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!
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October Origami for Preschoolers: A Collection of Seasonal Ideas (1–10)
Cute autumn-leaf origami
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Here’s an idea for a maple leaf made by combining parts.
If you use 7.5 cm origami paper, you’ll get a nicely sized leaf.
First, fold the paper into a triangle to make a crease, then open it.
Place the paper so the crease runs horizontally, and fold the left edge in to meet the crease.
Next, fold the right corner toward the center and tuck it underneath the section you just folded.
With the isosceles triangle positioned upside down, fold the top edge from both sides to align with the center line.
Open the small triangles on the left and right into diamond shapes, and one part is complete.
Make five identical parts, stack and glue them together, then roll another piece of origami to make the stem and attach it.
Easy! Halloween Pumpkin

Fold the origami paper twice to make a small square.
Flatten both of the pocket sections formed by the folds into triangles, then fold the left and right edges of one of the triangles toward the center line.
Turn the paper over and fold up the part sticking out at the bottom to hide it as a triangle.
Next, fold the left and right corners of the other triangle toward the center line, then tuck the two corners created by the folds slightly inward.
Finally, fold the top corner downward, then fold it back up a little so the tip sticks out slightly, and your pumpkin is complete.
Origami of acorns and chestnuts

After folding the origami into a triangle twice to make creases, open it up and fold the top corner down to meet the center.
Fold the top edge down to align with the horizontal crease, then fold it down once more along the crease and fold the entire paper into a triangle.
This folded section will become the acorn’s cupule (cap).
Turn the paper over, fold the left and right corners inward so they overlap at the center, then slightly fold in the five corners to refine the shape.
Flip it back to the front, and you’ll have a cute acorn.
This idea works best with double-sided origami paper.
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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.
Easy and cute bagworm

Let’s use three sheets of origami paper to make a bagworm that evokes an autumn scene.
Use one sheet for the bagworm’s face and the remaining two sheets to make the bag.
The face looks like an acorn wearing a cap, and the steps are simple.
However, since this idea uses small origami paper, folding the corners to refine the shape might be a bit tricky.
For the bag, there’s a step where you flatten a pouch-like part, so tools like a toothpick or a thin stick can be helpful.
Once the head and the bag are done, stack them vertically and glue them together.
Draw the face to finish.
For three-year-olds, it’s recommended to use larger sheets of origami paper.
Full moon rabbit for moon viewing

Fold the left and right edges of the origami to meet at the center, then fold the top edge down to the center in the same way.
Squash the folded-down section into a boat shape, then fold up the left and right sides to create the rabbit’s ears.
Fold the side corners and the top corners of the ears inward to refine the rabbit’s shape.
On the remaining lower section, cut a slit along the crease from the center outward on the top layer only, then open it into a rectangle.
Make another slit in the lower section as well, leaving the center uncut, then round the lower part of the rabbit’s face and fold the rectangle to represent a round moon.
Overlap the moon behind the rabbit to finish.
How to fold a cute fox

After folding the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, open it, then fold the left and right edges to meet the central crease.
Next, fold the top and bottom edges to meet the horizontal central crease.
Open and flatten the folded top and bottom sections into boat shapes, then make a mountain fold down the center so the two boats overlap.
Hold the lower-left corner of the top boat and fold it upward perpendicular to the boat to form the fox’s face.
Fold the right corner upward toward the back, keeping the two layers together.
The remaining part is the body, and the section you just folded up is the tail.
Draw the face to finish it cutely.


