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Easy Origami Skull

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Here’s a simple origami skull that doesn’t take much origami skill to create. You just need a square piece of paper (we used a 6″x6″ origami square).

Easy origami skull

Fold it into a triangle

Easy origami skull

Unfold and fold into a triangle the other way.

Easy origami skull

Open up, place in front of you like a diamond and fold one of the corners into the center.

Easy origami skull

Do the same to the other side.

Easy origami skull

Fold the top point down. This creates the top of the head so you can play with how far down you like to fold it.

Easy origami skull

Now you’re going to fold the bottom up, down and up again. Like this.

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You can play where this fold goes too.

Easy origami skull

Now turn it over

Easy origami skull

Fold the bottom up leaving a bit of space for the teeth underneath your previous fold. So you’re not folding flush against the bottom.

Easy origami skull

Now fold it down.

Easy origami skull

Keep folding it up/down/up/down until there isn’t any paper left.

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Now you can draw the eyes, nose and teeth if you wish!

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Play with the sizes and where you make the top or bottom folds to get different looks!

Easy origami skull

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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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