How to Fold an Origami Castle

Have you ever imagined that one day you could live in a spacious, majestic castle and live a free life in it? Perhaps we can use three pieces of paper to pretend to realize this little fantasy – fold a cute origami castle!

This castle likely has two or three floors, and the small houses on both sides may serve as turrets to defend it from intruders. The design of the windows and door adds charm and realism, making the castle appear more lovely and lifelike.

This is a flat version of a castle, so it won’t be too difficult to make. If you want to make a castle for a witch, you can use dark-colored paper to make the castle part, such as dark blue or black. The windows can also use black paper to represent that there is no light in the rooms.

This origami project is interesting, just a few folds will turn paper into a cute castle. You’ll have a lot of fun making it. It’s an ideal decoration for a theme party or a perfect little activity for you to kill time.

If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.

Folding time: 30 minutes
Paper: 15×15 cm / 3
Total steps: 34
Difficulty: Intermediate

Material

Prepare three pieces of 15×15 cm square paper to create an 18.75×9.6 cm origami castle. Feel free to customize your castle by using different colors of papers.

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Take one of the sheets of paper and make the top part of the castle, place it with the desired display side face down to begin folding, then fold it in half vertically, crease well, and unfold to leave a crease.

Step 2

Fold the top left and right edges to align with the vertical crease, and unfold them.

Step 3

Fold the top left edge to align with the crease on the right side you made in the previous step, shown by the black line, then fold it back along the vertical crease indicated by the dotted line [pictures 1 and 2].

Fold the top right edge to align with the top left edge, then fold it back along the vertical crease shown by the dotted line [pictures 3 and 4].

Step 4

Here, we can see two edges indicated by the red lines, and fold them up to align with the edges shown by the grey lines separately. Crease them well, and unfold them.

Step 5

Open the two corners at the bottom, squash and flatten them upward along the dotted lines that connect two red spots.

Step 6

Fold up both the left and right points backward along the dotted lines.

Step 7

Turn over the paper from left to right, bring up the right edge of the top layer, then fold down the top point pf the small triangle along the dotted line. Put down the edge you lifted.

Step 8

Repeat this for the left side. Bring up the left edge of the top layer, then fold down the top point of the small triangle along the dotted line. Put down the edge you lifted.

Step 9

Flip the paper over from back to front.

Step 10

Fold the bottom point up to meet the line connecting the left and right points.

Step 11

Fold the bottom right edge a little along the dotted line and then squash the resulting tiny corner [pictures 1 and 2].

Repeat this for the bottom left edge [pictures 3 and 4].

Step 12

Fold down the top left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease, then turn over the paper from left to right.

Step 13

Fold down the top point, then fold it back to the top side to complete a pleat fold. Turn over the paper from left to right.

Step 14

Rotate the paper 90 degrees from left to right, and focus on the small corner we marked with a red dotted circle. Inside reverse fold this small corner, then rotate the paper 90 degrees from right to left.

Step 15

Similarly, inside reverse fold the small corner on the right side.

Step 16

Flip over the paper from left to right.

Step 17

Take out another piece of paper to make another part of the castle. Place the paper with the desired display side face up, fold and unfold it horizontally, then vertically, getting two creases.

Step 18

Flip the paper over from left to right.

Step 19

Fold and unfold the paper in half diagonally from both sides.

Step 20

Now, use both hands to press the two middle points on the right and left edges. Then push it down to make the middle points of the three edges meet the middle point of the bottom edge.

Flatten the fold to get a triangle.

Step 21

Fold the left edge of the top layer along the black dotted line.

Step 22

Fold the top layer on the right side to the left along the middle vertical crease, then fold the left edge of this layer along the white dotted line, making the folded edge flush with the edge of the layer below it. Then, unfold it and fold this layer back to the right. Finally, fold its right edge down along the crease you just made.

Step 23

Fold the bottom edge of the top layer up and flatten the two resulting corners.

Step 24

Fold down the two top points on the left and right side.

Step 25

Fold the bottom left and right points to meet the center point of the square marked as a red spot, crease them well, and unfold them.

Fold the bottom two points again along the creases you just made, and tuck it under the square. Flatten the fold, adjust them well, and turn the paper over from left to right.

Step 26

Apply glue to the back of the bottom part of the castle, as shown in the second picture. Then, assemble the two parts by tucking the top part into the pocket of the bottom part.

Step 27

Take out the last piece of paper, we are going to make the windows for the castle. Place the paper with the desired display side facing down, fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it.

Step 28

Fold the bottom edge to align with the horizontal crease, and unfold it.

Step 29

Fold the bottom edge to align with the horizontal crease you made in the previous step, and unfold it.

Step 30

Fold the bottom edge to align with the horizontal crease you made in the previous step, and unfold it. Cut the paper along the two creases indicated by the dotted lines.

Step 31

Take out the small rectangle we marked No.1, fold it in half vertically four times, and unfold the paper, and you will get a lot of vertical creases.

Step 32

Cut the paper along the vertical creases to create twelve small squares, which will serve as the windows for the castle.

Step 33

Cut the rectangle paper marked No.3 and cut it along the dotted line to get the shape of an arch door.

Step 34

Glue the door and windows to the castle.

Our origami house is also super cute; it is a 3-D version and also simple to make, you can place this house beside your castle as a small firewood room.

Don’t forget to plant some origami grasses and origami flat tulips around your castle to make it look more lively and fabulous.

Origami House

Origami Grass

Flat Tulip

What’s Next

Now you have completed making this cool origami castle. Next, check out our other creative paper folding ideas, which are as cool and interesting as this castle. Happy folding!