Even younger kids are captivated! Origami ideas full of November’s seasonal charm
Beautiful autumn foliage in November.
In nursery schools and kindergartens, you want to nurture children’s imagination and fine motor skills through seasonal origami.
However, complex folds can be difficult for younger children.
In this article, we introduce origami activities featuring November-themed motifs—such as fallen leaves, acorns, and maple leaves—that even younger children can enjoy folding.
Even with simple steps, the results can be wonderful pieces that make children’s eyes shine.
Use this as a guide to enjoy a fun origami time with the kids!
Even toddlers are captivated! Origami ideas full of November’s seasonal charm (1–10)
Also great for scissor practice! Origami with fallen leaves
Here’s an origami idea for fallen leaves that also helps kids practice using scissors.
Place the colored side up and fold the paper into a triangle.
Next, make accordion folds from the left edge in 1 cm widths.
Once the accordion folds are done, unfold back to the triangle and fold up the base diagonally so that the left side becomes thicker.
Fold the top corners outward into small triangles, then slowly open the paper.
Tuck the triangular corner tips to the back to shape it like a leaf.
Open the white section on the left edge, make a slit on the opposite side, and form the leaf stem.
After that, add small cuts or folds as you like to give it the look of a fallen leaf.
A cricket you can fold with origami
Here’s how to make a cricket that signals the arrival of autumn.
The steps are simple, perfect for young children.
First, fold the origami paper twice to make a small triangle, then squash the pocketed part to form two squares.
Open one of them and squash-fold it into a diamond shape.
Open the lower corner of the diamond to the left and right, then fold both sides of the bottom corner inward along the center line.
The thin sections on both sides will be the cricket’s legs.
Slightly fold down the top corner, then fold both corners of that crease into small triangles to make the tail end.
Flip the paper over, make a curled fold at the bottom corner to form the head, then fold the paper in half along the vertical center line.
Finish with a pleat (step) fold to add movement to the legs, and you’re done.
Origami Squirrel You Can Fold from a Single Sheet!
Here’s an idea for making a squirrel out of origami, perfect for autumn crafts.
First, fold the paper into a triangle.
Then, as if making a paper cup, fold both corners inward so they cross over and overlap.
Turn the paper upside down, and fold the corners you just made upward to create the squirrel’s ears.
Flip the paper over, and fold up one layer of the bottom corner into a triangle.
Fold a small part of that corner to the back to represent the squirrel’s white belly.
Flip the paper over again, fold up the remaining bottom corner, then make a small cut near the left edge and shape it into the tail.
Draw the body pattern and face with a pen to finish.
Easy and cute! Origami chestnut
Here’s an idea for making a chestnut in just seven folds.
First, to create the creases, fold the origami paper in half into a square twice.
Once folded, open it with the colored side facing up.
Fold the bottom edge up to meet the center crease, then flip the paper over and fold both top corners in toward the center.
Finally, fold both bottom corners toward the center to finish.
Turn the origami to the front, and if you draw small black dots on the white part with a pen, it will look even more like a chestnut—highly recommended.
If you want a rounder shape, lightly fold the corners to the back.
Easy! How to fold an apple
Let’s make a winter treat—an apple—using two sheets of origami paper.
You’ll need a standard 15 cm red sheet for the fruit and a small orange sheet for the stem.
First, we’ll make the fruit.
Place the red paper with the white side facing up, fold it in half top to bottom, and crease well.
Fold the bottom edge up to the crease.
Fold the top left and right corners in toward the center.
Rotate the paper 180 degrees, then fold three corners inward into triangles.
Next, fold the two new side corners inward the same way.
Cut a small slit at the center of the top edge, open the cut outward and crease—this completes the fruit.
For the stem, fold the orange paper into a rectangle, then roll it tightly from a corner to make a thin strip.
Attach it into the slit you made, and your origami apple is finished.
Great for moon viewing! Pampas grass origami
Perfect for the Night of the Thirteenth Moon! Want to make pampas grass with origami? Prepare a 15×7.5 cm sheet of origami paper.
First, fold it in half lengthwise, matching the top and bottom edges—repeat this step three times to make a long, narrow strip.
Next, place the paper vertically, fold it in half top to bottom, and crease well.
Cut a vertical slit along one of the existing fold lines on either the left or right.
Then, take the top of the bundle that’s separated by the slit and fold it 90 degrees to the right.
Open the base to give the ears some dimension, then change the angle and fold the remaining sections diagonally.
Offset the overlapping ears and adjust the shape, and your pampas grass is complete.
Cute ghost ideas
You can make a ghost out of a single sheet of white origami paper.
First, fold the paper into a triangle to make a crease, then fold the two left edges in to meet the crease.
Next, fold the upper and lower corners that face each other along the crease outward into triangles, and then fold the remaining two right edges in to meet the crease.
Now the ghost’s hands are done.
Rotate the paper to the left so it’s vertical, fold the top corner down, and fold both top corners into triangles to form the head.
Finally, fold the bottom corner up on a diagonal, then use that crease to make a triangular squash fold, and you’re finished.
Draw a face to make it cute.