How to Make an Origami Snowman

Next week it will be officially winter.  So, today I felt it was appropriate to break out the Winter Crafts.  So, with that being said (drum roll please)…. I’m going to show you how to make an Origami Snowman….. perfect for the Winter season.  The craft isn’t a hard one, but it is sure to be a lot of fun.  So, grab a sheet of origami paper and some crayons or colored pencils and let’s get started.

Check out our other Winter Crafts and Origami Crafts.

How to Make an Origami Snowman

 

Materials Needed

Origami Paper (any color)

Crayons or Colored Pencils

 

Step 1

Start off with any color origami paper

Start off with any color origami paper.  It doesn’t matter because we are using the white side.

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Step 2

Fold paper in half

Fold paper in half… connecting bottom point to top point.

 

Step 3

Open back up

Open back up to reveal a crease.

 

Step 4

Fold paper in half from left corner to right.

Fold paper in half from left corner to right.

 

Step 5

Now open up to reveal both creases.

Now open up to reveal both creases.

 

Step 6

Turn over to colored side.

Turn over to colored side.

 

Step 7

Fold top corner down to center of creases that you made.

Fold top corner down to center of creases that you made.

Crease it.

Crease it.

 

Step 8

Unfold to reveal crease.

Unfold to reveal crease.

 

Step 9

Fold top corner down to rest on the crease you made in the last step.

Fold top corner down to rest on the crease you made in the last step.

 

Step 10

Fold the bottom corner up to crease the center crease line.

Fold the bottom corner up to crease the center crease line.

 

Step 11

Open back up to reveal creases.

Open back up to reveal creases.

 

Step 12

Fold triangles down half way between edge and crease.

Fold triangles down half way between edge and crease.

 

Step 13

First fold right side over and then fold left side over the right side.

First fold right side over and then fold left side over the right side.

 

Step 14

Now fold bottom triangle back up.

Now fold bottom triangle back up.

 

Step 15

Turn over to the other side.

Turn over to the other side.

 

Step 16

A third from the bottom, pull at the paper then push forward to make a pleat

A third from the bottom, pull at the paper then push forward to make a pleat.

 

Step 17

Do again a third from the top.  Pleat looks like this.

Do step 16 again a third from the top.  Pleat looks like this.

 

Step 18

start pushing edges in to make corners rounded like snowballs.

It should look like this.  Now start pushing edges in to make corners rounded like snowballs.

 

Step 19

See how it is rounded now

See how it is rounded now… I just bent the non-rounded edges back to make rounder.

 

Step 20

Now draw on your origami snowman

Now draw on your origami snowman to make it come to life.

Isn’t your Origami Snowman cute?  How did your snowman turn out?  Make sure to let us know in the comments below.  Take a picture of it too…. you can share pictures in the comments as well.

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