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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)
Snow fairy! Adorable long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga)
Why not try making the popular long-tailed tit as a “snow fairy” with origami? All you need is a single sheet of your favorite origami paper and a black pen, so preparation is super easy.
Fold by creasing and flipping the paper as you go: use the white front side to represent the body and the colored back side for the wings.
Finish by drawing the eyes and beak with a black pen to enjoy different expressions.
With few steps, it’s easy even for a 3-year-old, so it’s highly recommended.
After it’s done, you can show them to each other or line them up on the wall to create a cute atmosphere.
Cute snow bunny
Here’s an origami idea for a snow rabbit that you’ll want to make whenever it snows, just like a snowman.
Prepare one sheet of white origami paper, fold it in half diagonally once to make a crease, then unfold.
Fold the left edge in half along the crease, then fold the remaining right corner inward to form a triangle.
Next, fold the triangle’s three corners inward while checking the shape to create the snow rabbit’s base.
Once the base is done, attach ears made from green origami paper and add eyes using small red round stickers, and you’re done! With these simple steps, you can make a snow rabbit that looks just like the real thing—give it a try!
snow rabbit
Here’s how to make a cute snow rabbit that you’ll want to craft during the cold winter.
First, fold a sheet of white origami paper into a triangle, then fold all three corners inward.
Fold while imagining the shape of the rabbit’s body.
Next, prepare two pieces of green origami paper cut to one-quarter size.
Fold each into a triangle and open it, then fold each of the four edges toward the center crease.
Make two shapes like diamonds to complete the rabbit’s ears.
Finally, attach the green ears to the white origami body to finish your snow rabbit! Use round stickers or similar items to add the facial features and make it extra cute.
Picture-book-style heart message card
This is a heart-shaped message card made with origami.
It has multiple surfaces to write messages on, so you can flip through them and enjoy it like a picture book.
The method is very simple: fold the origami paper into a triangle three times, then cut it into a heart shape with scissors.
Open the paper and, following the crease lines, alternate mountain folds and valley folds to collapse it.
When folding, place the colored side of the origami facing up before folding into a triangle.
Also, when cutting the triangle into a heart shape, you’ll trim off two corners, but be careful not to cut the corner that is the center of the origami.
Easy with just one sheet! Snowman
The charm of this origami is how easy it is—you can make a snowman with just one sheet of white paper.
There are many small, detailed folds, so try tackling it together with your child.
Each step is simple, but because it involves lots of precise finger work, staying focused is important.
As you go, guide them with prompts like “This part is next,” or demonstrate each step so they can work with confidence.
At the end, draw the face with a pen or add patterns, and each snowman will have its own unique expression.
When you line up the finished pieces for display, you can clearly see how different their expressions are—even though they’re all snowmen—making them even more fun to look at.
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.
Ogre Pants
Here are some ideas for making ogre (oni) pants for Setsubun.
Fold an origami sheet in half to make a rectangle, then open it and fold the top and bottom edges toward the center crease.
Open everything, place the paper colored side up with the creases running vertically.
Fold up about 1 cm from the bottom, flip it over, and fold the left and right sides inward so they overlap slightly at a diagonal toward the top.
Flip it over again, fold it in half so it covers the white side, and tuck the flap into the gap.
Flip it once more and fold down about 1 cm from the top to finish.
Since oni pants are known for their tiger stripes, draw tiger patterns with a pen.
They’ll make a striking decoration if you stick them on the wall!
