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[For Preschoolers] Let’s Make It Together with the Kids! Origami Ideas for February
February is just a little step away from the warm spring.
With events like Setsubun and Valentine’s Day, many preschools and kindergartens are likely decorating with themed crafts and wall displays.
In this article, we’ll introduce origami ideas you can fold with children in February.
Origami is an easy activity that lets younger children fully enjoy a sense of achievement and satisfaction when they finish, so teachers, please try making them together! They’re easy to display too, so make lots and brighten up your room!
For young children: Let’s make it together with kids! February Origami Ideas (1–10)
gloves
Let’s make gloves—one of the essential winter items—using origami.
Using patterned origami paper will make them look cute.
First, fold the paper in half into a square twice to create crease lines.
Aligning with the horizontal crease, fold the bottom part up, then fold the left corner into a triangle.
Open the section you just folded up once, and fold it again along the crease.
Next, turn the paper over and fold both sides inward along the central vertical line.
Finally, fold the top tab inward, and fold one of the sides gathered at the center outward to finish.
Since these are gloves, make one more of the same piece.
Ehomaki
Many families eat ehomaki on Setsubun, don’t they? How about making ehomaki with origami? First, prepare white origami paper and black origami paper.
In the video, the seaweed part is folded in several small steps, but please proceed according to the younger children’s enthusiasm to try.
Use white origami to represent the rice.
You can fold it into a square and fold in the four corners, or cut it into a circle and paste it on—both are fine.
For the fillings, use round stickers.
Cute and delicious-looking ehomaki—give it a try!
heart
https://www.tiktok.com/@sachimama100yen/video/7198802830633880834Let’s fold a cute heart that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day! First, fold the paper into a triangle twice to create a cross-shaped crease, then unfold.
Fold the top corner down toward the center, and fold the bottom corner up to meet the crease you just made.
Fold the left and right sides up toward the center line, then flip it over.
Finally, tuck the corners inward—and you’re done! The steps are simple, so it looks adorable even if you change the size of the origami paper.
Make a garland with hearts in various sizes or hang them as dangling decorations to brighten up your room!
Oni bean holder
https://www.instagram.com/p/DE_76k9pYZr/Let’s make a demon-themed container for Setsubun beans! First, fold a tulip by folding the paper into a triangle twice.
Once that’s done, fold both the left and right sides inward along the crease lines.
Next, for the demon’s pointed horns, leave a small gap in the center and fold both sides inward.
Take the two flappy horn layers and fold them up together; tuck one layer inside as is, and fold the other into an accordion to make the demon’s bangs.
Finally, fold the bottom part, draw the demon’s face, open it up, and you’re done.
It holds lots of beans, so do your best warding off the ogre!
mumps
Here’s how to make an otahuku (Otafuku) mask, a good-luck charm said to bring fortune during Setsubun.
First, fold a sheet of black origami paper into a triangle twice to make crease lines, then open it.
Fold the top corners in toward the center.
Open both folds, then fold the corners again along the crease lines.
Fold once more along the diagonal crease at the bottom.
Next, flip it over and fold the two bottom corners up toward the center.
Finally, tuck each corner inward to form the shape of Otafuku’s face, and you’re done.
Finish the face by drawing with crayons or adding stickers.
Heart mini bag
Let’s make a heart-shaped mini bag for Valentine’s Day to hold and give a small gift.
Fold the origami paper in half both ways to make a cross-shaped crease, then unfold.
Fold the bottom edge up to the center line and turn it over.
Place it so that the section you just folded is on the left.
Fold down the top-left and bottom-left corners into triangles, then turn it over again.
On the right side, fold both the top and bottom edges toward the center line.
Fold the top-right and bottom-right corners into triangles as well, and place it with the folded sections facing up.
Fold the whole piece in half, tuck it into the lower pocket, then open the top and shape it into a heart.
Make two of these, glue them together, attach a pipe cleaner as the handle, and you’re done! Threading beads onto the pipe cleaner makes it even cuter.
Two-color heart
Here’s an introduction to a two-color heart that you can fold from a single sheet—perfect for Valentine’s Day.
First, fold the paper in half into a square twice, then fold it in half once more and return it to a rectangle.
Fold up the bottom-left corner into a triangle and open it into a pocket.
On the right side, fold just the top layer down into a triangle toward the center crease.
Fold the right side in half toward the center crease, then fold up just the top layer of the lower paper into a triangle.
Turn it over as is, and fold from right to left along the crease.
Fold down the top by 1 cm, open the pockets on the left and right, and fold the bottom corner up into triangles on both sides.
Turn it over, and your two-color heart is complete!