Blogger / 28 October, 2024 / Nanny Anita

Origami Snapping Pumpkins

I know I have probably said it before, but I love doing origami.  It is a very relaxing craft, plus you can start young children doing the easier ones from a young age.  These origami snapping pumpkins are easy enough for young children to have a go with.

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To make your own origami snapping pumpkins you will need:

• Orange origami paper
• Green paper
• Black pen
• Glue
• Scissors

If your orange origami paper has a white side, start with that facing up.  It is orange on both sides, it doesn’t matter.

1. Fold the paper in half and unfold it.
2. Next fold the bottom side to the middle crease and unfold it.
3. Repeat this with the top side.
4. Rotate the paper 90 .
5. Repeat the first 3 steps, but don’t unfold the top and bottom sides when you fold them in.
6. Fold the bottom side up to the first crease.
7. Repeat this with the top side.
8. Fold the two sides into the middle.
9. Starting with the bottom half of the right side of paper, fold it up to the middle. It should create a backwards looking L.  Unfold it.
10. Repeat the last step but using the bottom half of the left side. Repeat this all over again for the top half.
11. Pull the bottom of the paper apart and fold up bottom side. It should create the bottom lip of your pumpkin.  Repeat this step for the top.
12. Flip the origami over and refold those diagonal creases.
13. Now if you squeeze the two sides together in the centre it should make the pumpkin open and shut its mouth.
14. Finally draw a face onto your origami pumpkin.

If you enjoyed making these origami snapping pumpkins be sure to check out my glow in the dark origami ghosts, and origami flapping bats.

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