Christmas Origami Workshop

I signed us up for an origami workshop in Sapporo.  Ted isn’t usually so crazy about crafty things like this, but since it’s my birthday, he agreed to participate.

 

They had a beautiful display of folded paper Christmas things.  I want to learn to make all of them!

 

In our two hour workshop, we learned to make three things – a Christmas tree with snow, a Santa, and a box. We each received a packet of supplies.

 

The first was the tree, made up of three parts of green tree and a brown base, and put together with glue stick.  It was not so difficult.

 

Next was Santa San, which had more folds, so was a bit more difficult, but I was still able to do it. The teacher and the Japanese participants at our table must have thought I couldn’t follow along or couldn’t understand what to do because they kept trying to take my paper and do the folding (sometimes not folding it as straight as I would have). I wanted to do it myself, but didn’t want to be rude.

 

 

The third project was a little box.  I had done something like this out of old cards years ago, but had forgotten how to do it.  These are very cute and I want to make more of them.

 

One woman at our table was from Malaysia, but most of the other participants were Japanese.  There was a group of children who were quicker at this than the adults.

 

It was a fun workshop!  Maybe we’ll make some more of these at home. Or maybe I will make more and Ted will look at them. (Really, he did very well with it!)