Make an origami ghost to capture the spirit of Halloween! This super easy, kid-friendly flat ghost has step-by-step instructions. The most exciting part is drawing the different facial emotions of that ghost: either smiling, horrible, or cute. It’s your choice!
Whether it’s a themed party or Halloween, this origami ghost can bring a whimsical touch to any occasion and is a great project to enhance the eerie atmosphere of festivals and environments.
We also offer other origami for Halloween, like cute Origami Pumpkin, cool Origami Bat, and easy Origami Witch Hat, they’ll make your Halloween!
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.
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Origami Witch Hat
- Folding time: 5 minutes
- Paper: 15cm x 15cm
- Difficulty: Easy
Material
Get a piece of 15cm x 15cm origami square paper with different colors on each side, to create a 11.5cm x 9.15cm origami ghost.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Place the paper with the desired display color side down to begin folding, fold it in half horizontally, and unfold it.
Step 2
Fold it in half vertically, and unfold it.
Step 3
Fold the top and bottom points to meet the center intersection point, crease them well, and unfold them.
Step 4
Fold the top point to meet the intersection point on the bottom, indicated by the red spot.
Step 5
Fold the left and right points indicated by the red spots to meet the other red spot in the middle of the paper, and indicated by the red spot as well. Crease them well and unfold them.
Step 6
Fold the left point of the paper, indicated by a red spot toward the right side, to meet the other red spot formed by the creases.
Step 7
Take the top edge of the top layer, fold it to align with its left edge [picture 1]
Fold the bottom right edge of the small triangle, indicated by the red dotted line along the black dotted line, then flatten the fold [pictures 2 and 3]
Finally, fold down the top triangle [pictures 4 and 5]
Step 8
Fold the right point of the paper to meet the left point.
Step 9
Similar to step 7, take the top edge of the top layer, fold it to align with its right edge [picture 1]
Fold the bottom left edge of the small triangle, indicated by the red dotted line along the black dotted line, then flatten the fold [pictures 2 to 4]
Finally, fold down the top triangle [pictures 5 and 6]
Step 10
Fold down the top left and right corners along the black dotted lines.
Step 12
Fold up the bottom point toward the left side along the black dotted line.
Step 13
Flip the paper over.
Step 14
Fold down the two hands of this ghost.
Step 15
Paint an expression on it.
What’s Next
Such a lovely origami ghost is done, you may want more different origami, so next you can explore other easy and interesting origami ideas. Enjoy folding!
