On new year holidays every craftswoman tries to make various decorations. Origami Santa Claus is original decoration, which can be made from plain paper. It is not expensive and very convenient to use. Snowflakes and other themed products are cut out of paper, as well as interesting garlands and Christmas decorations.
In addition to the fact that the house needs to be decorated with toys and tinsel, the New Year tree (Christmas tree or pine) must also be decorated. Under Christmas tree It is customary to fold gifts and put up figures of Father Frost and Snow Maiden. They are also easy to make yourself. For example, you can use the modular origami technique, in which special paper blanks are folded according to a certain pattern.
Origami Santa Claus is an original decoration that can be made from plain paper
How to prepare modules for work?
Making an origami Santa Claus craft is very simple if you understand the principle.
Important! The main thing is to stock up on elements desired color, and then fold them in a certain sequence.
Making an origami Santa Claus craft is very simple if you understand the principle This is very interesting job, which will be useful for children. The technique of modular origami can be taught to a child, and after that he will be able to independently create interesting crafts and home decorations. The peculiarity of this process is that absolutely no glue is used, and scissors are needed only at the very initial stage. The rest of the time, the child can work on the craft himself and parents will not have to worry about the baby getting hurt with a sharp object or using glue for other purposes.
7 rows of white modules On a note! The modular origami technique itself involves the use of paper elements that will be folded in a certain sequence; most often you can find patterns that use 1/16 or 1/32 modules.
8 row - 4 white, 26 blue Here we are talking about how many parts it is necessary to divide an A4 sheet in order to make elements for work from it.
Row 9 - 3 white, 27 blue Modules are prepared from each individual piece of paper. To do this, you need to fold it in half, then connect the edges to get a triangle, the lower part of which will protrude slightly. Here we also bend the edges to the middle line. Received smooth paper triangle fold it in half and get a module for further work. The same must be done with the remaining elements. The number and color of modules depends on the specific scheme.
10, 11, 12 rows Modular Santa Claus
To work on origami Santa Claus, you will need to prepare white, red and light pink blanks; in total, it takes 1163 elements to make the figure. Of these, 559 will be white, 529 red, 47 pink and another 28 light pink.
13-18 row Step by step assembly Modular origami Santa Claus looks like this. The first 5 rows, each of which will consist of 30 red modules, need to be laid out from white elements in a circle. In the sixth row you need to lay out 4 white elements, and the rest will be red. There will be only 3 white modules in the seventh row. They should be located above what was laid out in the sixth row. The eighth row is repeated similarly to the sixth.
Rows 19-23 Starting from the 9th row, a pink insert is added. It will alternate 1-2 in each row. They need to be placed on top of each other, just like the white elements. We cover everything else with red.
On the 19th row the pink modules should end. White element there will be only one in this row and it needs to be secured reverse side. In the 20th row there will be only red elements, but 2 new white modules are inserted above the white one from the previous row.
25 row Next are 2 red rows, behind which the formation of Santa Claus’s collar and beard will begin. In rows 22-24 we make only white elements. At 25 you need to start making a mouth from a light pink module. In row 26 there will be a couple of pink elements, and the rest are white.
Laying out modules The top of the face, which will follow the white beard, should also be made light pink. To do this, you need to calculate 8 elements of the desired color in the right place. For a product of this size, 4 rows for the face will be enough.
30 row Then everything is complemented by a couple of rows of white modules, which will symbolize the hat of Santa Claus, and then everything gradually decreases with red elements.
32 row Working using the modular origami technique is interesting because here you can show your imagination, and not act strictly according to an established scheme. In the process of creating origami Santa Claus, the artist may have a desire to add to the product additional elements. For example, it is not at all necessary to make Santa Claus with a long beard. Some people will want to make the character’s smile wider. In general, the proposed scheme can be easily changed.
Rows 37 and 38 As for colors, you can combine not only traditional red and white, but also blue or gold with white modules. Beginning origami artists can try their hand at smaller pieces, but it can be difficult to achieve realism in them, that is, the beard can blend into the face, hat, etc.
Video: Origami Santa Claus sleigh
Adding a red module in the center How to decorate a modular Santa Claus?
After the main work on creating a modular origami Santa Claus has been completed, it is worth putting the product in order using certain details. Santa Claus should have his hands done. They are easily made from a couple of rows of red and white. This fairy-tale character will also need a staff. It can be made from rolled paper, and the top can be decorated with a star cut out of silver or gold foil.
