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How to fold an origami ghost

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Turn the colored side up”. A pen is optional if you want to add the facial details shown in the finished model.
What you will make
A flat ghost with two arms, a twice-folded tail, and drawn eyes and mouth.

Make a ghost from one square sheet. Open both pockets of the kite base to form the arm layers, then fold the body edges behind. Lower both front arms, shape the top of the head, and fold the bottom tip twice for a crooked tail. Draw the eyes and mouth to finish.

Follow the 15 steps above by scrolling. Drag the model to inspect a fold from another angle, and scroll back to review a previous step.

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Read all 15 folding steps
  1. Turn the colored side up
  2. Crease the center by matching the side corners, then unfold
  3. Bring the upper right edge to the center
  4. Bring the upper left edge to the center
  5. Crease the lower right edge to the center, then unfold
  6. Crease the lower left edge to the center, then unfold
  7. Open the right pocket and lift its corner
  8. Open the left pocket and lift its corner
  9. Fold the right body edge behind
  10. Fold the left body edge behind
  11. Fold both arms downward
  12. Fold the top point behind
  13. Fold the bottom point diagonally behind
  14. Fold the tail tip back downward
  15. Draw eyes and a mouth to finish

Tricky points and what to check

Which pocket layer should I open?

Steps to review: 7・8

Open the front pocket of the kite base and raise the corner that pointed toward the center. Let the rear diagonal crease move with it, keeping the long bottom tip.

Which way do the arms and tail fold?

Steps to review: 11・13・14

Lower only the two front arm layers. Fold the long bottom tip diagonally behind, then return its tip downward to make the two bends in the tail.

Step 7：Open the right pocket and lift its corner

Three views from the same 3D folding sequence. Read from top to bottom.

Kite base before opening the right pocket
Kite base before opening the right pocket

After step 6. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 6. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Right front corner rising while the rear layer follows
Right front corner rising while the rear layer follows

Open the right front pocket and lift its corner. The diagonal crease behind it moves together.

During：Open the right front pocket and lift its corner. The diagonal crease behind it moves together.
Right pocket flattened with its arm point raised
Right pocket flattened with its arm point raised

After “Open the right pocket and lift its corner”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Open the right pocket and lift its corner”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Completed origami ghost

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