Recommended in February! A collection of easy origami ideas perfect for childcare to enjoy the season.
February is still quite cold, but it’s also a season full of fun events like Setsubun and Valentine’s Day.
Many teachers at nurseries and kindergartens may be looking to incorporate activities that reflect the season.
With that in mind, we’ve gathered origami ideas perfect for February.
From ogres (oni) and heart motifs to winter foods and penguins, there’s a rich variety to choose from.
We’ve picked options ranging from very simple steps to slightly more complex ones, so enjoy easy, seasonal origami with the children!
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Recommended in February! A collection of simple origami ideas perfect for enjoying the season in childcare (21–30)
Also on winter walls! Gloves
Mittens are so cute, aren’t they? But they’re not great for playing in the snow—that’s the downside! So let’s enjoy mittens as a winter craft instead.
Prepare your favorite origami paper, then fold it in half twice into a square to make creases.
Open the paper, color side up, and fold the bottom edge up to meet the crease.
Next, fold down the left corner of the folded-up section along the crease to make a triangle.
Now unfold the bottom edge you just folded up, and fold it up again to the outermost crease.
Then use the next crease above it to make a roll fold.
Once you’ve done that, flip the paper over.
Fold the left and right edges inward like an upside-down “V.” Then fold the top left and right corners into triangles, and fold down the new top corners as well to round the mitten shape.
Finally, fold the right corner at the base of the “V” outward to form the thumb, and you’re done!
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.
A three-dimensional ogre 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!
a one-horned ogre
Recommended for Setsubun crafts! Let’s make an oni (demon) face with origami.
First, fold the paper into a triangle to make a crease.
Open it back up, then fold the two left edges in to meet the crease.
Once you’ve done that, rotate the paper so the folded left side is at the bottom, and flip it over.
Next, fold the top corner down about 2 cm, then fold it back up so the tip aligns with the base of the triangle you just made.
This will be the oni’s hair.
Flip the paper over again, fold the bottom corner up to create the horns on the head.
Then fold the left and right corners inward so they line up with the sides of the part you folded up, and fold the bottom corner as well to shape the face.
Your oni is complete!
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!
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.
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The hearts pop out! Let me introduce a three-dimensional origami piece.
It may look difficult to make, but once you score the folds, all that’s left is to collapse it—so kids can try it too! Once your origami paper is ready, fold it in half both ways to make a square and create a cross-shaped crease.
Open the paper back up, then bring the bottom edge up to the center crease and press only the middle with your finger to make a small crease.
Next, align the bottom edge with this new crease and make another small crease the same way.
Repeat this process on the top edge as well.
From here, we’ll move on to collapsing: first, fold the top and bottom edges along the outermost creases.
Don’t fold the entire length—press only at the center—and then fold the paper in half so the creases line up.
At this point, you should see hearts on both sides.
Next, rotate and fold it in half so the hearts sit side by side.
Glue them together so they don’t come apart, and you’re done!