When it comes to characters that are overwhelmingly popular in any era, Anpanman comes to mind.
It’s said that his friendly round face is a shape babies love, and he’s hugely popular with both boys and girls.
Not only children but also students and adults are fans, and there are even goods like hair accessories and pouches for sale.
Here, we’ll introduce ideas for enjoying Anpanman through handmade crafts that appeal to a wide range of people.
We’ve gathered lots of fun ideas you can make together with kids, as well as projects you’ll want to make for them.
Be sure to use these as a reference and give them a try!
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Handmade fun: Anpanman idea collection (1–10)
How to fold a Pac-Pac AnpanmanNEW!
Here’s an idea to adapt the classic origami “fortune teller” into Anpanman.
First, do the blintz fold twice and complete the fortune teller.
Then paste a slightly smaller piece of red origami paper inside the fortune teller, fold it into a triangle twice to create an X-shaped crease.
Apply glue to the top and bottom two of the four triangles formed by the creases, fold it in half along the vertical center line, and press firmly to secure.
This creates Anpanman’s mouth.
Finally, round off the edges of the finger holes on the back, attach the facial parts, and you’re done!
Easy! How to fold AnpanmanNEW!
Let’s make Anpanman, a character hugely popular with children, using origami.
Fold the paper in half to make a crease.
Open it up, bring the bottom-right corner to the center line and fold it diagonally, then rotate counterclockwise and position the corners to shape the face.
While checking the overall face size, fold the corners to round it out and keep the balance.
Once you glue on the parts—the nose, cheeks, and mouth—your Anpanman is complete.
You can easily make Anpanman with a single sheet of origami, so try making it together with your child and have fun!
How to fold Anpanman candyNEW!
Why not try making Anpanman candies that are perfect for pretend play? By changing the origami colors and the character faces you draw, you can enjoy candies of various characters! Prepare 7.5 cm origami paper and fold about 5 mm along three sides except the top edge.
Apply glue to the folded part of the bottom edge, overlap it with the top edge, and stick them together to form a pouch.
Fold the left and right edges inward by about 5 mm, insert your fingers to puff up the pouch, then gently flatten the top and bottom to shape it like a candy.
Finally, draw your favorite character’s face, and cut the left and right edges with scissors into a zigzag pattern to finish!
Fold the whole body! How to fold AnpanmanNEW!
Here’s a helpful idea when you want to make not just the face but the body too! We’ll create it in separate parts: face, nose, torso, cape, arms and legs, plus the decorative belt and face emblem.
The steps for the face and torso are the same up to a point, so it’s a good idea to fold them in parallel.
For the nose, limbs, and decorations, use smaller 7.5 cm origami paper, so please prepare 15 cm sheets cut into quarters.
Once all the parts are done, combine them to finish.
There’s a section on the cape for attaching the head, so after gluing, you won’t have to worry about the head tipping backward from its weight!
How to fold a playable Anpanman spinning topNEW!
Let’s make a Beyblade you can easily battle with using origami! In this idea, you’ll use four sheets of origami paper to create the outer body, inner body, handle, and hand decorations, then combine them into a single Beyblade.
The inner body and handle are basically made with the zabuton fold.
The outer body follows the same steps as the trick boat up to a point.
After making two boats, squash both sides into squares, then transform them into diamond shapes.
Draw the Anpanman illustration on this part.
Finally, make four hand decorations using origami paper cut into quarters, insert them into the illustrated section, and you’re done! The folding steps themselves aren’t difficult, so it’s perfect for parent-child origami time.