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

Clapping Santa

Although it doesn’t make any sound, just watching the crackling Santa is enough to put you in a cheerful mood.

With the white side facing up, fold it into a square by aligning the edges centered left–right, then top–bottom.

Flatten the top and bottom pocket-like parts into a boat shape, then open up the corners and squash them to form four squares.

One of the squares will be Santa’s face and hat, and the ones on either side will be his arms.

Make small cuts with scissors, then roll-fold from the inner corners to create the white trim on the hat and sleeves.

Finally, draw Santa’s face to complete it.

Puff up the sleeves, then try moving the top and bottom corners to play with it.

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Angel Heart

[Origami] Easy! Cute Winged Heart / Angel Heart Folding Instructions

Angel Hearts may look difficult at first glance, but the steps are surprisingly simple.

First, fold the origami paper twice to make a square.

After creasing, open it with the white side facing up.

Fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease, then flip it over and fold both bottom corners up to the center of the top edge to form triangles.

Leave the white section at the bottom as it will become the wings.

Turn the paper over and fold the top edge down about 1 centimeter.

Open the colored section in the center of the folded-down part and squash it into a triangle.

Fold the two top corners of the squashed section into triangles, and your heart is complete.

Finally, fold the corners of the wings you left earlier into triangles to finish.

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Olaf

Origami Tsum Tsum [Easy Olaf] Frozen – How to fold Olaf

Olaf from the movie Frozen.

He’s a unique character whose carrot nose is his charm point.

Please make this modeled after the round Olaf that appears in the game LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle, crease it, and open it.

Fold the two left edges to the crease, then turn the pointed end downward and fold up the bottom corner.

Using the edge of the triangle you just folded up as a guide, crease the bottom section from both sides as if standing it up.

Unfold the bottom corner, open it, and use the creases to squash it into an upside-down diamond shape.

Fold the top corner down to meet the tip of the diamond, then fold both top edges inward so the top rim aligns with the center line.

Fold the newly formed left and right corners inward to refine the shape, and make a step fold at the top corner to create the hair.

Flip the paper over, fold up the diamond section about halfway, and attach the legs made from a smaller piece of origami paper to the back.

You’re done.

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ornament ball

[Made with a single sheet of origami] Easy and cute Christmas ornament folding method ◇ Origami Christmas ornaments, winter decorations ◇

Let’s make a striking ornament using a single sheet of origami paper.

First, fold the paper in half by bringing the top and bottom edges together.

Open it, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease.

Fold once more along the new outer lines to reinforce the creases.

Rotate the paper 90 degrees and repeat the same process to create three creases; do not make the final crease.

Turn the paper over, and fold both the top and bottom so that the outer creases line up with the center crease.

Rotate the paper 90 degrees and flip it to the front, then fold up the bottom edge along the outer crease.

Flatten the pocketed section into a triangle, bring only the square section forward, and fold both corners of the square—and both corners of the origami—into triangles to form the pattern.

Repeat the same steps on the other side.

Turn the paper over, make a “cushion fold” (zabuton fold), and round off the corners to finish.

Glue down the patterned sections so they don’t lift.

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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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