Let's Make and Display! Origami Perfect for Halloween
Halloween is a big hit in Japan too!
Many children probably have Halloween parties at home, daycare, or kindergarten.
In this article, we’ll introduce Halloween origami that’s perfect for party decorations!
We’ve gathered all kinds of designs like jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, and witches—must-haves for Halloween.
It’s also a great activity to enjoy during the Halloween season!
Be sure to make them together with friends and family, and have a wonderful Halloween.
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Let’s make and display them! Origami perfect for Halloween (11–20)
Candy
“Trick or Treat,” the Halloween tradition meaning “mischief or sweets.” For this candy-giving main event of Halloween, origami candies are perfect to use.
They’re easy to make, so they’re great as room decorations, but they also seem like a fun idea to mix in with real candies when you want to make a gift case or basket a bit more festive.
And if someone comes asking for treats, it might be amusing to pull a little prank by handing them an origami candy and seeing whether they notice before opening it!
Spider
Among the many kinds of insects, spiders—with their particularly eerie shapes—are perfect for enhancing Halloween’s dark atmosphere.
Although spiders may seem difficult to fold, much of the process involves repeating inside folds, so once you get used to it, you might be surprised at how quickly you can make one.
Also, spiders are easy to arrange in darker colors like purple or brown, so they’re especially handy when you’ve used up the bright origami paper and only darker shades are left.
It’s definitely worth remembering!
Frankenstein
The monster Frankenstein from Mary Shelley, the British novelist, is also a perfect origami character for creating a spooky Halloween atmosphere.
Because it uses intricate folds to make the ears and hair, it’s especially recommended for people who are good at origami.
The key to this decoration is to draw the facial features with a marker after you finish folding, keeping in mind to give it a slightly scary expression.
If you also draw two large scars, one above and one below, it will instantly look much more like Frankenstein!
cross
Let me introduce a Halloween origami “cross” that isn’t a major motif but seems like it could be surprisingly useful.
You make it by cutting one sheet of origami paper in half, so you can create two crosses from a single sheet—what a nice bonus, right? A cross looks great on its own as a decoration, of course, but pairing it with other Halloween motifs like jack-o’-lanterns, Dracula, or ghosts really boosts the Halloween vibe.
And crosses aren’t just for Halloween—you can adapt them for Christmas and more, so it’s worth remembering how to make them!
werewolf
A werewolf is a legendary creature said to ‘look like an ordinary man during the day, but turn into a wolf at night and attack people and livestock.’ If you try making such a terrifying werewolf with origami, it actually turns out surprisingly cute.
Since you need to make the head and body separately, and there are steps where you repeatedly create crease lines along the way, the difficulty level for making the werewolf might be a bit high.
Also, there’s a final step where you draw features like the eyes and mouth on the face with a marker, so if you’re good with your hands, be sure to give it a try!