December craft ideas! A collection of childcare activities to enjoy with Christmas and winter themes
December is the perfect time to enjoy cozy, seasonally inspired crafts.
Here, we introduce wonderful ideas that nurture children’s imagination—from creations that evoke winter warmth, like oden, cream stew, and a snug duvet, to seasonal projects such as Christmas wreaths, snow globes, and snowmen.
Using familiar materials, why not enjoy winter-only crafting with children while exploring light, color, and shape? We also provide detailed explanations of key points and creative tips for each project, so please use them as a reference.
Because the items children make are treated as artworks, we use the term “制作 (seisaku)” in the text to mean “production/creation” in the artistic sense.
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December craft ideas! A collection of childcare activities to enjoy with Christmas and winter themes (51–60)
Poinsettia Christmas tree
Why not try making a tree together by dividing the process into different steps? The main tasks include crumpling tissue paper, cutting materials, folding and finishing them, and assembling the pieces.
Even a project that might seem time-consuming and difficult for one person can become a meaningful memory when everyone works together to create something.
Let’s make the most of each person’s strengths and complete a dazzling tree that you’ll want to look at forever.
It will surely be a Christmas that stays in your heart.
[Origami] Snowman
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This origami snowman is perfect for December, when it’s also the season of snow.
A snowman is made by placing one snowball on top of another, right? With a clever folding method, you can express the two stacked snowballs using just a single sheet of origami paper.
You can also make a scarf around the snowman’s neck.
If you use polka-dot or patterned paper, the pattern becomes the scarf, making it extra cute.
You can draw the eyes and mouth yourself, so each snowman has its own personality.
You can stick them on a wreath or a calendar, so try arranging them in different ways to expand the range of your creations.
A Christmas present you can make with just one sheet!
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Place the colored side of the origami paper facing up and fold it in half horizontally to make a crease in the center.
Open it, then fold the top and bottom edges inward by about 1 cm.
Turn the paper over and fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease.
Rotate the paper vertically, then turn it over again and fold down the top edge by about 2 cm.
Open and squash the white section in the center of the folded part to form the ribbon, then fold up the bottom edge and tuck it under the ribbon.
Your present box is complete!
Cute and easy Santa boots
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Fold 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!
December craft ideas! A collection of preschool/childcare activities to enjoy with Christmas and winter themes (61–70)
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.
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.
Easy and cute! Snow bunny

Snow bunnies have long been considered lucky and have been loved for generations.
The origami snow bunny is simple to fold, making it a great project for older children.
Prepare one sheet of white origami paper and two pieces of green origami paper cut into quarters.
First, make the bunny’s body with the white paper.
Fold the paper in half, then fold the left and right corners—one a bit larger and the other a bit smaller.
Fold the top triangular portion downward to form the snow bunny’s body.
For the ears, fold the green paper into a triangle and open it, then fold both sides toward the center crease.
Fold the top section in the same way to complete the bunny ears.
Attach the body and ears, and create your own original snow bunny.




