Parents and kids will be hooked! Easy pumpkin origami ideas—perfect for Halloween crafts.
I want to enjoy origami with my child during the Halloween season! In this article, we’ll introduce origami pumpkin ideas that are perfect for you.
We’ve gathered a variety of folding methods, from simple flat designs to three-dimensional pieces with a strong presence.
You can choose based on your child’s age and comfort level with origami, so you’ll enjoy the time making them together.
Origami pumpkins are also great for preparing for a Halloween party, so be sure to find your favorite design and give it a try!
Kids and parents will be hooked! Easy pumpkin origami ideas. Perfect for Halloween crafts (1–10)
Munch-munch pumpkin
With an origami pumpkin whose mouth opens and closes, kids will have fun both making it and playing with it afterward.
The mouth moves up and down, and you can make it with a single sheet of origami paper.
Start by folding the paper in half and then into quarters to create crease lines, and proceed with the folds.
Draw triangular eyes and a nose, and when you move the mouth area with your fingers, you’ll have a jack-o’-lantern that opens and closes its mouth.
It’s cute not only in orange but also when made with yellow or purple origami paper.
It would be a fun activity to make and play with at Halloween events as well.
3D pumpkin with two sheets of origami paper
If you want to make stylish origami, this 3D pumpkin using two sheets of origami paper is recommended.
This piece has a very complex shape and is fairly challenging, but it results in a realistic and fashionable form.
Although the process involves many steps like cutting and gluing, it doesn’t actually require advanced folding skills—just steady, detailed folding.
If you enjoy meticulous work, you might find it fun instead.
It’s especially recommended for households with children who like making small, detailed crafts.
Ghost in a pumpkin
This is a fun piece featuring a ghost inside a jack-o’-lantern ghost.
Although it consists of two characters—the jack-o’-lantern ghost and the ghost—you can make it with a single sheet of origami paper.
Fold it into a triangle, open it up, and start folding the jagged teeth that are characteristic of a jack-o’-lantern ghost.
There are a few slightly tricky steps, but try working through them together as a parent-child activity.
Once it’s finished, draw eyes and a nose, or have it hold a broom, candy, or a stick to give it a cute look.
It’s also recommended to fold the hands into rounded shapes.
A ghost pumpkin wearing a hat
While simple pumpkin shapes or paper crafts can create plenty of Halloween atmosphere, if you want a more authentic origami vibe, this pumpkin ghost with a hat is recommended.
It’s an origami project where you make the pumpkin part and the hat part separately, and since many of the folds are similar to those for a paper crane, elementary school children should be able to make it without any trouble.
In the video, they cut purple paper and place it on black origami to create the hat’s pattern, but using white origami and coloring it black and purple is also a great option.
A pumpkin that breaks after five folds
Here I’ll introduce a craft that even small children can make easily: this pumpkin that takes just five folds.
As the name suggests, it’s a very simple piece that’s completed by folding the small origami paper five times.
You draw the pumpkin’s face with a pen at the end, so kids can enjoy both origami and drawing.
However, because there are so few folds, it can tear or wrinkle easily, so it may be hard to keep for a long time.
I recommend using thicker origami paper if possible.
A 3D pumpkin made with two pieces of different sizes
In households with children, you probably have various types of origami paper.
For such families, we recommend this Halloween craft: a 3D pumpkin made with two sheets of origami in different sizes.
As the name suggests, you use two sheets of different sizes—the larger one becomes the pumpkin’s body, and the smaller one forms the vine.
It may seem like a complicated folding process, but as long as you make firm creases at the beginning, the rest is easy, making it an origami project that even young children can enjoy.
3D pumpkin
I’d like to introduce a slightly more advanced origami project: this 3D pumpkin.
It’s a bit challenging for children, but if they follow the steps carefully, even lower elementary school students can make it.
This piece uses a total of seven sheets of origami paper.
First, make six segments using orange paper and glue them together.
Then make one vine piece and insert it into the six connected segments.
Liquid glue is fine, but depending on the paper’s texture it can cause warping, so a glue stick is recommended.