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[For Seniors] Fun Origami Ideas to Feel the Season in November

[For Seniors] Fun Origami Ideas to Feel the Season in November

Last updated:2025/10/10

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November is the season when autumn deepens and we begin to feel winter approaching.

During this time, when the wind can feel chilly, let’s enjoy some warm indoor recreation.

This time, we’ll introduce origami with a November theme.

We’ve gathered pieces that evoke November, such as flowers at their peak and seasonal foods.

We hope older adults can feel the season while making origami.

Origami can be done while seated and requires only simple materials, so it’s easy to try.

Since it involves moving the fingers, it can also help stimulate the brain—so please try making these together with older adults.

[For Seniors] Let’s Make Some for the Cold Season! November Origami (1–10)

Origami acorn

How to fold an origami acorn.

Origami acorn

Let’s make a cute acorn-themed mascot by combining pieces of origami.

As you fold, be mindful of overlapping the layers to create a rounded shape, which will give it a charming three-dimensional look.

Another key point is to achieve a beautiful sense of unity by layering different-colored origami partway through the folding process so that you form the acorn’s cap at the same time.

Once the whole acorn is complete, add patterns and details.

You can go for realistic patterns with lines and gloss, or create a mascot-like design with facial expressions—finish it in your own style.

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Origami ‘Persimmon’

With just one sheet of origami! How to fold a persimmon (origami persimmon)

Origami 'Persimmon'

When it comes to familiar autumn flavors that ripen in the garden, persimmons are the first that come to mind! How about folding a persimmon using double-sided origami paper? It’s great for dexterity training, so it’s also recommended as an autumn activity for seniors.

Ideally, use double-sided paper with light green and orange on one sheet, but if you don’t have that, you can attach two sheets of different colors together as a substitute.

Seniors who played with origami in the past may enjoy it while reminiscing.

Making lots of them to decorate the walls would look lovely, too!

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Origami: Ginkgo

Origami Kirigami Easy! How to fold a ginkgo leaf / Cut paper easy! Paper ginkgo leaf crafts step by step [instructions]

Origami: Ginkgo

Let’s try making ginkgo leaves out of origami.

They’re perfect for the autumn season when the fall colors are beautiful.

To make them, first prepare a nice yellow sheet of paper, fold it several times, and trace a template with a pen or pencil.

Cut along the template with scissors, add a few slits, and unfold—your adorable, lifelike ginkgo leaf is complete.

Using your hands and fingers makes it a good workout for the brain, too.

You can stick them on letters or make lots and decorate walls—they’ll look lovely.

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Origami: cricket

[One sheet of origami] Easy! How to fold a 3D insect: “Cricket.” How to make a cricket with origami. It’s easy to make! [Bug]

Origami: cricket

The chirping of insects that echoes in autumn is a seasonal tradition.

There are many insects with beautiful calls—pine crickets, bell crickets, and field crickets among them—but this time, let’s try folding a three-dimensional cricket with origami.

It’s easy to make, so even older adults can enjoy creating it.

You only need a single sheet of origami paper, so no extra materials or difficult techniques are required.

Because it folds into a three-dimensional shape, you can display it on a desk or stick it on a wall.

It might also be fun to make them in various colors and sizes.

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origami mushroom

[Origami] Mushroom – Make it with just one sheet of origami paper!

origami mushroom

Autumn is the season when leaves pile up on the ground, and it strongly evokes the image of mushrooms growing beneath them.

Let’s make one of these symbols of autumn—a mushroom—using a single sheet of origami paper.

The steps bring the colored side to the cap and the white reverse to the stem.

Pay close attention to the reverse folds to create a clear step between the cap and the stem, then refine the shape with small adjustments to give it an overall rounded look.

It already looks like a mushroom as is, but it’s also a great idea to build creativity by drawing your own original patterns to make it look even more like a mushroom.

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Origami chrysanthemum

[Craft Idea] Chrysanthemum Flower Craft (Autumn, November) (Wall Decoration Craft) (Senior Recreation/Day Service) (Early Childhood Education) (Psychiatric OT Creative Activity) (Easy/Origami) (Flower) (Accordion Fold)

Origami chrysanthemum

Let’s recreate the beautiful, finely layered petals of a chrysanthemum using origami.

The key is the step where you fold a long strip into an accordion; it also helps train precise finger movements.

Cut both ends of the accordion-folded strip into a rounded shape to suggest petals, fold it in half, and glue it—prepare two of these.

Connect them and spread them into a circle to complete the flower.

Stacking two layers in different sizes adds color gradation and depth, and attaching leaves is another recommended option.

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origami chestnut burr

[Craft Idea] Chestnut in its burr (November, autumn) (wall decoration) (senior recreation, occupational therapy OT, day service, childcare) (creative 3D craft) (origami) (origami DIY papercraft)

origami chestnut burr

Let’s recreate chestnuts that bear fruit in the deepening autumn—complete with their spiky burrs—using origami.

Fold an origami sheet, cut it into long narrow strips, then trim them into triangles to make individual spikes.

Glue these spikes one by one onto a circular base.

Shape the spiked base by pressing down the center so it forms a shallow cavity that can hold an object; that completes the burr.

For the chestnut itself, cover a crumpled ball of paper with two shades of brown origami paper.

The key to making it look realistic is to add firm wrinkles to the paper to create an uneven, three-dimensional texture.

With fine cutting and paper-crumpling motions, this craft really emphasizes precise finger movements, doesn’t it?

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