[For 4-5-year-olds] Folding is fun! A collection of January origami ideas to enjoy with preschoolers

battledore (a traditional Japanese decorative paddle used for New Year, also used in the game hanetsuki)

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The battledore is very easy to fold, so give it a try! First, fold the origami paper into a triangle twice to make a cross-shaped crease.

Fold the top corner down toward the crease, then fold the bottom corner up to align with the top edge to make a crease.

Next, fold the bottom corner up along the crease you just made, and fold the left and right sides toward the center—this completes the top part of the battledore.

For the bottom part, use a smaller piece of origami sized to match the battledore.

Fold it into a rectangle to make a crease, open it, then fold the top and bottom toward the crease to finish.

Attach it to the battledore you just made! If you draw your own designs on it, your battledore will look even more wonderful!

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snowman

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Let’s make a cute snowman with a hat using a single sheet of origami paper! Fold it into a triangle twice to create a cross-shaped crease, then open it.

Fold the top corner down to the crease to make a crease line.

Repeat this step twice, then tuck the very top corner inward.

Flip it over, fold the top and bottom along the center line, and fold the bottom corner up.

Flip it over again, fold the top section along the crease, then make an upward fold about 1 cm from the top.

Flip it over, lift the section with the step-like folds, and fold it inward.

At this point, it will look like a snowman; just fold in the corners to refine the shape, and you’re done.

Try making snowmen with different expressions!

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Mount Fuji

[New Year Origami] Mount Fuji — it stands on its own

Let’s fold Mount Fuji with origami! Prepare a light blue sheet of origami paper, place the light blue side up, and make a crease by folding it in half.

Fold the left and right sides into triangles toward the crease.

After folding, fold both sides upward.

Fold down the loose flap, then fold the top corner upward.

Fold the very top corner down, then flip the model over.

Fold the bottom edge upward to make a crease.

Fold the left and right corners up into triangles, then fold them up to align with the crease you just made.

Fold the top section diagonally down to the left and right, flip it over, and you’re done.

You can also spread the bottom to make it stand on its own!

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lion dance

Childcare Ideas: New Year’s Origami — Easy Lion Dance Origami (Great for kids!) — Also perfect for New Year’s greeting cards · Origami Easy Lion Dance

Let’s make a cute displayable shishimai (lion dance) with origami! Fold a red sheet of origami paper in half into a rectangle, crease it well, then open it.

Place it with the red side up and fold the bottom edge up to the crease.

Turn it vertically, flip it over, fold it in half to make a crease, then fold both the top and bottom edges toward that center crease.

Place it with the white part at the bottom, and fold the upper red section down to the middle.

Open it back up and fold it into a double-boat shape.

Tuck the corners of the lower white section inward to finish the base.

Tear some yellow origami paper to make paper “hair,” and draw the face with a pen.

Draw swirls on green origami paper, fold it slightly on a diagonal, attach the face, and you’re done!

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snow rabbit

“Childcare Ideas: Winter Origami” Fold in 4 + 5 Steps! Snow Rabbit Origami (Kids Can Make It Themselves!) · Origami Snow Rabbit Easy

Let’s make a snow bunny with origami! First, fold a white sheet of origami paper into a triangle, then fold the left corner inward a bit larger.

Fold the right corner inward slightly smaller than the left.

Fold down the top corner a little, flip it over, and the snow bunny’s body is done! Next, let’s make leafy ears with green origami paper.

Prepare two quarter-size pieces of green origami.

Fold each into a triangle to make a crease and open it up, then fold the top and bottom edges toward the center crease.

Do the same on the left side, folding both the top and bottom toward the creases, and the ear is complete.

Attach the ears to the snow bunny, then use a red pen to draw eyes and a mouth like nanten berries, and you’re finished!

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A plump, cute long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga)

Origami: How to fold a plump long-tailed tit

Let’s make a cute long-tailed tit (shima-enaga) from Hokkaido with origami.

You’ll need 7.5 cm square origami paper, round stickers, a black pen, two strips cut lengthwise from a 15 cm square sheet of brown origami paper (each 1/4 the width), scissors, glue, and so on.

The step for folding the long-tailed tit’s wings is a bit complex, so children will likely feel more comfortable working carefully together with a teacher or guardian.

The finished long-tailed tit can stand on its own, so it looks adorable as is, but if you make a branch out of the brown origami and combine them, you can bring out even more charm.

Easy! Long-tailed Tit Origami

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Adorably round! The long-tailed tit known as the Shima-enaga, a wild bird native to Hokkaido.

In recent years, we often see goods and items featuring its cute appearance as a motif.

Here’s an idea to make a Shima-enaga using a single sheet of origami paper, plus a pen and glue.

Once you’ve folded the creases, the base is done.

Making the wings and tail seems like something you could enjoy while teaching and learning together with friends or teachers! It could be fun to give it a smiling expression, too.

If you display the finished pieces lined up on a branch, like real Shima-enaga keeping warm together, both kids and adults are sure to feel soothed.