Origami to Enjoy January and Winter! A Collection of Simple Ideas to Use in Childcare
Many people may be unsure which motifs to choose for origami activities in January childcare.
If you express New Year’s traditional games and decorations with origami, you can enjoy making them with children while feeling the season.
There are plenty of New Year motifs like battledores, spinning tops, Daruma dolls, and kagami mochi.
Winter-themed creations such as snowmen and snow bunnies are also perfect for this time of year.
Here, we’ll introduce origami ideas that you can enjoy with children in January childcare.
We’ve gathered a variety of ideas, from simple step-by-step projects to those made by combining several parts, so please use them as a reference!
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Origami to Enjoy January and Winter! A Collection of Simple Ideas to Use in Childcare (41–50)
Fun New Year’s crafts for childcare: how to make them
These are perfect crafts for an auspicious New Year.
The wobbly daruma made with a paper plate uses familiar recycled materials, so even very young children can enjoy making it.
For the eyes, round stickers could work well.
For the kadomatsu made with a milk carton and toilet paper rolls, adjust the lengths of the “bamboo” pieces and use accordion-folded origami to finish the overall look in a balanced way.
It’s also good finger dexterity practice.
For the shimenawa, carefully teach the children the order of bundling and braiding so it has a nice, full volume.
Enjoy making these while experiencing Japanese culture.
Winter craft! Rolling snowman
Snowmen made from toilet paper rolls are round and adorable.
Cut a toilet paper roll in half, then glue colored origami paper on top.
Glue the two prepared roll pieces together to form a snowman shape.
Attach a triangle hat made from construction paper, draw the face with colored pens, and your snowman is complete.
Since cutting the round toilet paper rolls can be difficult for children, it’s a good idea to prepare pre-cut pieces in advance.
On the walls too! Cute winter crafts
When you open it, a cute wall display featuring fir trees and snowmen appears.
Gather washi paper, water-based markers, scissors, water, a brush, and a pencil to get started.
Fold the washi paper in half twice and draw your guide lines.
It’s easier to cut if you follow the guide lines as you cut toward the tip.
Color the fir tree and snowman areas with water-based markers, then blur them with water on your brush and let them dry thoroughly.
Finally, gently open the washi paper, paste it onto construction paper, and you’re done.
Try changing the colors or the expressions to create your own original wall decoration.
Perfect for wall displays! Cute Shishimai (lion dance)
The shishimai (lion dance) has long been cherished as a New Year’s good-luck charm that brings fortune.
The method is simple: cut vertically down the center of a toilet paper tube with scissors, roll it, secure it with a rubber band, and stamp on the shishimai patterns.
Then attach the lion’s eyes, nose, mouth, mane, and ears.
Adjusting the amount of glue while sticking the parts helps children learn how to use glue properly.
Glue the body, face, and legs of the shishimai onto a backing sheet, then finish by pasting torn pieces of origami paper around it.
Using finger stamps or crayons to draw New Year–themed pictures is also recommended to give it a seasonal feel.
Let’s make it with cardboard stamps! Cute shishimai (lion dance)
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If you roll a strip of cardboard into a spiral and dab it in paint, then press it onto paper, it makes the pattern for a shishimai (lion dance) costume! Using that pattern, let’s make a hanging shishimai decoration.
First, take a green sheet of construction paper cut into a rectangle and stamp any pattern you like.
Next, sprinkle on small pieces of gold origami paper to add a festive touch.
Finally, attach a shishimai face made from construction paper to one corner, add a string to the back, and you’re done! A plain backing works fine, but if you stick washi masking tape along the top and bottom, it will look like a hanging scroll and be extra lovely.
