Top 5 Christmas Origami ... Popup Christmas Tree Card, Origami Santa Claus, Origami Christmas Tree, Paper Snowflake, Origami Santa Quilt

1. How to Make an Easy Popup Christmas Tree Card (difficulty 2/10)

Difficulty: 2/10.
Learn how to make an easy popup Christmas card with a tree theme with this tutorial. Even young kids can do this Christmas craft. It's great for making Christmas cards for special relatives, teachers, parents, or even Santa Claus. There is a little folding, but not as much as with my usual origami tutorials.


2. Easy Origami Santa Claus for Christmas (difficulty 3/10) 折り紙サンタクロース

Difficulty 3/10.
Learn how to make an easy Santa origami in this tutorial. Red-and-white two-sided paper (origami paper or scrapbooking paper) makes coloring the origami Santa Claus easier, but white paper is also fine. Even young kids can do this Origami Santa Claus Christmas craft. The origami Santa can be glued onto handmade Christmas cards, strung together and used as Christmas decorations, or simply set on the mantel to surprise Santa himself.


3. Easy Origami Christmas Tree (difficulty 2/10) 折り紙クリスマスツリー

Difficulty 2/10.
Enjoy folding this easy origami Christmas tree that kids can fold with you. Great for Christmas decorations, handmade Christmas cards, or Christmas gift tags. If you don't have two-sided green origami paper, just use white copy paper and color the front when you are done. There are many origami Christmas tree designs, but this origami tree is the best one for kids. Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding and usually requires no cutting, tape, or glue.


4. How to make a paper snowflake (tutorial) paper crafts

Difficulty 3/10.
Fold an origami or kirigami snowflake out of paper.


5. Easy Origami Santa Quilt, Easy Christmas Sewing Craft (diff 5/10) 折り紙サンタキルト作り方


Difficulty 5/10.
Use origami techniques in this Santa quilt, no piecework! The Santa is one square of red print fabric, folded so that the white back shows. This Origami Santa Quilt, a great and easy Christmas sewing craft, requires that you only cut squares of Christmas color fabric, of any size, so it is very easy to cut. There is no fancy cutting and no fancy piecing together of fabrics. Because almost all edges are folded, it prevents fraying and thus is very easy to sew! Perfect for beginner origami enthusiasts and beginning sewers looking for an easy Christmas sewing craft. One of the fabrics should be double-sided, and Christmas colors work best. I have been wanting to try out this idea of using origami designs in fabric to make quilt squares, and by golly it worked!




"Origami Santa Claus" in other languages:
Bengali: অরিগামি সান্তা
Catalan: origami de santa
Chinese: 圣诞老人折纸
Dutch: origami Kerstman
French: origami Père Noël
German: Origami Weihnachtsmann
Gujarati: ઓરિગામિ સાન્તાક્લોઝ
Hindi: origami सांता क्लॉस
Italian: origami di Babbo Natale
Japanese: 折り紙サンタクロース
Korean: 종이 접기 산타 클로스
Macedonian: оригами Дедо Мраз
Nepali: origami सान्ता क्लज
Polish: Święty Mikołaj origami
Portuguese: origami Papai Noel
Russian: оригами Дед Мороз
Spanish: Origami Papá Noel
Vietnamese: Origami ông già Noel
Origami Christmas Tree in other languages:
Albanian: origami Pema e Krishtlindjeve
Chinese: 折纸圣诞树
German: Origami-Weihnachtsbaum
Greek: origami Χριστουγεννιάτικο Δέντρο
French: origami arbre de Noël
Japanese: 折り紙クリスマスツリー
Russian: оригами Рождественская елка
Spanish: árbol de navidad de origami

Star Wars VII!! R2-D2 Origami Tutorial, difficulty 4/10 『スター・ウォーズ』キャラの折り紙R2-D2

Make an origami R2-D2 character that's super easy! I recommend 3rd/4th graders and up try this R2-D2 origami tutorial, especially in anticipation of the Star Wars VII movie! This is a kid-friendly and beginner-friendly, easy origami R2-D2 step-by-step instructions. R2-D2 is a beloved character from Star Wars VII. If you know of other Star Wars Origami how-tos and tutorials, please leave me a comment below!

This is an original origami design by Origami for Kids, copyright 2014.

