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Easy Pumpkin Origami

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I’m always up for learning new, easy origami. What about you? This little pumpkin seemed like a good idea since we’re already halfway through October!Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Start with a square sheet of paper and turn it over if you’re using 1 sided paper

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Fold it in half diagonally

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

And then diagonally again.

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Now open your triangle and flatten out one of the sides to make it a diamond like this:

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Turn it over and do the same to the other side

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

This next part is hard to explain so look at the photo, but fold the edge in like this, like a paper airplane, but underneath:

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Do the same to the other side

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Don’t worry about being perfect, you can always adjust it!

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Next, fold the top back,

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Then the bottom.

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

Now do the same to the ends to make your pumpkin shape

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

draw a face…

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

and you’re done!

Easy origami pumpkin or jack o lantern

We like to make banners out of our different origami creations!

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Allison Waken is a wife, mom of boys and Phoenix, AZ native. She has been creating inspiring content for All for the Boys since 2011. Allison loves travel, movies and spending as much time as possible with her family while she can!

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