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

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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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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