Origami n' Stuff 4 Kids

Halloween Monster Origami

Print and Fold a Monster Origami for Halloween!

Difficulty: Easy

Directions: (Follow the same directions as Cinco de Mayo doll)

1a. Print and cut out Halloween Monster's face and graveyard headstone along outer solid line.

1b. Cut out Halloween Monster body along outer solid line.
1c. Turn Halloween Monster body over so that the printed side is facing down.

2a. Crease along diagonal line as shown. Unfold.
2b. Repeat crease along diagonal line on other side, as shown. Unfold.
2c. Turn origami over so that the printed side faces up.
2d. Crease down along horizontal line as shown. Unfold.

3a. With printed side facing down, carefully "tent" fold upper body forward, as shown.
3b. Fold Halloween Monster's legs forward, as shown.
3c. Repeat on other side.

4a. Glue head onto body.
4b. Glue graveyard headstone as desired.
4c. Your Halloween Monster Origami doll is finished!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Halloween Pinwheel Spider

Classic Pinwheel for your pencil eraser.
Not suitable for young children.

Difficulty: Easy

Materials:

Paper

Scissors

Sewing pin

Pencil with eraser head

Directions:

1. Print and cut out web and spider.

2. Cut pinwheel web along diagonal red lines.

3. Using the photo as a guide, push the sewing pin first through the red dot on spider, then through the dots on the paper pinwheel. Insert pin into eraser head. (Not suitable for young children.)

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

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Halloween Crafts and Origami: Pumpkin Box

Print and fold a Pumpkin Treat Box for Halloween!

Print Pumpkin Box

Print Directions

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1a. Print and cut out box along outer solid line.

1b. Make cuts on the "pumpkin halves" as shown, along the black lines only. Do not cut beyond the points indicated by the red dots.

2a - d. With printed side facing down, fold and unfold along the solid black lines as indicated, to form the sides of the box.


2e. Your box should be creased as shown.

3a - c. Repeat the process along the outer lines to form the lid of the box.

3d. Your box should now be creased as shown.

4a. Note the diagonal lines marked in red.
4b. Fold the sides of the box up as shown, creasing along these diagonal lines to form the corners of the box. 4c. Secure the box by interlocking the pumpkin halves along the cuts you made in step 1b.

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Crafts: Holiday Treat Boxes

Need tiny boxes for Holiday treats? Kids love helping with favors and decorations. Here's an activity you can work on together...printing and folding Holiday-themed boxes to hold candy kisses, peppermints and more...

Directions:

1a. Cut out box along outer solid line.

1b. Make cuts on the "shamrock halves" as shown, along the black lines only. Do not cut beyond the points indicated by the red dots.

2a - d. With printed side facing down, fold and unfold along the solid black lines as indicated, to form the sides of the box.

2e. Your box should be creased as shown:

3a-c. Repeat the process along the outer lines to form the lid of the box.

3d. Your box should now be creased as shown:

4a. Take note of the diagonal lines marked in red:
4b. As you fold the sides of the box up as shown, you will make creases along these diagonal lines to form the corners of the box. 4c. Secure the box by interlocking the shamrock halves along the cuts you made in step 1b.