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Jack-o'-lantern

How to fold an origami jack-o'-lantern

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Fold the bottom corner inward”. A pen is optional if you want to add the facial details shown in the finished model.
What you will make
A flat pumpkin with a stem folded from the same sheet and a drawn face.

Make a jack-o’-lantern by folding the four corners and folding back the top tip for a stem. Fold the bottom, sides, and top in turn. Return only the tip of the top triangle, keeping the body flat. Turn the whole model over and draw a face.

Follow the 7 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 7 folding steps
  1. Fold the bottom corner inward
  2. Make a small fold at the left corner
  3. Fold the right corner by the same amount
  4. Fold the top corner inward
  5. Fold back just the tip of the top triangle
  6. Turn the whole model over
  7. Draw a face to finish

Tricky points and what to check

The body moves when I fold the stem

Steps to review: 4・5

After folding the top corner inward, fold only its tip back upward. Keep the body in place and check that the tip extends slightly above the top edge.

The corner folds show on the face

Steps to review: 6・7

Turn the whole model over after making the stem so the corner folds are on the back. Add the face after this turn.

Step 5：Fold back just the tip of the top triangle

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

Jack-o'-lantern with four corners folded and the red top triangle pointing downward on the back
Jack-o'-lantern with four corners folded and the red top triangle pointing downward on the back

After step 4. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 4. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Jack-o'-lantern with just the top triangle tip lifting toward the viewer during the return fold
Jack-o'-lantern with just the top triangle tip lifting toward the viewer during the return fold

Fold back only the top triangle tip. Keep the body and the folded side and bottom corners still.

During：Fold back only the top triangle tip. Keep the body and the folded side and bottom corners still.
Back of the jack-o'-lantern with a white triangular stem extending above the top edge
Back of the jack-o'-lantern with a white triangular stem extending above the top edge

After “Fold back just the tip of the top triangle”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Fold back just the tip of the top triangle”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Make a jack-o’-lantern by folding the four corners and folding back the top tip for a stem.

Completed origami jack-o'-lantern

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