Perfect for Christmas and the holiday season in December! Here, we introduce cute decoration ideas you can make with origami, such as Santa Claus, trees, and snowmen.
There are plenty of simple projects with steps that you can enjoy together with children in preschool.
With every fold—wreaths, bells, reindeer—your room will become more festive and filled with the spirit of Christmas.
Through each piece, imagination grows, making for a wonderful time full of children’s smiles.
Be sure to include origami play in your Christmas memories!
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December Origami! Easy Santa and Wreath Ideas for Fun in Childcare (1–10)
Cute Santa Claus you can fold from a single sheet!
Fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease, then open it and fold the top corner down to meet the center.
Fold the lowered corner into a roll (tuck fold) to create the white part of the hat.
Next, fold the bottom corner up to meet the top edge, then fold it back down about 1 cm below the white part of the hat.
This white triangle will be Santa’s beard.
Turn the paper over, and fold the top left and right edges inward by about 7 mm.
Then fold both sides inward again so that the top edges align with the vertical center line.
Fold along the creases you just made so they match the lower left and right edges of the diamond shape at the center, and fold them back outward, tucking the corners into the small triangles on the left and right—these will be Santa’s arms.
Turn the paper to the front and draw the face to finish.
Cute and easy Santa boots
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7310107669031931138Fold the origami in half by bringing the top and bottom edges together to make a crease.
Open it up, place the colored side facing up, and fold the right edge inward by about 1 cm.
Flip the paper over again, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease.
Place it with the white side facing up, and fold the bottom edge up to align with the lower line of the white area.
Fold the paper in half by bringing the left and right edges together, then pinch the inside section and pull it outward 90 degrees.
Fold the pulled-out section upward on the front and the back to form a boot shape.
Finally, fold the tip of the boot to round it off, and you’re done!
Easy! Christmas Bell Origami
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7301952391056821506Let’s try making a bell out of origami to use as a Christmas decoration.
With the colored side of the paper facing up, fold up the bottom edge by about 1 centimeter.
Turn the paper over, fold the top left and right corners in to meet at the center, then fold the top down along the base line of the triangle you just made.
Fold the bottom left and right corners up to meet the bottom point of the triangle.
At this step, fold them at a slight angle so the shape looks like a bell.
Tuck in the remaining corners to refine the bell shape, then make a second one the same way and glue them together.
Finish by attaching a holly piece to the back.
Foldable with one sheet! Cute reindeer
You can make a reindeer that brings Santa using a single sheet of origami paper.
First, fold the paper into a triangle twice to make creases.
With the white side up, fold the top corner to the center, then fold it back leaving about 1 centimeter.
Turn the paper over and fold the triangle sticking out at the top down toward you.
Now, using the triangular creases, fold the paper into a square.
Once folded, place the square with the side that hasn’t been folded yet facing up, and position it so that the corner that will be the center of the origami points downward.
Fold both lower edges toward the center line, turn the paper over, then slide the white triangle at the top to the left and right to bring the back section forward.
Fold down the top corner that you brought forward, turn the paper over, and fold the upper left and right edges toward the center line.
These will become the reindeer’s antlers, and the remaining left and right triangles will be the ears.
Adjust their shapes, then fold the three bottom corners inward to shape the face, and you’re done.
Draw the reindeer’s eyes and nose with a pen.
Cute on the wall too! Christmas wreath
Prepare two sheets of origami paper and cut each into four equal squares.
Take each cut piece, fold the top two corners toward the center, then fold it in half by bringing the left and right edges together.
That completes one part; repeat the same steps for the remaining seven pieces.
After that, simply assemble and glue the parts together to form a wreath.
It’s a very simple wreath, so add a ribbon or draw your favorite patterns with a pen to make it more festive.
It would also look cute decorated with a Santa or snowman made from different origami paper.