Decorative Halloween Lights

Get the kids involved with decorating the house for Halloween with these easy-to-make Decorative Halloween Lights. Each balloon takes less than five minutes to make and can be decorated to reflect your own interpretation of Halloween.

Coloured Origami Paper

1 x Black Pencil

1 x String of Christmas Lights

Collect one piece of origami paper and flip it so that the coloured side is facing down.

Fold the bottom right corner to meet the top left corner and press along the base of the triangle formed to crease.

Unfold the paper to form a square again.

Fold the bottom left corner to meet the top right corner and press along the base of the triangle formed to crease.

Unfold the paper to form a square again.

Flip the paper over so that the coloured side is facing up.

Fold the square in half by pulling the bottom edge up towards the top and pressing along the fold to crease.

Unfold the square again.

Push gently on the creases that run horizontally along the paper square so that they meet in the centre, as shown above.

Push the triangle that is formed flat and press along its sides to reinforce the creases.

Pull the bottom left corner of the triangle so that its point meets the top point.

Press it flat so that it forms a smaller triangle, as shown above.

Ensure that you only fold the top layer of paper, not both together.

Pull the bottom right corner of the triangle so that its point meets the top point.

Press it flat so that it forms a smaller triangle, as shown above.

Ensure that you only fold the top layer of paper, not both together.

Flip the triangle over and repeat Steps 8-9 to form a diamond shape.

Turn your diamond 90 degrees so that the split in the paper runs horizontally.

Fold the bottom corner of the diamond up towards the centre, as shown above, and press flat.

Ensure that the tip of the corner does not pass the split that runs horizontally across the diamond.

Ensure that you only fold the top layer of paper, not both together.

Fold the top corner of the diamond down towards the centre, as shown above, and press flat.

Ensure that the tip of the corner does not pass the split that runs horizontally across the diamond.

Ensure that you only fold the top layer of paper, not both together.

Flip the diamond over and repeat Steps 13-14 on the other side.

Find the end of the diamond that is split completely into two.

Fold down the top so that it forms a small triangle as shown in the pictures above.

Ensure that you only fold the top layer of paper, not both together.

Fold the triangle down again (over itself) and tuck it inside the pouch formed by the larger triangle, as shown above.

Press down on the triangle to flatten and reinforce the folds.

Fold down the bottom so that it forms a small triangle as shown in the pictures above.

Ensure that you only fold the top layer of paper, not both together.

Fold the triangle down again (over itself) and tuck it inside the pouch formed by the larger triangle, as shown above.

Press down on the triangle to flatten and reinforce the folds.

Flip the diamond over and repeat Steps 15-18 on the other side.

Lift the top layer of the left side and push it over so that it lays flat on the right side.

The triangles that you folded before should now be hidden within the folds of the paper.

Using your black pencil, draw halloween designs onto the paper.

I chose to only draw on the front of my balloons but you can always decorate both sides if you wish.

Pull the layers of the paper apart so that it forms a X, as shown above,

Find the hole in the top point of the paper and blow into it.

This should cause your paper to puff up and form a balloon.

Repeat Steps 2-22 to make as many balloons as you would like, using either the same or different designs.

Collect all of the balloons and the Christmas Lights.

Lay the Christmas Lights out straight and place a balloon under each individual light.

Push the light, very gently, through the hole in the top of the balloon.

The hole should be small enough to hold the balloons on the lights without extra support, however if you find that you need to, you can secure with a small strip of tape.

Repeat Step 26 until all of the balloons have been placed onto a light.

Your Decorative Halloween Lights are ready to hang!

If you do not wish to use lights, or need a child-friendly option, simply attach the balloons to some string or wool using tape to achieve the same effect.