[For preschoolers] A collection of origami ideas to enjoy February, including Setsubun and Valentine’s Day

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[Ukrainian Picture Book] The Mitten [Read-Aloud] Fairy Tales of the World

Cozy winter item! Let me introduce an idea for making paper mittens with origami.

All you need to prepare is origami paper in your favorite colors or patterns.

What comes to mind when you think of items worn during the cold winter season? Many people wear mittens in winter to keep their chilly hands warm.

Use this idea to create your own original mittens! It could be fun to decorate them with yarn or pens, too.

Please give it a try and make your own special origami mittens!

A demon biting into an ehomaki

Setsubun Origami [Biting Ogre and Eho-maki] Origami Ogre & Eho-maki (Fortune Sushi Roll)

Ehomaki rolls are eaten to ward off misfortune and invite good fortune.

This lucky charm comes with a unique idea: an ogre—considered a symbol of evil spirits during Setsubun and driven away with beans—takes a big bite! Make it by dividing it into parts for the head, fangs, body, and the ehomaki, then assemble them later into a single design.

Creating it in the original size might be challenging, so try using larger origami paper.

Once finished, it can also be used as a wall decoration, instantly bringing a festive Setsubun atmosphere to the space.

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Ehomaki (lucky direction sushi roll)

[February Craft] How to Make Ehomaki (Toilet Paper Roll, Origami) [Easy Handmade] Sushi Roll • Setsubun

Let’s make an Ehomaki using a toilet paper roll core.

The main materials are a toilet paper core, origami paper, tissues, rubber bands, and tape.

First, attach black origami paper to the side of the core to resemble seaweed.

Next, cut the origami paper for the fillings into 7.5 cm × 15 cm pieces.

Fold the cut paper in half to make a strip, roll it up tightly from the end, and glue it.

Once all the fillings are rolled, bundle them together and secure with a rubber band, wrap them with tissue, and fix them inside the core.

You’ll need the same on the other side as well, so please make two sets of fillings.

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A three-dimensional ogre made with origami

[Setsubun 100-Yen DIY] Oni (demon) made with origami 👹

Many children might have a scary image of oni (ogres).

However, this oni is a cute, cone-shaped one! With some origami paper, you can easily meet a cute oni.

First, cut one sheet of origami into a semicircle.

Using a protractor, mark off about 135 degrees.

Take another sheet of origami, cut it into a semicircle as well, then trim it down to a 135-degree sector and cut it into about three long, narrow strips.

Paste these together with the first piece so they look like stripes, then roll them up into a cone shape.

Next, use chenille stems (pipe cleaners) to make the oni’s hair, and use round stickers or small pieces of cut origami to create and attach the facial features and patterns.

That’s it—you’re done!

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For Setsubun! Oni (demon) bean holder

Here’s how to make an ogre bean holder.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle twice.

Then unfold it once, and fold up the left and right corners to make a tulip shape.

From here, we’ll make the ogre’s horns.

Unfold the parts you just folded up, then make the diagonal creases into mountain folds and the straight creases into valley folds, and collapse along the creases.

The collapsed part should become a diamond shape; fold the top two edges inward along the valley creases to make it narrower.

Do the same on the other side to complete the horns.

Next, take the top corner of the remaining triangle, fold both layers downward together, and tuck the back layer inside the origami.

Fold the front layer back up to represent the ogre’s hair.

Finally, fold the bottom corner up into a triangle and draw the face to finish.

When using it, gently open it so that the part you folded last becomes the bottom!

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Heart mobile

[Craft Play] Let's make a heart mobile you can use for Valentine's Day decorations

Perfect for Valentine’s decorations! Let’s make a heart mobile using construction paper and twine.

We’ll create two types of parts, so please prepare four heart-shaped pieces of construction paper and two red and two brown strips of construction paper.

First, take the heart pieces: fold all four in half, stack them, and glue them together.

Place the twine in the center, then glue the final edges together so it forms a sphere.

For the paper strips, overlap and glue the ends of the red and brown strips at a right angle.

Then bend the remaining ends to the back and attach them in the same way.

This creates a lattice pattern at the base of the heart.

Make two of these parts, and attach them back-to-back on the same twine as the first heart.

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Heart Rabbit

Easy Origami: How to Fold a Bunny Heart with One Sheet

It’s fun to draw your favorite expressions! Here’s an idea for a heart bunny.

All you need is one sheet of origami paper in your favorite color or pattern, and a pen.

It’s a cute and unique idea that looks like a bunny has merged with a heart.

You can enjoy drawing bunnies with all kinds of expressions, like a beaming smile or a slightly nervous look! Once you add the facial expressions, your heart bunny becomes more than just a bunny—it transforms into a work of art full of emotion.

Give it a try!