October origami for preschoolers: a collection of seasonal ideas
October is the month when autumn events and Halloween draw near.
How about creating a festive seasonal mood with origami? Here, we introduce projects perfect for this time of year that you can make with kindergarteners, like moon-viewing rabbits, Halloween pumpkins, and autumn leaves.
We’ve gathered a variety of fun pieces that you and the children can enjoy with excitement.
Use these ideas to make lots of creations, decorate your room, and soak up the autumn atmosphere.
Let’s enjoy a wonderful autumn world that unfolds from a single sheet of origami together!
October Origami for Preschoolers: A Collection of Seasonal Ideas (1–10)
It moves! A flapping batNEW!
This is perfect for Halloween decorations or toys, with wings that flap amusingly.
First, cut the origami paper into a long rectangle and fold it in half vertically to make a crease.
Then fold both ends into triangles toward the center.
Keeping that shape, fold it in half vertically again, and fold further in the same direction to add a light crease at the center.
Next, flip it over and insert a finger at the center to make two creases.
Reinforce the creases you made earlier, and it’s done! By lightly holding the top and bottom of the center and moving them, the wings on both sides will flap.
Perfect for Halloween! Black Cat Origami
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7280820202445524226After folding the paper into a square using the zabuton fold, lift two of the corners gathered at the center to make the cat’s ears.
Fold the corners sticking out from the base of the ears inward, then tuck in the remaining corners to shape the face.
Flip the paper over, and your cute cat is complete! Draw the face and whiskers to finish it off.
The vibe changes depending on the color of the paper, so try making it in your favorite color.
If you pop a witch’s hat on it, it might feel even more Halloween-y!
Origami Squirrel Arrangement
https://www.tiktok.com/@poccle/video/7266419075482537234Fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold both side corners diagonally upward toward the center to make a cup shape.
Flip the origami so top and bottom are reversed, and fold the corners you just made diagonally upward to form the squirrel’s ears, then turn the paper over.
Fold up a small portion of the top layer at the bottom corner, then roll-fold it further to create the white belly.
Cut into the remaining single layer and shape it into the tail.
Draw the face with a pen and add patterns on the body to finish.
Making some acorns to display alongside it will help create an even more autumnal feel.
Cute mushrooms on the wall, too.
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7283764125321170177Fold the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, then open it.
Fold the top left and right corners in to meet at the center.
Turn the paper over, fold the bottom edge up to match the horizontal crease, then turn it over again and fold the left and right sides in along the vertical creases.
Fold the top triangular part downward, then use that crease to make a pleat fold.
Squash the pleated sections from both sides into triangles to form the mushroom’s cap and stem.
Finally, tuck the remaining corners inward to round out the shape, and you’re done.
Drawing a face on it makes it even cuter.
Grapes made with origami
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOBGrCtEvxb/Open the origami after folding it into a triangle, and place it so the crease runs horizontally.
Fold the two left edges in to meet the crease, then fold the right corner toward the center.
If the origami forms an isosceles triangle, the base for the grapes is complete.
Apply double-sided tape to the front and attach crumpled tissue paper to represent the grape berries.
Finally, glue on a stem made from construction paper to finish.
Using several shades of the same color for the tissue paper gives a vibrant look.
Switch to green to make muscat grapes.
One-sheet fold! Autumn tree
Let’s try making a freestanding autumn tree.
We’ll begin with a series of crease-making steps.
Since you’ll be folding along these creases later, please proceed carefully.
Note that there are steps where you only make creases on certain sections without folding everything.
Once the creases are in place, the trunk and the base of the leaves come together in an instant.
The part where you create the branches is a bit tricky, but adding them makes a noticeable difference in the final result, so give it your best.
For the trunk, flatten the pocketed section, and finish by forming a small triangle at the end.
Let’s make a ghost!
Fold the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases.
Open it, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the horizontal crease.
From there, make additional creases and squash-fold the left and right sides into boat shapes.
On one of the boats, squash only one corner into a square to create the ghost’s face.
The sides of the face will be the hands, and the remaining part becomes the bottom.
Use the creases on the hands to create indentations so they look three-dimensional—that’s the key.
Soften the head by folding the corners to make it round, and finish by folding the bottom part up at a diagonal.
Draw the face with stickers or a pen to complete it.