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This cute and easy ORIGAMI Santa Claus would be a perfect Christmas craft to make with small children.

These origami Santa Clauses were made by a Japanese nursery teacher, who showed how to make it in his blog.

First of all, prepare 2 sheets of red origami papers (the back side has to be white).

<Santa’s Face>

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Fold 2 sides about 1 cm. Looks like white “L”.

Fold the rest of the red corner just a bit.

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Turn the paper over and fold 2 sides like an ice cream cone.

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Turn it over again and fold the “L” corner in (it’s going to be the chin).

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Fold the corner back (it’s going to be beard).

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Draw face as you like!

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<Santa’s Body>

Fold 2 sides about 1cm.

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Turn it over and fold in half to make a crease.

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Fold 2 sides to meet the center line.

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Open up the center diagonally.

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Fold the opened side in 3/4.

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Adjust the balance.

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Attach the face and the body.

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You can make a dwarf with different colored origami! 😉

Reference：Akira’s blog

Happy Holidays!!

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