[For Seniors] Recommended Origami for January

Narcissus origami

[Origami] How to fold a winter flower: narcissus (daffodil) | Winter origami

This piece shows how to create a three-dimensional narcissus, which blooms beautifully in winter, using origami.

You use yellow origami to make the center of the flower, and the white on the reverse side expresses the soft color of the petals.

It’s a process that requires delicate finger movements and concentration: firmly crease in advance, then use those creases as guides to fold intricately.

If you pay attention to how you open cuts with scissors and fold with even lengths, you’ll end up with an even more beautiful narcissus.

Finally, attach leaves made from green origami to complete it—assemble while considering where on the flower the leaves emerge and how they extend outward.

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Origami: Mount Fuji ema (votive plaque)

[New Year Origami] How to Make an Ema of Mt. Fuji

How about making an origami ema plaque with your New Year’s wishes for the New Year? First, fold the origami paper toward the center to halve it, then fold it in half again.

Next, fold the left and right sides diagonally to create angles and form the shape of an ema.

Finally, make a slit in the center so you can thread a string through.

Also, slightly fold each of the four corners of a small red origami paper to make a sun; fold a small green origami paper like a crane at first, then spread the left and right sides to make a pine shape.

For the blue origami paper, if you use the white reverse side to suggest snow, you can create a beautiful Mt.

Fuji.

With the first sunrise from Mt.

Fuji, your auspicious ema is complete!

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Sea bream made with origami

How to fold an origami sea bream [New Year]

Why not try making a sea bream out of origami, with a wish for a joyous year? It’s an idea you can also use for a January craft activity at a day service, so feel free to take inspiration! The key to origami sea bream is to pre-fold several times to set firm creases.

Because there are many creases, if you find it hard to fold, it might be easier to draw guide lines as you go.

Finish by drawing the bream’s face and scale patterns however you like, and you’re done! You can also adapt it as a little accent for New Year’s decorations, so why not give it a try?

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Kadomatsu made of origami

[Origami] New Year’s Decoration: How to Make a Kadomatsu | Winter Origami

How about making kadomatsu out of origami as part of your New Year’s decorations? It takes a bit of time, but you don’t need any difficult techniques, so give it a try! The pine, bamboo, and plum motifs, the fan, and even the kadomatsu base—everything is made from origami.

Because there’s lots of detailed work, it’s perfect for finger dexterity training for seniors and for helping prevent cognitive decline.

If smaller origami paper is hard to work with, feel free to adapt the project by using larger sheets.

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miyabi

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Lucky Cat New Year Wreath

[Origami] How to make a New Year’s wreath — Origami New Year’s Wreath

New Year decorations that wish for the health and happiness of your family—how about making them with origami? This time, we’re introducing a particularly cute one: a “Maneki-neko New Year wreath.” First, combine four sheets of origami to create the wreath portion.

Using patterned origami gives it a pop and lively look.

Once the wreath is complete, fold a Maneki-neko and attach it to the wreath.

Feel free to change the cat’s expression to your liking.

This way, a New Year decoration that is already auspicious will feel even more lucky.

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