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

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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Easy Origami! Cute Socks

[Preschool Craft] Easy and cute socks with origami!

A stocking for Santa Claus to put presents in.

They’re also popular as room decorations and ornaments.

Here’s an idea for making a stocking with a single sheet of origami paper.

With the colored side up, fold the top edge down about 1 cm.

Turn the paper over and fold the left and right edges inward so they meet at the center.

Fold the bottom edge up to meet the top edge, then fold the left edge of the top layer down to align with the bottom edge.

Don’t forget to fold the small white triangle, too.

Fold the paper in half so the center becomes a mountain fold, with the right side of the paper facing up.

Open the pocket on the top layer and squash it to form a boot shape.

Finally, fold the tip of the boot into a small triangle to round it off, and you’re done.

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Also works as a finger puppet! Shima-enaga

[Easy Origami] How to Make a Long-tailed Tit

The long-tailed tit, known as the “snow fairy,” lives in Hokkaido.

Its plush-like round shape and beady eyes are truly adorable.

This is an origami piece inspired by that bird.

Amazingly, it can also be used as a finger puppet—an idea kids will love.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold the left and right corners inward so they overlap at the center.

Flip the paper top to bottom, then fold the left and right corners back to form the wings.

Fold down the top corner, which becomes the head, to round it out, and tuck the bottom triangle inward to finish.

Use a pen to draw the wing patterns and face as the final touch.

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tree box

You can make a cute tree box with two sheets of origami paper.

For the box part, use a slightly smaller sheet by cutting 5 mm off two edges.

The tree part can be regular size.

For both sheets, fold into a triangle twice and a square twice to make crease lines, then collapse them into the shape where two squares overlap.

Fold the box using the same steps as a typical candy box.

For the tree, first make a center crease so that two triangles appear within the square section, then squash the four pocket sections.

Fold all the small triangular flaps inward, collapse it into a pyramid shape, and you’re done! Stack the box and the tree, and decorate with stars or ornaments.

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