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Home » Holidays » Halloween » Easy Handmade Halloween Paper Fan Decorations

Easy Handmade Halloween Paper Fan Decorations

October 4, 2020 By Katie Hale Leave a Comment

Woman holding paper fan pumpkin
Woman holding paper ghost decoration
Halloween paper fan decorations by chalkboard
Halloween paper fans by black lantern
Halloween paper fans collage
Halloween paper fans collage
Woman holding paper ghost decoration
Woman holding paper fan pumpkin
Halloween paper fans collage
Halloween paper fans collage
Woman holding paper ghost decoration
Woman holding paper fan pumpkin
Halloween paper fans collage
Halloween paper fans by black lantern

You always need something fun and easy for kids to help make around holidays. This easy Halloween paper fan decorations craft is ideal for making for a party, just because, or to keep kids busy around Halloween. With two cute styles, this is sure to be a hit with all the kids plus it looks great on your walls!

Halloween paper fans by black lantern

Table of Contents

  • Halloween Paper Fan Decorations
  • What’s the Best Paper for Making These?
  • How do I Hang These From the Wall?
  • Supplies Needed
  • How to Make a Ghost Halloween Paper Fan
  • How to Make a Pumpkin Halloween Paper Fan
  • More Easy Halloween Craft Ideas
  • Finished Project Gallery

Halloween Paper Fan Decorations

We’ve all made some version of a paper pumpkin or paper ghost over the years. They are the most classic characters of Halloween and an obvious choice for decorating. This project turns basic craft paper into a cute little paper fan styled decoration that can go anywhere in your home for Halloween. I love how this project uses items you already have on hand. That makes it budget friendly and easy to do at any time. No need to go out and buy fancy supplies!

Halloween paper fan decorations by chalkboard

What’s the Best Paper for Making These?

You can truly use any paper you have on hand. I like to keep a nice thick craft paper on hand for things like this. It’s ideal for making into fans because it folds easily while also holding shape. You can even use simple construction paper for kids if that’s what is on hand. I’ve seen some use card stock, but I find it is a bit too difficult to fold so many times.

For a different look, you can use patterned scrapbook paper instead. Try one with pumpkins or fall scenes or even a white one with black polka dots for the ghost. You don’t have to fit into the “normal” style to make it look cute and work for your house and decoration needs.

Halloween paper fans on blue boards

How do I Hang These From the Wall?

Depending upon how you want to display, these are super easy to hang on the wall. A hole punch at the top of each fan allows you to string a piece of ribbon, twine, rope, or fishing line through to hang from a ceiling or doorway. You could also use things like Command strips, thumbtacks, push pins, or even putty to mount on the wall.

I like the idea of stapling or gluing to a length of ribbon and then hanging on the mantle as a garland. You can tape onto each corner of a door frame or at the center of the door just above the frame to add decor as you pass from room to room.

Another fun way to use these is to staple or glue onto a dowel rod or twig and stick them into your potted plants or around your porch in the yard or garden. They are super cute and easy to make, so make a perfect addition to your entire Halloween decor plan.

Halloween paper fans by black lantern

Supplies Needed

  • Orange craft paper
  • White craft paper
  • Black craft paper
  • Green craft paper
  • White paint pen
  • Pen
  • Scissors
  • Craft glue

supplies for Halloween paper fans

How to Make a Ghost Halloween Paper Fan

Fold a white piece of paper in half horizontally.

Folding white paper

Unfold, then begin folding back and forth accordion style until you reach that middle mark where you folded it the first time.

Folding white paper

Flip it around to the other side, and start folding it accordion style until you meet both sides in the middle and the whole page is folded.

When the entire page is folded accordion style, fold this tightly folded piece of paper in half vertically to crease the fans in the center.

Folding white paper

Add craft glue along the outside edge and fold it back against itself so they two sides meet and are sealed creating a half-circle fan.

Gluing paper

Folding white paper

Repeat this process for the second piece of paper to create two half-circle fans.

Add glue along the base of one fan, then press the second fan against it so the bottoms meet and attach to form a fanned circle.

Gluing paper

Round folded paper fan

On the third piece of white paper, draw two small arms with hands for the ghost.

Drawing on white paper

Cut out the arms.

Cutting hand out of paper

Glue onto the sides of the white circle fan.

Gluing arms onto white ghost paper

On black paper, draw two eyes and a mouth.

Drawing on black paper

Cut out the eyes and mouth.

Cutting face pieces out of black paper

Using a white paint pen, draw a circle of white on the center of the black eyes.

Drawing eyes onto black circles

Glue the eyes and mouth onto the middle of the white circle fan.

