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Things to make for Halloween – a pop-up-card, origami bat, and spinning ghost
October 17th, 2008 by ricko
Drawing by Robert Sabuda
Get ready for Halloween on 31 October. Today you can learn how to make a fantastic Frankenstein pop-up-card, a magical spinning ghost, or a slightly more complicated (but nice) origami bat.
Give these out to your door-knocking visitors as treats. Tell them it’s better than sugar, and more fun, and that they should be grateful that you’re not trying to give them half a pack of dried apricots like the woman two doors down the road! Hee hee
Design 1. Frankenstein pop-up-card by Robert Sabuda
Robert’s put a lot of care into this design (see picture above) and I recommend it. It’s a cute monster, and the finished card is lots of fun to open and close.
Here’s his pop-up design.
Tip: Don’t be put off by the number of steps involved. Once you get the hang of it you’ll find Robert’s instructions pretty easy to follow. Always rewarding.
Design 2: The Amazing Halloween ‘Spinning Ghost’
Fans of PopThatCard.com may already have seen my spinning ghost. If you haven’t made one yet then you’ll have the best excuse ever on 31 October.
Just print the spinning ghost cut-outs (available here) and follow the instructions provided.
The spinning ghost takes only five minute to put together… but you’ll spend a lot more time playing with it and watching it twirl to the ground!
Tip: This is a cool upgrade to the traditional paper helicopter. It’s more fun than a paper helicopter and has a more aerodynamic design.
Spinning Ghost by Ricko
Design 3. Origami bat
You don’t have to wait until Halloween to get your fill of creepy critters—fold a whole colony of bats and string them into a spooky mobile.
To make one, start with a single sheet of paper and see video below (by OrigamiUSA)
Guest vid – How To Make an Origami Bat – from OrigamiUSA
Tell us how you go with any of the designs discussed in this post, and leave a comment below.
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Cool stuff for halloween I never knew you could do such extrodinary stuff for halloween!
Thanks for your comments Zuzanna. Pleased you had some fun.
Love the bat! The spinning ghost looks like a project I once saw in a teacher’s magazine but I like your design better.