Video: Origami box Santa Claus
Laying out the sleeve The face of Santa Claus also needs some additional work. In the place where the light pink modules were used, you need to glue the eyes and red nose. All this can be cut out of colored paper, but the toy will look more impressive if the eyes are purchased in a specialized store, and the nose is made from a pin with a large round tip.
Santa Claus - front view You can install the product on a cardboard base, which should be pre-lubricated with glue and covered with silver glitter. It turns out great holiday decoration under the Christmas tree.
Santa Claus - rear view Santa Claus's sleigh
On a note! The fabulous origami Santa Claus will look great on its own, but if you add a few more details, you will get a whole composition that will not leave anyone indifferent.
For example, next to the figure of Santa Claus itself, you can put a fairy sleigh and even make horses. The latter option is considered a very complex product that only experienced craftsmen, so first you should pay attention to simpler sleds.
The modular origami Santa Claus sleigh will consist of 2 parts, that is, first of all you need to work on the top and back, and then you can move on to the front. It will take 633 red-brown modules and 269 yellow ones. The color of the sleigh can be changed if desired. For example, if possible, you can use glossy golden paper. Such a sled will look simply gorgeous.
As for Santa Claus's sleigh, the modular rigami is made step by step in a certain sequence. From the first to the third row we simply make 60 red-brown elements. In the fourth we alternate 4 yellow - 20 red - 4 yellow - 32 red. On the left side there will be the back of the sled, and on the right - the front. We start assembling the product from the back. In the fifth row we insert 1 yellow module - 31 brown - 1 yellow. From the sixth to the eighth we do the same, but with one less red-brown element each time.
Santa Claus on a sleigh In the ninth row there will be one yellow module on each side, and in the middle there will be 29 red ones. In the next 2 rows there is already one less brown-red.
In the 12th row there will be 4 yellow elements on the sides and 22 red-brown ones in the middle. From each edge there is one yellow triangle in the 13th and 15th rows and 21 brown triangles in the center. Also 14, 16 and 18, but in the middle there are only 20 red-brown elements. In the 17th and 19th rows there will be 19 red-brown ones, in addition to the side yellow ones, and in the 20th row there will be one less element. We complete this part with a row of yellow modules only.
After this, you can proceed to the design of the front side. Here 4 rows will already be ready, and from the fifth to the seventh we lay out one yellow one on the sides and from 17 to 15 red-brown ones. At the end there will be 18 yellow elements.
At this point, Santa Claus's sleigh can be considered ready. You can add a red bag to them using the modular origami technique, which is very simple to do. A traditional bag of gifts would be a great decoration for the sleigh. This product should be installed next to Grandfather Frost himself, and next to it should be a pile of miniature wrapped gifts made using a similar technique. The result is a very interesting holiday composition that will look great under the tree or on the New Year's table.
There is not much time left until the New Year. Let's not waste time and start slowly preparing for it. I invite everyone to try themselves in the art of paper folding.
Who is the most important magician at the New Year's holiday? That's right, of course, it's Santa Claus.
Shops offer a huge number of all kinds of souvenirs. How nice it is to give a gift made with your own hands!
Materials and tools for making Santa Claus on a sleigh:
- The square is red, painted on one side, its size is 15 cm;
- Cardboard of blue color density 250g/m2, its folded size is 10x15 cm;
- Textured white cardboard with a density of 160g/m2;
- Curly scissors “Large Wave”;
- Figured hole punch “Star”;
- Foil stars;
- White marker;
- Small pompoms: white and red;
- Eyes with a diameter of 5mm;
- PVA glue.
Father Frost
1. Place the square with the colored side facing you. Draw two lines: in the middle and on the left.
2. Bend the upper left corner to the nearest line.
3. Turn the square over. Now the corner is on the right.
4. Fold the right edge to the nearest line.
5. Fold the top edge, the fold line runs along the red border on the right.
6. Fold the left corner (both layers of paper) back.
7. Left side fold to the right towards the middle of the square. Now we see the corner folded back in the previous action.
8. Bend the corner to the left and up.
9. Perform the action: open and flatten the pocket.
10. Bend down the lower left corner.
11. Along the border of the upper side of the small triangle, make a fold on the lower side of the workpiece.
12. Carefully remove the small corner out.
13. At the bottom left, take out the second layer of paper and bend it up.
14. Bend the corner at the bottom left.
15. At the top left square, mark a diagonal and bend a corner to it.
16. Divide the angle in half. You should get a stripe.
17. Wrap it again.
18. The details of the head and sleigh of Santa Claus are already clearly drawn. We slightly open the corner of the part at the top right and bend it together with the lower small corner to the left.