You might also like:
Easy Origami Yoda http://youtu.be/c0ZQjUdkrng

CLASSROOM GUIDE TO ORIGAMI R2-D2 FOR TEACHERS:
K-2nd: not recommended
3rd-4th: 45 min
5th-6th: 35 min
7th-8th: 30 min
9th-12th: 25 min

How to say "Star Wars VII movie origami R2-D2" in other languages:
Albanian: Star Wars VII film origami R2-D2 (R2D2)
English: Star Wars VII movie origami R2-D2 (R2D2)
French: Star Wars VII film origami R2-D2 (R2D2)
German: Star Wars VII Film Origami R2-D2 (R2D2)
Italian: Guerre Stellari R2-D2 origami (R2D2)
Japanese: スター·ウォーズ映画の折り紙R2-D2 (R2D2)
Spanish: Star Wars VII película origami R2-D2 (R2D2)
Thai: Star Wars VII phim origami R2-D2 (R2D2)

Easy Origami Santa Quilt, Easy Christmas Sewing Craft (diff 5/10) 折り紙サンタキルト作り方

Use origami techniques in this Santa quilt, no piecework! The Santa is one square of red print fabric, folded so that the white back shows. This Origami Santa Quilt, a great and easy Christmas sewing craft, requires that you only cut squares of Christmas color fabric, of any size, so it is very easy to cut. There is no fancy cutting and no fancy piecing together of fabrics. Because almost all edges are folded, it prevents fraying and thus is very easy to sew! Perfect for beginner origami enthusiasts and beginning sewers looking for an easy Christmas sewing craft. One of the fabrics should be double-sided, and Christmas colors work best. I have been wanting to try out this idea of using origami designs in fabric to make quilt squares, and by golly it worked!

How to say "Make an origami Santa quilt" in other languages:
Albanian: të bëjë një origami santa jorgan të
Bengali: একটি অরিগামি সান্তা লেপ করা
Chinese: 做折纸圣诞老人被子
French: faire un origami père couette
German: vereinbaren Sie einen Origami-Weihnachtssteppdecke
Greek: κάνει ένα origami Σάντα πάπλωμα
Hindi: एक origami सांता रजाई बनाने
Italian: fare un origami Santa trapunta
Japanese: 折り紙サンタキルトの作り方
Korean: 어떻게 종이 접기 산타 이불을 만드는 방법
Polish: Jak zrobić origami Santa kołdrę
Portuguese: Faça um origami de Santa quilt
Russian: Сделать оригами Санта одеяло
Slovenian: Naredite origami santa odeja
Spanish: Hacer un origami de santa colcha
Thai: ทำให้ซานตาพับผ้าห่ม

Easy Origami Yoda from Star Wars, difficulty 3/10 スター·ウォーズ映画の折り紙ヨーダ

Make an origami Yoda character that's super easy! I recommend third graders and up try this Yoda origami tutorial, especially during Star Wars Reads Day in October. This is a kid-friendly and beginner-friendly, easy origami Yoda step-by-step instructions. Yoda is a beloved character from Star Wars. If you know of other Star Wars Origami how-tos and tutorials, please leave me a comment below!

Happy Star Wars Reads Day!


You might also like:
Easy Origami R2-D2 http://youtu.be/DwG5vB5sZF4

CLASSROOM GUIDE TO ORIGAMI YODA FOR TEACHERS:
K-2nd: 50 min
3rd-4th: 40 min
5th-6th: 30 min
7th-8th: 25 min
9th-12th: 20 min


How to say "Star Wars movie origami Yoda" in other languages:
Albanian: Star Wars film origami Yoda
Chinese: 星球大战电影折纸尤达
English: Star Wars movie origami Yoda
French: Star Wars film origami yoda
German: Star Wars Film Origami Yoda
Italian: Guerre Stellari Yoda origami
Japanese: スター·ウォーズ映画の折り紙ヨーダ
Korean: 스타 워즈 영화 종이 접기 요다
Звездные войны фильм оригами Йода
Spanish: Star Wars película origami yoda
Tamil: ஸ்டார் வார்ஸ் படம் ஓரிகமி யோதா
Thai: Star Wars phim origami Yoda

How to Make Frozen Olaf Origami, Easy Instructions (difficulty 5/10) アナと雪の女王のオラフ折り紙の作り方

Difficulty: 5/10. Learn to make an Olaf origami. This tutorial, inspired by the Frozen character Olaf, will show you instructions for taking a square piece of paper and turning it into the huggable Frozen character you love.
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TEACHER GUIDE TO FROZEN OLAF ORIGAMI:
K-2nd: not recommended
3rd-4th: 50 minutes
5th-6th: 45 minutes
7th-8th: 40 minutes
9th-10th: 30 minutes
11th-12th: 25 minutes
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Have you ever wondered how the movie Frozen is said/written in a few other languages?
English: Frozen
French: La Reine des Neiges (The Snow Queen)
German: DIE EISKÖNIGIN - Völlig unverfroren (The Ice Queen - Fully Unabashedly)
Italian: Frozen - Il regno di ghiaccio (Frozen - The Kingdom of Ice)
Japanese: アナと雪の女王 (Anna and the Snow Queen)
Portuguese (Brazil): Frozen: Uma Aventura Congelante (Frozen: a Frozen Adventure)
Portuguese (Portugal): Frozen - O Reino do Gelo
Russian: Холодное сердце (Cold Heart)
Spanish (Mexico): Frozen: Una Aventura Congelada (Frozen: A Frozen Adventure)
Spanish (Spain): Frozen: El reino del hielo (Frozen: The Kingdom of Ice)
Turkish: Karlar Ülkesi (Snow Country)

