For 5-Year-Olds: Enjoy Autumn! Easy Origami Ideas
Autumn is the season when everything changes dramatically, with plenty of delicious foods and fun events like Halloween.
How about enjoying origami with an autumn theme as part of your crafts? In this article, we introduce autumn-themed origami ideas for five-year-olds.
We share various folding ideas, from tasty foods to cute animals, so combining different designs is also recommended.
Have fun making them while chatting about seasonal foods and Halloween stories.
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[For 5-year-olds] Enjoy Autumn! Easy Origami Ideas (71–80)
Perfect for Halloween! Halloween pumpkin

You can make an essential Halloween pumpkin with simple steps.
Fold the origami paper in half twice to make a square, then squash the pocketed sections to form two triangles.
Fold both side edges of the triangles toward the center line, flip the paper over, and fold the protruding corners inward.
Next, fold the left and right corners of the triangle toward the center line, then fold the newly created corners into small triangles to round the shape.
Finally, fold down the top corner, and fold it back so a little tip sticks up—your pumpkin is complete!
Also recommended for walls! Origami cosmos

Here’s an idea for making cosmos flowers with paper cutting.
Fold a piece of origami paper into a triangle three times to create crease lines, then unfold it back to the state of being folded once.
Fold the bottom edge on the right to line up with the leftmost crease, and fold the bottom edge on the left to line up with the center crease.
Fold the remaining right section along its crease, and fold again along the next remaining crease to stack the paper.
Draw petal lines and cut them out.
When you open it, you’ll have an 8-petal flower.
Slightly overlap the spaces between the petals by folding them, and place a yellow round sticker in the center.
Finally, curve the tips of the petals to give it a three-dimensional finish.
A ginkgo leaf you can make from a single sheet of origami paper

Let’s express the ginkgo leaves that color the autumn scenery vividly using origami.
First, fold the paper into a triangle to make a crease, then unfold it and place the paper so the crease runs horizontally.
Fold the two left edges toward the crease, then rotate and place the model so that the newly formed point faces downward.
Broadly speaking, the upper triangular part will be the ginkgo leaf, and the lower part will be the petiole (leaf stem).
From here, you’ll gradually shape it by adding fine creases, so make each fold carefully and press firmly with your fingers to set crisp crease lines.
For 5-Year-Olds: Enjoy Autumn! Easy Origami Idea Collection (81–90)
Fun in autumn! Roasted sweet potato origami

After folding the origami into a square and creasing it, open it up and place the paper so the crease runs horizontally.
Fold the top and bottom edges to the crease, then fold all four corners inward to complete the roasted sweet potato.
This alone gives plenty of autumn vibes, but let’s add one more touch.
Tear the roasted sweet potato you made in half, and insert a yellow “roasted sweet potato” made the same way inside.
Now you’ve made a half-eaten roasted sweet potato.
It also works as a wall decoration and seems like an idea that could contribute to children’s food education.
Three-dimensional cosmos

Here’s an idea for making a cosmos flower by combining identical parts.
Fold a sheet of origami paper in half into a triangle, then fold it in half into a triangle again, and place it so the triangle points downward.
Take the top layer’s left edge and fold it to meet the right edge, then fold it back again to align with the center line.
Slightly fold the right corner of the folded section inward, open that section up, and use the creases to shape it into a petal.
With one part completed, make eight parts total and assemble them by overlapping, tucking in any excess as you go to form the cosmos.
Adding a round sticker in the center makes it easy to represent the flower’s core.
ginkgo

These ginkgo origami pieces are perfect for autumn decorations.
The distinctive leaf shape will likely capture children’s interest.
For kids, we recommend using standard-size origami paper, which is easier to handle.
If making them together with the teacher, the teacher can use smaller paper to add variety.
You can also use them as wall or hanging decorations to brighten up the room and create a full autumn atmosphere.
Working together on the decorations will help strengthen bonds with the children.
Perfect for decorations! How to fold a dragonfly

When it comes to symbols of autumn in Japan, dragonflies come to mind, don’t they? This time, let’s introduce a dragonfly made of origami that’s perfect for autumn crafts.
Prepare two sheets of origami paper, some eyes, and a felt-tip pen, and let’s get started.
For the dragonfly’s body, make creases vertically and horizontally, then fold toward the center line to form a square shape.
When puffing up and shaping parts of the origami, the key is to use your fingertips as you fold.
Next, prepare the remaining sheet of origami to make the wings.
For the sections where you open the paper outward while folding it down, take your time and fold carefully.
Glue the body and wings together, then adjust the body’s shape at the end.
Attach the eyes, and it’s complete.


