the candle flame.

Flip the paper over, then fold both the left and right sides inward twice to make it narrow, and you’re done.

Since the folded parts can pop up if left as is, it’s safer to secure them with tape or glue.

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cute Santa hat

[Preschool Craft] Make It with Origami! Easy Santa Hat | Origami Easy Santa Hat

Let’s make a Santa hat and get into the Christmas spirit.

With the white side of the origami paper facing up, fold the top left and right corners in toward the center.

Turn the paper over, fold up the bottom edge by about 1 cm, then turn it over again.

Fold both sides inward so they overlap in the center, and tuck in the corners that stick out at the bottom.

You can leave it as is, but if you fold the tip of the hat diagonally downward, it adds a cute sense of movement.

You can also stick a white circular piece on the tip to make a pom-pom.

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Great for practicing glue, too! Cute snowman

[Christmas Origami] Easy and Cute Snowman Made with One Sheet of Origami / How to Fold an Origami Snowman

Here’s an idea for a snowman with a hat and a scarf.

You’ll make it in two parts—hat and head, scarf and body.

Use two sheets of origami paper, each 15 × 7.5 cm.

We’ll start with the head, so place the paper vertically.

Fold the bottom edge up to about four-thirds of the overall height, then fold about 1 cm back down, and fold back up about 5 mm.

Turn the paper over, fold the left and right edges to meet at the center, then squash the pocketed sections into triangles.

The opened area will be the face and the remaining red area will be the hat, so shape the face into a circle and the hat into a triangle.

For the body, fold about 1 cm along one short edge to make the scarf section, then fold the paper in half so the scarf shows on the front.

With the scarf at the top, turn the paper over and fold the top left and right corners diagonally inward.

Finally, round off the lower white section to complete the body.

Glue the parts together and draw the face to finish.

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An easy flat Christmas tree

[3-Minute Origami] How to Fold a Christmas Tree ⭐ Easy Flat Design Tutorial Video ⭐ Christmas Decoration ⭐ For Kids ⭐ Great for Preschools and Kindergartens ⭐ With Voice Narration | Christmas Tree Origami

Here’s a Christmas tree you can make with simple steps.

Basically, you fold straight along the creases, with just two places where you’ll do a pleat fold.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease, then open it.

Fold the two left edges in toward the crease.

Rotate the paper so that the newly formed point is at the bottom, then fold the bottom point up to meet the top point.

Next, make a pleat fold to fold it downward, swap the top and bottom of the paper, and turn it over.

Fold the lower triangle upward, then make another pleat fold.

Finally, fold up the bottom point by about 2 cm, and you’re done.

Draw a mesh pattern on the bottom part of the tree.

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Let’s make a cute present with origami!

[Preschool Crafts] Let’s make cute gifts with origami! Perfect for Christmas too

Gifts are a handy idea around Christmas time, aren’t they? They can be used as parts for wall displays, as a little accent for crafts, and if you attach a string, they can even become ornaments.

So this time, I’ll show you how to make a gift using a single sheet of origami paper.

Place the white side of the origami paper facing up, fold it in half by matching the top and bottom edges to make a crease, then open it.

Fold the top and bottom edges inward by about 1 centimeter.

Flip the paper over and fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease.

Turn the paper vertically and flip it over, then fold down the top edge by about 2 centimeters.

Press the colored section in the center into a triangle to create a ribbon.

Finally, fold the bottom edge up and tuck it inside the ribbon—and you’re done!

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