Easy Origami Dress Tutorial for Mother's Day Cards (difficulty 5/10) 折り紙ドレス

This origami dress tutorial is great for hand-made Mother's Day cards, bridal shower cards, or simply a card for a friend who loves fashion. Although my channel is "Origami for Kids," this one is really for older kids because you need a lot of patience during the origami fold for getting the skirt to flare out. Have fun creating this origami dress for Mother's Day cards.

TEACHER GUIDE TO ORIGAMI DRESS for MOTHER'S DAY CARDS:
K-2rd: not recommended
3rd-4th: not recommended
5th-6th: not recommended
7th-8th: 50 minutes
9th-10th: 40 minutes
11th-12th: 30 minutes


"Origami Dress for Mother's Day" in other languages:
Albanian: veshje origami për Ditën e Nënës
Chinese: 折纸礼服母亲节
French: robe origami pour la Fête des Mères
German: Origami-Kleid für Muttertag
Greek: origami φόρεμα για την Ημέρα της Μητέρας
Hindi: मातृ दिवस के लिए origami पोशाक
Japanese: 母の日のための折り紙のドレス
Korean: 어머니의 날 종이 접기 드레스
Russian: оригами платье на День Матери
Serbian: Оригами хаљина за Дан мајки
Spanish: vestido de origami para el Día de la Madre
Thai: ชุดพับกระดาษสำหรับวันแม่
Vietnamese: origami trang phục cho ngày của Mẹ


If you want to make bunting with origami dresses on them, I recommend using scrapbooking paper for the variety of patterns. For cards you will need smaller paper, so look in Japanese or Asian specialty stores. They usually have some cute floral origami for pretty dresses. For an extra special mother's day card, take a picture of the pattern on one of your mom's favorite dresses and print it out on plain paper to make custom origami paper. Then, fold it and surprise her with an origami dress card inspired by a real dress of hers.

How to Fold an Easy Origami Leprechaun for St. Patrick's Day (repost) (difficulty 3/10)

Difficulty 3/10. Learn how to make an easy Leprechaun origami in this tutorial. Green-and-white two-sided paper like scrapbooking paper or origami paper is needed. You can buy a 6"x6" book of scrapbooking paper for about $5 on sale. Even young kids can do this St Patrick's Day craft. The Leprechaun origami can be strung together to make St. Patrick's Day garland, glued onto St. Patrick's Day cards (is there such a thing?), or simply set on the in hopes that a pot of gold appears.

How to Fold an Origami Crane & Write Crane (tsuru) in Japanese Hiragana and Kanji (difficulty 5/10)

Fool-proof instructions for folding an origami crane, for home or the classroom. There is a Japanese legend that says if you fold 1,000 origami cranes your wish will be granted by a magical crane. In this tutorial I will show you how to fold these origami cranes so maybe your wish will be granted. At the end of the video, I will also show you how to write the Japanese word for crane, called tsuru, in Japanese characters.

CLASSROOM GUIDE FOR FOLDING ORIGAMI CRANES
K-4th: not recommended
5th-6th: 75 minutes (break up into 3 days)
7th-8th: 60 minutes (break up into 2 days)
9th-10th: 50 minutes
11th-12th: 45 minutes


Origami Crane in other languages:
Albanian: vinç origami
Chinese: 纸鹤
French: grue d'origami
German: Origami-Kranich
Greek: origami γερανό
Hindi: origami क्रेन
Italian: origami della gru
Japanese: 折り紙の鶴
Korean: 종이 접기 크레인
Nepali: origami क्रेन
Portuguese: guindaste do origami
Russian: оригами кран
Spanish: grulla de origami
Thai: พับนกกระเรียน

Origami Mini-Book for American Girl Dolls, "Famous Quotes from Mark Twain" (diffiulty 4/10)

Difficulty 4/10
Make this cute mini-book to improve the literary life of your American Girl or other doll. It has real text on the pages written by Mark Twain. It's not just a blank book with a cover. The mini-book is of Mark Twain Quotes and contains great quips from this beloved American author. These mini-books are perfectly sized and can be illustrated by you or left as is. This is made completely of paper or recycled paper but is not technically "pure" origami because of the use of glue and cutting, so it is called a papercraft. To make the minibook, print out the template from here in the description, follow the cutting and folding directions on it, and add an origami book cover made from a 6"x6" piece of decorative paper. Glue on the cover art, and you're done.