19. Fold the bottom side up, and pull the right corner to the right.
20. Carefully fold the workpiece diagonally back. The result was a sled.
21. Let's start shaping the face of Santa Claus. To do this, bend back the right and left corners.
22. Please note: Santa Claus has a white triangle behind his back. Let's bend the corner. Well, now it looks like a bag of gifts.
Christmas tree
using origami technique
Now you can create a postcard. To do this, use curly scissors to cut out a snowdrift, glue it, decorate the background with stars and snowflakes New Year cards, glue on Santa Claus and the Christmas tree.
The idea for making Santa Claus was taken from the origami encyclopedia.
Christmas tree diagram - S. Sokolov Encyclopedia of needlework “Origami. Paper toys." Publishing house "Ripol Classic" 2002
For the New Year holidays, any craftswoman tries to make various decorations. Origami Santa Claus is an original decoration that can be made from ordinary paper. It is not expensive and very convenient to use. Snowflakes and other themed items are cut out of paper, and interesting garlands and Christmas tree decorations are also made.
In addition to the fact that the house must be decorated with toys and tinsel, the New Year tree (Christmas tree or pine) must also be decorated. People are supposed to put gifts under the New Year's tree and put figures of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. They are also easy to make yourself. For example, you can use the modular origami technique, in which special paper blanks are folded according to a certain pattern.
Origami Santa Claus is an original decoration that can be made from plain paper How to prepare modules for work?
Making an origami Santa Claus craft is very simple if you understand the principle.
Important! The main thing is to stock up on elements of the required color, and then put them in a certain sequence.
Making an origami Santa Claus craft is very simple if you understand the principle This is a very interesting job that will be useful for children. The technique of modular origami can be taught to a child, and after that he will be able to independently create interesting crafts and decorations for the home. The peculiarity of this process is that no glue is used, and scissors are needed only at the very initial stage. The rest of the time, the child can work on the craft himself and parents will not have to worry about the child getting hurt with a sharp object or using glue in the wrong direction.
7 rows of white modules On a note! The technique of modular origami itself involves the use of paper elements that will be folded in a certain sequence; most often you can find schemes that use 1/16 or 1/32 modules.
8 row - 4 snow-white, 26 blue Here we are talking about how many parts it is necessary to divide an A4 sheet in order to make elements for work from it.
Row 9 - 3 white, 27 blue Modules are prepared from each individual piece of paper. To do this, you need to fold it in half, then connect the edges to get a triangle, the body part of which will protrude slightly. Here we also bend the edges to the middle line. We fold the resulting smooth paper triangle in half and get a module for further work. The same must be done with the remaining elements. The number and color of modules depends on the specific scheme.
10, 11, 12 lines Modular Santa Claus
To work on origami Santa Claus, you will need to prepare snow-white, red and light pink blanks; in total, it takes 1163 elements to make the figure. Of these, 559 will be snow white, 529 red, 47 pink and another 28 light pink.
13-18 row The step-by-step assembly of modular origami Santa Claus looks like it follows. The first 5 rows, each of which will consist of 30 scarlet modules, need to be laid out from white elements in a circle. In the sixth line you need to lay out 4 white elements, and the rest will be red. In the seventh line there will be only 3 white modules. They must be placed above what was laid out in the sixth row. The eighth row is repeated similarly to the sixth.
19-23 lines Starting from the 9th row, a pink insert is added. It will alternate in any row 1-2. They need to be placed on top of each other, just like the white elements. We cover everything else in red.
On the 19th row the pink modules should end. There will be only one snow-white element in this row and it must be secured with the return side. In the 20th row there will be only red elements, but 2 new white modules are inserted above the snow-white one from the previous row.
25 row Next comes 2 scarlet rows, behind which the formation of Santa Claus’s collar and beard will begin. In lines 22-24 we make only white elements. At 25 you need to start making a mouth from a light pink module. In row 26 there will be a couple of pink elements, and the rest are white.
Laying out modules The top of the face, which will follow the white beard, should also be made light pink. To do this, you need to calculate 8 elements of the desired color in the right place. For a product of this size, 4 rows for the face will be enough.
30 row Then everything is complemented by a couple of rows of white modules, which will symbolize the hat of Santa Claus, and then everything gradually decreases with red elements.
32 row Working using the modular origami technique is fascinating because here you can show your imagination, and not act strictly according to an established scheme. In the process of creating origami Santa Claus, the artist may have a desire to add additional elements to the product. For example, it is not at all necessary to make Santa Claus with a long beard. Some people will want to give the character a wider grin. In general, the proposed scheme can be easily changed.
