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How to make an origami pumpkin (flat)

Origami Pumpkin (Flat): try all 13 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.

EasyAn Origami Tutor design13 steps6 × 6 in · One square

An Origami Tutor pumpkin for Halloween: a round orange body with a small stem on top, folded from one square of orange paper. No cuts or glue.

You need: One square of orange origami paper. A marker for the stem and face. No scissors or glue.
Make a square from printer paper ↗
Start: Use orange paper. Start white side up with one corner pointing up.
Tips: Make the bottom corners rounder than the top ones; it makes the pumpkin look plump.

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Finish

Your model is ready

Press the pumpkin flat. Color the stem green or brown with a marker, and draw a face to turn it into a jack-o'-lantern. The finished pumpkin, round and orange with its stem on top.

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Steps 1–7

1
Crease up and down
Fold the left corner to the right corner, press, and open. This crease runs from the top corner to the bottom corner.
2
Fold the left corner in
Fold the left corner to the middle, so its tip touches the crease halfway down.
3
Fold the right corner in
Fold the right corner to the middle to meet it.
4
Fold the bottom corner up
Fold the bottom corner up a little past the middle, so the bottom edge sits just below the corners you folded in.
5
Fold the top corner down
Fold the top corner down to the middle, where the side corners meet.
6
Fold the stem up
Fold the tip of the top flap back up, so it pokes out above the top edge. This small point is the stem.
7
Turn over
Turn the paper over from side to side. The front is plain orange with the stem on top.

Steps 8–13

8
Round the top left
Fold the top left corner behind a little.
9
Round the top right
Fold the top right corner behind to match.
10
Round the bottom left
Fold the bottom left corner behind, a little more than the top ones.
11
Round the bottom right
Fold the bottom right corner behind to match.
12
Crease the left rib
Fold the left side over along a line halfway between the middle crease and the left edge. Press and open. This line is one of the pumpkin's ribs.
13
Crease the right rib
Fold the right side over the same way to make the other rib. Press and open.
✓
Finish
Press the pumpkin flat. Color the stem green or brown with a marker, and draw a face to turn it into a jack-o'-lantern. The finished pumpkin, round and orange with its stem on top.

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