[For Preschoolers] Fold with Fun! January Origami Ideas for Little Ones
Seeing the older preschoolers and kindergarteners, the younger ones start to feel eager to try doing things on their own.
They admire the older kids who freely create with scissors and glue, don’t they?
So today, we’d like to share some January origami ideas that younger preschoolers can enjoy.
Using tools might still be hard to do alone, but origami is easy to enjoy!
We’re introducing simple designs that younger children can fold by themselves to feel a sense of accomplishment, as well as slightly more complex folds for kids who are confident with origami and want a challenge.
We hope you make lots of them and have fun playing!
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[For Preschoolers] Let’s Fold for Fun! January Origami Ideas for Little Ones (21–30)
Great for walls too! Recommended origami for January
Let’s make New Year–themed items using washi-patterned origami and chiyogami.
The video features hagoita paddles, spinning tops (koma), kagami mochi, daruma dolls, and shuttlecocks (hane).
The ideas are full of exciting touches for kids—like customizing the daruma’s face to match the zodiac animal or freely choosing origami colors for the shuttlecocks.
When decorating indoors, you can get creative by mounting them on construction paper or stringing them together like a garland!
Cute with origami! Kadomatsu made of origami
Recommended for those who want to make simple New Year’s decorations! Kadomatsu are New Year decorations made with pine and bamboo that are set up at entrances during the holiday, right? Many children have probably seen them while out on walks or outings.
This time, let’s finish it using just one sheet of green origami paper.
The key points are to make firm creases along the lines and to align the corners.
There are many steps where you create a crease and then use it to form the next one, so it would be great to enjoy making it while keeping these points in mind.
You can make it with origami! Kagami mochi origami
Kagami mochi is characterized by stacked rice cakes and a bitter orange on top.
It looks lovely whether you stick it onto a surface or let it stand on its own, and it’s great for preschool craft projects! You’ll need white origami paper, light yellow origami paper, orange origami paper, green origami paper, colored pens, glue, and so on.
It’s exciting to make each part—the mochi, the daidai (bitter orange), and the sanpō (the wooden stand)—separately and then assemble them.
Since the origami sizes differ for each part, please follow the video to check the sizes as you make it!
Let’s make plum blossoms!
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Let’s incorporate the plum blossom—famous as a New Year’s flower—into your New Year’s card design.
Here’s a paper-cutting idea you can enjoy like a craft project.
Fold origami paper following the set steps, draw two curved lines, and cut along them with scissors.
Then slowly unfold the paper, and your plum blossom is complete.
There are only seven folds in total, and two of those are just to make crease lines.
It’s an idea that’s easy for children to make, so please give it a try.
Create plum blossoms in various sizes and colors to make a vibrant New Year’s card.
Origami horse you can make with a single sheet
Perfect for the Year of the Horse! Here’s an idea for making a horse’s face out of origami.
New Year’s cards are often associated with illustrations and drawings, but if you create one by attaching an origami piece, it adds depth and turns it into a very special card.
This design uses a simple series of folds along the creases and can be made with just one sheet of origami paper.
You’ll need a craft knife to make the mane, so have it ready before you start.
Use black round stickers for the eyes and draw the nostrils with a pen.