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[Children’s Day] Let’s make a handmade samurai helmet! A collection of fun, easy crafting ideas

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As Children’s Day approaches, you naturally want to prepare a cool helmet to celebrate your child’s growth.Store-bought ones are lovely, but handmade pieces have a special warmth.From items made with familiar materials like origami and felt to projects that follow more authentic crafting methods, there are actually many ways to make a kabuto by hand!Some are meant for display, while others can actually be worn—there’s a wide range of finishes.In this article, we’ll introduce handmade kabuto ideas that make use of various materials and techniques.There are also projects you can try together with your child, so be sure to use them as inspiration!

[Children's Day] Let's make a handmade samurai helmet! A collection of fun crafting ideas (11–20)

Spring Roll Kabuto

Made a lot—so cute! Helmet-shaped spring rolls | Kurashiru

Spring Roll Kabuto

How about making kabuto-shaped spring rolls for Children’s Day? Even if it’s hard to display a kabuto at home, you can make and eat these, so they don’t take up any space at all! Fold spring roll wrappers like origami to form the kabuto shape.

Put the spring roll filling into the “head” part of the kabuto, then deep-fry until done—ready to serve! For the filling, we recommend kid-friendly options like cheese or chikuwa, or anything your child likes and finds easy to eat.

They’re simple to make, so try making them together with your child as a fun activity.

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Pakupaku Kabuto

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A fun, playful kabuto (samurai helmet) decoration attached to a chomp-chomp origami toy.

Fold creases into a single sheet of origami paper to create four squares.

Make small cuts along the four edges so each square can be separated slightly.

Then, simply fold a kabuto on each of the four square sections.

Once you’ve made all four kabuto, use the initial creases as a guide to assemble it into the chomp-chomp shape, and you’re done! Try opening and closing it vertically and horizontally to play.

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Porcelarts kabuto (samurai helmet made with Porcelarts)

Porcelarts is a craft where you create designs on plain white porcelain by applying transfer sheets or painting with overglaze colors commonly used for ceramics.

Using this technique, let’s make an elegant kabuto (samurai helmet)! Plain white porcelain kabuto pieces are available from online shops.

If you’re not confident about drawing cool patterns, you can finish it by applying pre-printed transfer sheets.

If you’d like to draw your own designs, try using ceramic pencils, which give a soft, colored-pencil-like finish, in addition to overglaze paints.

And if you want a touch of luxury, gold leaf or liquid gold is also recommended.

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Leather helmet

How about making a cool kabuto (samurai helmet) out of leather? You can easily get leather fabric at 100-yen shops and the like.

You can shape it three-dimensionally like a hat, or cut it into several parts and make a flat piece—either works! If you want to connect parts, use hardware/metal fittings.

For flat pieces, combining them with a frame will give a stylish finish.

For three-dimensional pieces, displaying them as-is is great too.

It’ll be a creation that appeals not only to boys but also to girls.

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Origami for Children's Day: How to Fold a Child Wearing a Kabuto (Samurai Helmet)

A child wearing a helmet

Here’s an origami project perfect for Children’s Day: a child wearing a kabuto (samurai helmet).

You’ll need one sheet of origami paper for the helmet and one for the kuwagata (the decorative crest), plus eye stickers, cheek stickers, a pen, and glue.

If you don’t have stickers, you can draw them with a pen.

For the helmet, first fold corner to corner along the diagonal and crease, then mark the center point.

Fold to match the marks, and use those as guides for the next folds—this makes it easier.

The kuwagata involves some small, detailed folds, but if you show a sample, your child should be able to do it well.

Try making it in your favorite colors and have fun drawing different faces!

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String art kabuto (samurai helmet)

Kabuto × String Art

String art kabuto (samurai helmet)

We’re excited to share a string art kabuto idea that looks stylish and blends seamlessly with your interior.

It’s perfect for those who want to make a chic kabuto or find it hard to secure a place to display one.

Are you familiar with string art? It’s an art form where you hammer nails into a wooden board and wrap threads, cords in your favorite colors, or wires of your preferred thickness between them to create pictures or patterns.

The overall look changes depending on the color of the wood and the color and design of the nails, so try making one to suit your decor.

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[Children’s Day] Let’s make a handmade samurai helmet! A collection of fun-to-make ideas (21–30)

Samurai helmet 3D box

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Perfect for gifting a little treat to your child or friends for Children’s Day! First, make the kabuto (samurai helmet): start by creasing an X diagonally on a sheet of origami paper, fold it into a triangle, and form the helmet.

When you open up the headpiece area, tuck the remaining back section inside.

Next, to make the inner box, take another sheet of origami paper and add accordion folds so it makes a W shape.

Fold both ends toward the center, then fold in half, and add two diagonal X creases.

Using these creases, shape it into a triangular-style box.

Finally, place the kabuto you made first over it like a lid, and you’re done.

Fill it with sweets or small treats and give it as a gift!

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