Helpful for childcare! Let's make Christmas decorations using familiar materials.
Christmas is full of fun things like presents from Santa and delicious cakes, isn’t it?
How about making Christmas decorations with the kids to get ready for the holiday?
A dazzling lineup of festive, cute items you’ll want to display for Christmas—like trees, wreaths, and snow globes!
They’re easy to make with everyday materials, so they’re perfect not only for preschools and kindergartens but also for doing at home.
Place them on desks or lockers, stick them on the wall—decorate your space in all kinds of ways and build up that Christmas spirit!
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Helpful for childcare! Let's make Christmas decorations using familiar materials (71–80)
gift box
One craft you should definitely teach kids who love origami is the present box.
This one is simply about making a square box out of origami paper.
If you use wrapping paper instead of origami paper, or attach small cut pieces of ribbon, it will look more polished.
You can display the finished present boxes on a surface, but hanging them from the ceiling like ornaments makes them stand out even more.
Making lots of them and lining them up is also adorable.
The method is easy, but it does take a bit of finesse, so be sure to give them a hand.
A snowman ornament made from Yakult containers
Many kids prefer cute decorations over stylish ones, right? That’s why I recommend a snowman ornament.
People often think making ornaments is difficult, but this snowman ornament is easy for anyone to make as long as you have a small lactic-acid drink bottle.
You won’t even need scissors, so it’s safe to let a child try making it on their own.
If you want to make it even cuter, you can add a little yarn hat and scarf.
You can also dab some blush on its cheeks to give it a more girlish look.
Star ornament with origami
Stars are an essential design element for decorations, such as placing one as the finishing touch on top of a Christmas tree.
This piece shows how to make versatile stars out of origami that can be used not only at Christmas but in many situations.
While you can simply cut out a star shape with scissors, we also recommend folding, adding slits, and shaping to create a three-dimensional star.
Another tip is that if you glue together two sheets of origami folded into a raised, star-like form, you can use them as a star-shaped decorative object.
Useful for childcare! Let's make Christmas decorations using familiar materials (81–90)
Pop-up Christmas card
How about making a 3D Christmas card that creates a surprise when opened? Fold a piece of paper in half, make two slits with scissors, then simply crease at the cut sections and you’re done.
You can also make just one slit and add triangular creases to create a part that looks like an animal’s mouth.
If you want a card that pops forward, fold a portion of a prepared piece and glue it in place.
Add a message to the card, and you’ll have a Christmas card that conveys your feelings to someone special!
Christmas boots made from paper cups
Christmas boots stuffed with sweets are, I think, one of the delights of the holiday for children.
Here’s a small decoration that uses that motif, made with a paper cup.
Design the paper cup with drawings and colors, then make slits in it.
Punch holes there and fasten them as if threading shoelaces with a ribbon or similar.
Add cotton to give it a Christmas feel, and it will end up looking like a boot.
Choosing the right design and colors is important to evoke the Christmas spirit.
Christmas bell made from a paper cup
An original Christmas bell that you can easily make with a paper cup and origami.
First, glue torn pieces of origami paper onto the paper cup.
Use an awl or similar tool to make a hole in the center of the cup’s bottom, then thread a bell onto a pipe cleaner and pass it through the hole.
The trick is to leave the bell slightly visible.
Twist the tip of the pipe cleaner to make a loop, then tie it with a ribbon.
Finally, add stickers or items made with a craft punch to finish.
Try different colors of origami and bells to enjoy a variety of arrangements!
reindeer footprint
Footprint art has been gaining attention as a craft that lets you feel your child’s growth when you look back at it later.
But some people may wonder what you can actually make with footprints.
For example, you can add a face and antlers to a footprint to turn it into Santa Claus and a reindeer.
You can also stamp multiple footprints to create patterns—there are surprisingly many ways to use footprints.
I hope you’ll try footprint art every year and later compare the sizes to see the change.
And of course, it’s not just feet—handprints are great too!