Enjoy with everyday materials! Fun ideas for making oden

Oden made with origami and tissue paper

Tissue paper can transform into all sorts of oden ingredients! For chikuwa, wrap white tissue paper around a toilet paper roll core and brush on brown paint with a cotton swab—done.

For mochi kinchaku, put a small crumpled piece of tissue inside yellow tissue paper and twist the opening shut with a chenille stem—OK! Combine these with other oden items made from origami, and you’ve got a full plate of oden.

You can also make kombu by accordion-folding black tissue paper and securing the center with a chenille stem, and make an egg by sticking a ball of yellow tissue paper onto light orange origami!

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How to make easy oden

[Made in February] Oden

Recommended for those who want to make an oden pot packed with lots of ingredients! Prepare as many sheets of origami as you can in colors that match typical oden ingredients.

For example, for daikon radish, take a beige sheet of origami, cut it into a half-sized rectangle, fold it in half, fold the corners, and draw lines with a crayon to finish.

For konnyaku, simply fold a small piece of origami into a triangle and add a pattern.

For kombu, fold a black sheet of origami three times to make a small rectangle, then stick a thin strip of yellow origami down the center.

Finally, glue all the pieces you made onto a sheet of construction paper cut into a pot shape, and your oden pot is complete.

Try making and adding any other favorite ingredients with your own creative twists!

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Made with sponge stamps! Fun oden

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Using sponge stamps, we’ll create patterns for oden ingredients.

For example, for konnyaku, if you press a coarse-textured sponge or a sponge with raised bumps onto a triangle-cut piece of gray construction paper like a stamp, you can make the konnyaku’s speckled texture.

In the same way, using a sponge with carved grooves will make the daikon’s striations, and a sponge with fine cuts can create the wavy, mottled pattern of fish cakes.

Once your oden ingredients are ready, paste them onto construction paper cut into the shape of a pot to complete your oden hot pot!

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For winter childcare! Origami oden

Perfect for winter preschool crafts! We tried making oden with origami ♪ #shorts

Let’s make oden out of origami, with three items—konnyaku, daikon, and chikuwa—skewered on a stick.

First, fold a gray sheet of origami paper twice to make a small triangle, draw a pattern, and you’ll have the konnyaku.

Next, fold a yellow sheet using the “cushion fold,” then fold all four corners inward to round it out; draw a cross-shaped slit to finish the daikon.

For the chikuwa, draw a pattern on brown origami paper and roll it into a tube shape.

Finally, fold another sheet into a long, thin skewer and attach the three pieces you made.

Your oden is complete!

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Oden made with crochet

Crochet lantern Oden shop

How about making an oden stand with crochet? In addition to the oden ingredients, you can also prepare plates and sake, which should broaden the ways children can play.

Let’s crochet konnyaku, daikon radish, sausages, sake, zabuton cushions, and more using yarn and a crochet hook.

If you’re trying crochet for the first time, we recommend starting with medium-weight yarn.

Please note that the hook size will vary depending on the thickness of the yarn.

Yarn-based activities can be gradually enjoyed from around age two, so it’s also a good idea to incorporate simple yarn play.

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Squeeze Oden

[Handmade Squishy] I Tried Making a Convenience Store Oden Squishy [How to Make a Squishy] DIY Squishy

When the weather gets cold, convenience stores start setting out warm oden at the counter, don’t they? Let’s make that convenience-store-style oden using sponges, skewers, paint, and glue.

Cut and shape the sponges into daikon radish, konjac, and chikuwa.

The key is not to over-trim the shapes—keep a bit of natural irregularity.

Once the shapes are done, use a brush to paint them.

Finally, coat them with glue, let them dry, then skewer them to finish.

Painting is a part kids are likely to enjoy!

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An oden stand made from a tissue box

[Crafts / Making] [Handmade Toy] Oden Stand Pretend-Play Set Made from a Tissue Box

Perfect for winter make-believe play! Here’s how to make an oden shop set using a tissue box.

You’ll need: an empty tissue box, colored construction paper, yarn, tissue paper, felt, double-sided tape, clear tape, glue, kitchen twine, a utility knife, and scissors.

First, cut a larger opening around the tissue slot, then attach construction paper to the cut-out piece to create a lid.

Wrap the outside of the tissue box with construction paper using double-sided tape.

Add handles to make it look like a pot! Make your favorite ingredients—like eggs, shirataki noodles, and hanpen—and place them in the pot.

Your oden set is complete.