December craft ideas! A collection of childcare activities to enjoy with Christmas and winter themes

For winter childcare! Origami oden

Perfect for winter preschool crafts! We tried making oden with origami ♪ #shorts

Let’s make oden out of origami, with three items—konnyaku, daikon, and chikuwa—skewered on a stick.

First, fold a gray sheet of origami paper twice to make a small triangle, draw a pattern, and you’ll have the konnyaku.

Next, fold a yellow sheet using the “cushion fold,” then fold all four corners inward to round it out; draw a cross-shaped slit to finish the daikon.

For the chikuwa, draw a pattern on brown origami paper and roll it into a tube shape.

Finally, fold another sheet into a long, thin skewer and attach the three pieces you made.

Your oden is complete!

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Perfect as a decoration! The Chimney House

[1 Sheet Origami] Christmas Easy Cute Chimney House Folding Method (Slow/Step-by-Step Tutorial)

Here’s a cute way to fold a little house that also works as an ornament.

First, place the origami paper colored side up and fold it in half into a square twice to make crease lines.

Fold both top corners toward the center to make creases.

After folding the corners, fold the edges to the crease lines twice.

Fold up the bottom edge just a little.

Next, turn it over and fold the left and right sides to the center.

Fold the right corner up to the top crease.

Fold the left edge inward along the crease.

Finally, fold the bottom section up to meet the center crease.

Glue it in place, and you’re done!

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How to fold a cute Tomte

[Origami] How to fold a cute Christmas ornament (Tomte) – easy method, kid-friendly instructions – December origami [Origami]

Also popular as Christmas decorations! The Nordic gnome “Tomte.” Let’s make the hat with 15 cm origami paper, and the face and body with 7.5 cm origami paper.

First, fold the hat paper into a triangle to make a crease.

Next, fold the bottom corner up so it aligns slightly below the crease.

Fold it up again along the center crease to form a triangle, then turn it over and fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner.

Fold the lower left and right edges inward so they meet at the center, and the hat is done.

Next, fold the face paper into a triangle to make a crease, then fold the two top edges down to meet the crease.

Open up the overlapped center and squash it to form the nose.

Fold the tip of the nose slightly to round it, then turn the paper over and fold the corner above the nose slightly inward to make a crease.

Insert the part under the hat, aligning the crease with the bottom edge of the hat, and fold both sides of the face to match the sides of the hat.

The white part left showing is the beard.

Fold the left, right, and bottom corners of the body paper inward, then attach it to the face to finish.

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Oden made with origami and tissue paper

Tissue paper can transform into all sorts of oden ingredients! For chikuwa, wrap white tissue paper around a toilet paper roll core and brush on brown paint with a cotton swab—done.

For mochi kinchaku, put a small crumpled piece of tissue inside yellow tissue paper and twist the opening shut with a chenille stem—OK! Combine these with other oden items made from origami, and you’ve got a full plate of oden.

You can also make kombu by accordion-folding black tissue paper and securing the center with a chenille stem, and make an egg by sticking a ball of yellow tissue paper onto light orange origami!

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A wall display of oden that even two-year-olds can enjoy!

[Making Oden] A childcare worker explains how to make a version that can also become a wall display! (Ages 2 and up) #shorts

Stick this on the wall and it’s sure to make you hungry! First, cut out the shapes of a pot and soup from construction paper and glue them in place.

Next, cut out your favorite oden ingredients from construction paper.

If teachers at kindergartens or nurseries, or parents/guardians, pre-draw the shapes of various oden ingredients on the paper, children will only need to do the cutting.

Once the ingredients are cut out, arrange and paste them however you like inside the pot you made at the start—that’s it! Paste lots of your favorite ingredients and complete your very own original oden pot.

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Made with sponge stamps! Fun oden

[Crafts for ages 0–5] Winter foods with sponge stamps 🥢 #childcarecrafts #nursery #kindergarten #kodomoen #nurseryteacher #kindergartenteacher #childcareideas #easycrafts #crafts #stamps #walldisplay #infantcrafts #constructionpaper

Using sponge stamps, we’ll create patterns for oden ingredients.

For example, for konnyaku, if you press a coarse-textured sponge or a sponge with raised bumps onto a triangle-cut piece of gray construction paper like a stamp, you can make the konnyaku’s speckled texture.

In the same way, using a sponge with carved grooves will make the daikon’s striations, and a sponge with fine cuts can create the wavy, mottled pattern of fish cakes.

Once your oden ingredients are ready, paste them onto construction paper cut into the shape of a pot to complete your oden hot pot!

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Cream stew production

[Craft] Winter craft! Making stew as a craft? It might be more fun than expected☆

Winter is the season when you crave a delicious stew that warms you up, isn’t it? For this stew, it’s a good idea to prepare the base of the plate in advance.

Let’s paint the plate with white paint.

Then, use origami paper to cut out vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and broccoli.

Once you’ve glued the cut-out vegetables onto the plate, your creamy, delicious-looking stew is complete.

It’s also fun to talk with your child beforehand about what kind of stew you want to make and what ingredients to include—you’ll discover new ideas and have a great time together.

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