FREE PDF template for American Girl doll mini-book of Mark Twain quotes

Easy Origami Heart for Valentine's Day

Difficulty 2/10.
Make this cute origami heart for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day. The design includes a front pocket that you can insert a sweet note into or even another heart. In the video, a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old fold the origami, so you know you can do it!

Easy Origami Horse for 2014, the Year of the Horse & How to Write うま (Horse) in Japanese

Difficulty: 3/10.
Hey, 2014 is the Year of the Horse, so start it off right by folding this easy Origami Horse. Plus, at the end of the video, learn to write うま (Horse) in Japanese hiragana characters. This is an origami lesson and Japanese lesson, so don't forget to view all the way to the end!

TEACHER TIME GUIDE FOR ORIGAMI HORSE
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K-2: not recommended
3-4: 50 minutes
4-6: 40 minutes
7-9: 25 minutes
10-12: 20 minutes

How to Make an Easy Popup Christmas Tree Card (difficulty 2/10)

Difficulty: 2/10.
Learn how to make an easy popup Christmas card with a tree theme with this tutorial. Even young kids can do this Christmas craft. It's great for making Christmas cards for special relatives, teachers, parents, or even Santa Claus. There is a little folding, but not as much as with my usual origami tutorials.

Origami Kusudama Flower Tutorial (difficulty 5/10)

Difficulty 5/10.
This gorgeous origami kusudama flower is easy to fold. But the difficulty level of five is based on assembling of the five kusudama petals together with glue and actually getting them together correctly. Five-way symmetry is not everyone's forte. Quickly learn how to fold this origami kusudama flower, and the results are stunning. A friend of mine used these origami kusudama flowers for her wedding bouquet!

CLASSROOM TIME GUIDE FOR ORIGAMI KUSUDAMA FLOWER
K-8th: not recommended
9th: 50 minutes
10th-12th: 45 minutes

Easy Origami Turkey for Thanksgiving: Difficulty 3/10

Difficulty 3/10
Use this fairly easy turkey origami for a Thanksgiving project like turkey table decorations, turkey namecard holders, turkey napkin rings, or just simply turkey origami for kids' fine motor skills. Some first graders can do it, but I recommend the timings below if you are folding origami in the classroom.

TEACHER THANKSGIVING TURKEY ORIGAMI TIME GUIDE
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K-2: not recommended
3-4: 50 minutes
4-6: 40 minutes
7-9: 25 minutes
10-12: 20 minutes

Flamin' Hot Cheetos Origami

Difficulty: 3/10.
This Flamin' Hot Cheetos Origami was designed using 3D modeling tools and top programmers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It took seven months to develop the "organic multiple partition fold" (Step 5) that is so crucial to the integrity of the design. Thankfully, we found an origami expert able to execute the design into a real working model. The origami can be modified to apply to other extruded snacks as well. Enjoy.

Easy Origami Fish

Difficulty: 3 out of 10
This origami fish is easy until you get to the tail-flipping part. Expect tears if you are teaching 2nd grade or younger.

TEACHER CLASSROOM TIME GUIDE
K-1st: forget it
2nd-3rd grade: 45 minutes
4th-8th grade: 35 minutes
9th-12th grade: 25 minutes

3D U.S. Flag Heart Origami for 4th of July or Memorial Day

Difficulty: 3 out of 10
I use these puffy heart American Flag origami shapes for fun kid lunches or picnics.

For teachers, I recommend the following blocks of time:
ORIGAMI 3-D AMERICAN FLAG HEART
Teacher Class Time Guide
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K-2nd: not recommended
2nd: 40 minutes
3rd-5th: 30 minutes
6th-8th: 25 minutes
9th-12th: 15-20 minutes

Mother's Day Origami Potted Tulip [チューリップ]

Difficulty: 1 out of 10
This combines three easy origami - the tulip, the cup, and the fan. I use a block of colored square paper from the dollar store. The hardest step for students is getting the cup to be symmetrical, so demonstrate it slowly and walk around the classroom to check for understanding during that part.
TEACHER CLASSROOM TIME GUIDE:
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K-2nd: not recommended
3rd: 50 minutes
4th-5th: 40 minutes
6th-8th: 35 minutes
9th-12th: 15-20 minutes

Easy Origami Rabbit (うさぎ)

Difficulty: 2 out of 10 Read on to see guidelines for teachers. This is the easiest of the origami rabbit designs. I use a block of square paper from the dollar store. The hardest step for students is folding the ears up, so demonstrate it slowly and walk around the classroom to check for understanding during that part. For Japanese teachers who want to add this to their lessons, I recommend teaching entirely in Japanese. Set aside the following blocks of time:
ORIGAMI RABBIT
Teacher Class Time Guide
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K-1st: not recommended
2nd-3rd grade: 20 minutes
4th-8th grade: 15 minutes
9th-12th grade: 8 minutes