37 and 38 lines As for colors, you can combine not only traditional red with snow-white, but also blue or gold with white modules. Beginning origami artists can try their hand at smaller pieces, but they can be difficult to achieve realism, i.e. the beard can blend into the face, hat, etc.
Adding a red module in the middle How to decorate a modular Santa Claus?
After the main work of creating a modular origami Santa Claus has been completed, it is worth putting the product in order using certain details. Grandfather Frost should make a hand. They are easily made from a couple of rows of red and white paint. This fairy-tale character will also need a staff. It can be made from rolled paper, and the top can be decorated with a star cut out of silver or gold foil.
Laying out the duct The face of Santa Claus also needs some additional work. At the point where the light pink modules were used, it is necessary to glue the eyes and the scarlet nose. All this can be cut out of colored paper, but the toy will look more impressive if the eyes are purchased in a specialized store, and the nose is made from a pin with a thick round tip.
Santa Claus - front view You can install the product on a cardboard base, which should be pre-lubricated with glue and covered with silver sparkles. It makes an excellent festive decoration for the Christmas tree.
Santa Claus - rear view Santa Claus's sleigh
On a note! Fantastic origami Santa Claus will look great on its own, but if you add a few more details, you will get a whole composition that will not leave anyone indifferent.
For example, next to the figure of Santa Claus itself, you can put a fairy-tale sleigh and even make horses. The final option is considered a very complex product that only experienced craftsmen can handle, so first you should pay attention to quite a few simple sleds.
The modular origami Santa Claus sleigh will consist of 2 parts, that is, first of all you need to work on the top and back part, and then you can move on to the front part. Everything will cost 633 red-brown modules and 269 gold. The color of the sleigh can be changed if desired. For example, if possible, you can use glossy golden paper. Such a sleigh will look simply gorgeous.
As for Santa Claus's sleigh, the modular rigami is made step by step in a certain sequence. From the first to the third row we simply make 60 red-brown elements. In the fourth we alternate 4 yellow - 20 scarlet - 4 yellow - 32 red. On the left side there will be the back part of the sled, and on the right side there will be the front part. We start assembling the product from the back. In the fifth line we insert 1 yellow module - 31 brown - 1 yellow. We do the same from the sixth to the eighth, but with one less red-brown element each time.
Santa Claus on a sleigh In the ninth line there will be one yellow module on each side, and in the middle there will be 29 scarlet ones. In the next 2 rows there is already one less brown-red.
In the 12th row there will be 4 gold elements on the sides and 22 red-brown ones in the middle. From each edge there is one gold triangle in the 13th and 15th rows and 21 brown triangles in the center. Also 14, 16 and 18, but half only have 20 red-brown elements. In the 17th and 19th rows there will be 19 red-brown ones, in addition to the side gold ones, and in the 20th row there will be one less element. We complete this part with a row of just yellow modules.
After this, you can move on to designing the front side. Here 4 rows will already be ready, and from the fifth to the seventh we lay out one gold one on the sides and from 17 to 15 red-brown ones. At the end there will be 18 gold elements.
At this point, Santa Claus's sleigh can be considered ready. You can add a scarlet bag to them using the modular origami technique, which is made very simply. A traditional bag of gifts would be a great decoration for the sleigh. This product must be installed next to Grandfather Frost himself, and next to it must be placed a pile of miniature packaged gifts made using a similar technique. The result is a very interesting holiday composition that will look great under the tree or on the New Year's table.
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Natalia Shaposhnikova
Our children's favorite holiday is New Year. The kids learn a lot of songs and dances for this holiday, but they do even more wonderful ones. paper crafts and more. Today I will show you how you can do simple craft from paper -"Sled".
1. Take a sheet paper(A4 format) and draw with a stencil sled
2. Mark the fold lines
3. Now we draw the fastening parts - 2 strips. The length should correspond to the width of the sled seat, plus 1 cm on each side for gluing.
4. Cut out the blanks and fold along the marked lines
5. Glue the strips to sledge from the inside
6. Cut from paper mat, we design it according to our wishes and glue it to the seat of the sled
7. Tie a thread (rain) - the sled is ready.
As you noticed - the craft is easy to make, the children cope on their own. Such sled can be used in children's games of different ages. Kids - roll small animals. Older children - use in more complex games - organize competitions with each other, deliver goods to the store, etc.
Thank you for your attention.
