Origami ghosts for Halloween: Simple crafting instructions with video and photos

Are you looking for a guide on how to craft Origami Ghosts for Halloween with your child? Then you've come to the right place! Halloween is that magical holiday that children especially love - with spooky costumes, collecting sweets, and of course, creating Halloween decorations together. Our children only grow up once, and the time they want to craft with us flies by faster than we think. Later, it will be too late for these special shared moments. We know how wonderful it is to create something creative with your child. That's why we have prepared this detailed step-by-step guide.

Origami Ghosts: Step-by-Step Guide with Photos and Text Description

Our guide includes a detailed video, photos for each step, and explanatory text comments so you can easily follow along and know exactly what to do at each step to see how these adorable ghosts are created.

Materials

For these Halloween Origami Ghosts, you will need:

  • White paper (cut into a square)
  • A black felt-tip pen or marker
  • Possibly scissors for adjustments (optional)

All these materials can easily be found in any supermarket's stationery department, or you may already have them at home. Since this is a children's project, we have deliberately avoided complicated materials. Crafting Halloween decorations should be fun and not turn into stress!

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Step 1: Take a square sheet of paper and fold it along the two diagonals. Then fold 3 of the four sides towards the center.
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Step 2: Unfold the sheet, fold one side as shown in the first photo, then fold 2 sides along the old fold lines. Turn the sheet over and make another fold to shape the arms of our ghost. Or are they not arms? Do ghosts even have arms?
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Step 3: Make 2 more folds on the arms to make them narrower. Make folds at the bottom to make the tail of the ghost prettier and tidier. It doesn't have legs! )))
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Step 4: Make 2 additional folds on the head. Turn the sheet over, and it's almost ready.
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Step 5: Take a marker and draw eyes and a mouth for the ghost, decorate it as your imagination allows!

Origami Ghosts: Benefits of Creative Crafting for Children's Development

Folding and creatively crafting with hands have tremendous value for your child's development. The fine motor skills practiced during precise folding are directly related to brain development. Scientific studies show that finger work in children promotes the formation of new neural connections in the brain. These connections are fundamental for cognitive development.

As parents, it is our duty to promote our children's development to give them the best chances for a happy future. This, of course, includes reading together, logical thinking tasks, healthy nutrition, and physical activities. As we can see, engaging in creative activities like Halloween decorations to craft is equally important. These creative processes not only enhance motor skills but also improve concentration, patience, and a healthy self-esteem.

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Origami Ghosts: Thank You to Our Readers

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for reading our guide! Every video, every photo, and every description on our website are created with great attention to detail by ourselves. To produce these contents, we fold, craft, and design each project by hand - and it fills us with great joy to know that our efforts are appreciated.

Seeing you on our portal and finding this post interesting is the most beautiful reward for us. We put a lot of effort into this work and hope that you and your child will have as much fun crafting as we did creating it. The gleaming eyes of your child when the finished ghosts are hung up as Halloween decorations make all the effort worthwhile!

Do you want to discover more creative projects? Then take a look at our category Origami with numerous folding instructions for small and big crafters. Or browse through our DIY ideas for children, where you will definitely find great projects that you can implement together with your child. From simple paper crafts to more elaborate creations - there is something for every age and taste.

At the time of publication of this article, we have created over 400 video tutorials and we have many more ideas in planning. We would be thrilled if you would visit us again for your next crafting project!

Published on by Vitalii Shynakov
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Vitalii Shynakov has been working in the areas of online retail, marketing and customer satisfaction since 2012. Until 2022, he was the head of personnel development and online sales department of four successful stores. He has been part of the TutKit.com team since 2024.