[Childcare] Things to make in October! Easy origami ideas
October is a month full of events like sports days and Halloween.
It’s also a great time to play outside and pick up acorns and fallen leaves while out on a walk.
In this article, we introduce origami ideas recommended for October.
We’ve gathered ideas you can use for Halloween decorations and autumn wall displays, such as ghosts, pumpkins, acorns, and ginkgo leaves.
Each idea features simple folds that kids can try, so give them a go if you like.
We also recommend stringing your creations together to make an autumn garland or hanging decoration.
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[Childcare] Things to make in October! Simple Origami Ideas (51–60)
Cute for moon-viewing too! A rabbit face
First, with the colored side facing out, fold along the diagonal to make a triangle.
Then crease by folding so that the left and right tips of the triangle meet.
Next, fold so that the 90-degree corner overlaps the center of the base, and then fold the left and right corners along the creases to form an overall diamond shape.
Fold the left and right corners to the center, and make a small fold in the bottom corner.
Finally, fold the top corner down to meet the left and right corners, and you’re done.
When you turn it over, it will be shaped like a rabbit’s face, so draw the face with a marker to finish.
The steps aren’t complicated, but there are quite a few folds, so take your time and give it a patient try.
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.
Cute Halloween candy
After folding the origami paper in half into a triangle twice to make creases, open it up and fold the top and bottom corners in to meet at the center.
Next, fold the bases of the two triangles you created in toward the center line.
Fold the left and right corners inward to make the origami a rectangle, then make stepped folds on the left and right sides.
Flatten the upper and lower parts of those stepped sections into triangles to form a candy shape.
If you fold the corners of the square in the middle to round them, it will look even more like candy.
Add patterns or decorate with stickers to finish it nicely.
Cute Halloween bat
Fold the paper into a triangle by matching the top and bottom corners.
Crease well, then open it.
This time, overlap the left and right corners slightly out of alignment and fold.
Fold up the base, leaving a little of the top corner of the triangle visible, then fold that remaining corner down—this will be the bat’s head.
Fold the paper in half along the vertical center line, and fold in the left and right sides of the head, aligning edges to edges, creasing as you go to shape the bat’s wings.
Once all the creases are made, open the paper and make wavy cuts along the lower part of the wings to finish.
Saury Origami
Fold the rectangular origami in half lengthwise to make it long and narrow, crease well, then unfold.
Fold the top and bottom edges toward the center crease, leaving a small gap.
Fold the two left corners to the center crease, unfold them, then invert the corners along those creases and squash into triangles.
Turn the paper over, fold the left triangular edge to the center crease to make it narrower, then fold the lower right corner up diagonally to meet the top edge.
Fold it back along the first crease you made.
This will be the fish’s tail, so fold the other side as well and adjust the shape.
Fold the origami along the center creases, draw eyes on the face with a pen, and you’re done.
Super easy! Fox face
This is a way to fold a fox face in just five folds.
First, fold the paper in half along the diagonal to make a triangle.
Next, fold so that the two 45-degree corners meet, creating a crease.
Then, fold so that the 90-degree corner aligns with the point where the crease intersects the base.
Finally, fold each of the 45-degree corners upward, and you’re done.
Turn it face up and draw the fox’s face.
With no complicated steps and only a few folds, this is an easy origami project to try.
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.
Easy way to make grapes
We’ll make this using sheets of origami paper cut in half.
First, fold the origami paper in half vertically, then fold all four corners in toward the crease.
Next, fold it in half so the fold is perpendicular to the first crease.
This will create two 90-degree corners; fold those corners inward toward the center to make creases.
Open it back up, then tuck along the creases to form a square.
Next, take the corner on the closed side of the square and make two small folds; when you open the square, it will look like two quadrilaterals connected together.
Finally, fold the corners to make an octagon, and you’re done.
Make four of these and glue them together to create a bunch of grapes.
Some steps may be a bit hard to understand, so please watch the video carefully as you work.
Since you’ll be making several of the same piece, the children will likely get better at it as they go!
Origami bat
Fold the origami paper twice to make a small triangle, then make a slit under the top corner, parallel to the base.
Make the slit from the side opposite the fold, being careful not to cut it off.
The upper triangular section you slit will become the bat’s head, and the lower part will be the wings.
Open the paper back into the large triangle, and fold the slit section toward the central crease to form the head shape.
Fold the same parts back to create the bat’s distinctive ears.
Use a zigzag (mountain–valley) fold for the junction between the head and body.
Finally, fold the remaining wings several times to add creases and give it a three-dimensional finish, and you’re done.