Recommended for Halloween! How to make an easy origami ghost with a 3-year-old
When October comes around and you start seeing Halloween decorations all over town, don’t you feel a little excited?
Let’s make Halloween, a favorite for both adults and children, even more fun with crafts using origami!
This time, we’re sharing lots of origami ghost ideas perfect for three-year-olds.
Some ideas are simple enough for children to make on their own, while others have a few more steps—but there are plenty of projects they can enjoy making together with a teacher or an adult!
Be sure to make them together and have fun celebrating Halloween!
Since the children’s creations are treated as works of art, we refer to them in the text as “seisaku” (制作), meaning “production” or “art project.”
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Recommended for Halloween! How to Make a Simple Origami Ghost with a 3-Year-Old (11–20)
Cute ghost
It’s nice when you can make a seasonal craft with just one sheet of origami, isn’t it? With this ghost origami, the key point is to fold the bottom, wavy part at angles that give it a ghost-like look.
Once you open up the body section and tuck it in, the rest of the folding is simple.
Make lots of them—of course for ghost-themed crafts—and try sticking them on a string to create a garland.
It’ll boost the Halloween vibe and make it even more fun.
Let’s liven up Halloween with these cute little ghosts!
triangle ghost
Origami that’s easy to fold is always popular with kids, right? This one is a simple ghost you can make with origami.
The key is to fold the body and face separately.
The steps are straightforward, so even children trying a ghost origami for the first time should find it easy.
It’s cute to add expressions using round stickers or felt-tip pens, however you like.
Try using different colors of origami paper! Once you’re done, it’s also great for decorating walls and other spaces.
A ghost with a cute shape
Would you like to make an adorable, rounded Halloween ghost? The basic method is simple, but there may be a few steps that are a bit tricky for three-year-olds, so teachers or guardians should help as needed.
Starting from a square shape, you fold the corners to create a rounded look.
The ghost’s horizontally stretched tail also turns out cute! To finish, draw the ghost’s eyes, mouth, and hands.
With children’s imagination, you’ll get all kinds of expressions.
You can decorate a wall with them or attach them to a candy gift!
A three-dimensional ghost of a hand
This is an origami ghost with uniquely three-dimensional-looking hands.
Adding the 3D effect might seem a bit tricky, but it’s actually surprisingly easy! Imagined from a front-facing view, it features the ghost’s distinctive drooping hands.
The steps are simple, so even three-year-olds can make it easily.
It’s great for Halloween crafts and decorations.
Try different sizes and colors of origami paper, and give it an original face—your creation will turn out wonderfully.
A self-sufficient ghost
Speaking of Halloween, it’s all about ghosts, right? Here’s an easy way to make a Halloween ghost with origami.
You can make a ghost using just one sheet of origami paper in your favorite color.
The key point is to fold the part that becomes the ghost’s hat firmly so the color shows.
This ghost can stand on its own once finished, so be sure to make crisp folds where it needs to stand! Once you draw the ghost’s face with a felt-tip pen, it’s complete.
It’s cute as a decoration, and I think it would also be fun to play with as a tapping-sumo ghost at Halloween events.
Halloween paper fan
Why not try making a Halloween-themed paper fan, a classic decoration for parties? Divide a standard sheet of origami paper into four equal parts and use three pieces folded in an accordion style.
If dividing into quarters feels like too much work, you can save time by using smaller-sized origami paper.
Any steps involving scissors or a craft knife should always be done by an adult.
You can have the kids do the accordion folding, and let an adult assemble the pieces into a paper fan! Decorate them with Halloween motifs—orange for a jack-o’-lantern, black for a black cat or bat, and white for a mummy—to enjoy a festive look.
Recommended for Halloween! How to make an easy origami ghost with a 3-year-old (21–30)
Easy and cute Halloween ghost
After folding the paper in half into a triangle twice to make creases, open it and place the origami so the creases form a cross.
Fold the bottom corner up to the center to make a crease, then fold the top corner down to align with that crease.
Fold the left and right corners to the center line to crease them, then unfold.
Make step folds so the creases you just made overlap with the center line, open the pocketed parts, and squash-fold them into triangles.
These will be the ghost’s hands.
Fold both top corners into small triangles to round the ghost’s head, then fold the left and right edges of the bottom corner to the center line to form the tail.
Turn the paper over, fold both hands inward, and fold the tail up at an angle.
It’s complete.