Gluing face onto ghost fan

You can customize the face and hands-on your ghost however you prefer.

Woman holding paper ghost decoration

How to Make a Pumpkin Halloween Paper Fan

Using orange paper, follow the folding and gluing directions for the ghost to create an orange circle fan.

Draw a jack o lantern style mouth and two triangle eyes on black paper and cut them out.

Cutting face pieces out of black paper

Glue onto the front of the orange fan.

Gluing mouth onto pumpkin paper fan

Draw and cut out a stem shape on green paper.

Glue the stem to the top of the pumpkin fan.

Gluing stem onto paper pumpkin

Make the mouth on your jack o lantern smiling like this or a snarl for a spookier choice.

Pumpkin paper fan by black lantern

Display your ghost and pumpkin on a wall, mantle, or table!

Woman holding paper fan pumpkin

More Easy Halloween Craft Ideas

If you want to create some more fun decorations or crafts for Halloween, I have several to share. Halloween has so many great ways to decorate, create, and have fun. This list below has something for kids to make, ways to decorate, crafts for adults to make, and even some fun treat ideas! Make the ones you love and share with others so they too can start enjoying Halloween more!

  • Halloween Lollipop Ghost Kids Craft
  • How to Make a Ghost Paper Lantern
  • DIY Halloween Ghost Luminary Bags Decoration
  • Upcycled Plastic Spoon Bat Cute Halloween Decoration
  • 30 Easy and Cheap DIY Trick-or-Treat Bags
  • Spooky Fun Bat and Spider Magnets Halloween Craft
  • DIY Halloween Spider Web Jar Decoration
  • How to Make Decorative Halloween Balloons

Crafting Tip

If you like sharp clean lines when folding, I can’t recommend a paper folding tool enough. There are many variations in plastic, bone, and metal. They make folding and creasing paper super easy and give nice crisp lines that are ideal for detailed projects.

Yield: 2

Easy Halloween Paper Fan Decorations

Woman holding paper fan pumpkin

Follow this easy tutorial for folding paper and creating adorable little Halloween paper fan decorations featuring the classic ghost and pumpkin!

Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $1

Materials

  • Orange craft paper
  • White craft paper
  • Black craft paper
  • Green craft paper
  • White paint pen

Tools

  • Pen
  • Scissors
  • Craft glue

Instructions

How to Make a Ghost Halloween Paper Fan

  1. Fold a white piece of paper in half horizontally creating a center crease then unfold it;Folding white paper
  2. Following an accordion style folding technique, fold the paper to the crease mark;
  3. Flip it around and fold starting on the opposite side until you meet the crease mark in the center; Folding white paper
  4. Once the page has been completely folded, gather it together into one bunch and fold that in half to crease the center of the fan folds; Folding white paper
  5. Add glue to one side of the fold on top, and pull it together with the other side creating a half circle; Gluing paper
  6. Repeat this process with a second piece of white paper;
  7. Glue the bottom two flat sides together creating a circle of folded fan styled paper; Gluing paper
  8. Draw arms and hands on another piece of white paper;
  9. Cut out the arms and glue them to the sides of the circle; Gluing arms onto white ghost paper
  10. Draw two eyes and a mouth on black paper and cut them out;
  11. Add a white circle with paint pen onto the middle of each of the black eyes; Drawing eyes onto black circles
  12. Glue the eyes and mouth to the white fan paper to create a ghost; Gluing face onto ghost fan

How to Make a Pumpkin Halloween Paper Fan

  1. Repeat steps 1-6 of the above process to create an orange circle of fanned paper;
  2. Draw a mouth and two triangle eyes on black paper then cut them out; Cutting face pieces out of black paper
  3. Glue onto the front of the orange paper to create a jack o lantern look; Gluing mouth onto pumpkin paper fan
  4. Draw and cut out a small stem on green paper and glue to the top of the pumpkin; Gluing stem onto paper pumpkin
  5. Display your pumpkin an ghost as desired. Halloween paper fan decorations by chalkboard

Notes

The ghost uses 2 1/2 pages white paper and the pumpkin uses 2 pieces of orange paper. You can add different colors for the face, mouth, and stem as desired.

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Project Type: Decorating / Category: Halloween

Finished Project Gallery

Hang these above the mantle to add a spooky but fun look to your living room.

Woman holding paper fan pumpkin

Add a name to each one to personalize your ghosts or pumpkins to match your kids.

Woman holding paper ghost decoration

Get creative with the faces and expressions you use on your ghosts and pumpkins to make them laugh, smile, or look scary.

Pumpkin paper fan on white surface

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