Origami: Page 38

Today we will explore the fascinating ancient art of origami. We take you through some simple steps to get you started on your first piece, an origami pig.

Learn how to make an Origami box.

How to fold the MIT logo in Origami in 3 Easy Steps: In this video I demonstrate how to fold the MIT seal "Mens et Manus", my original origami design, and one of the winning entries for the 2006-2007 MIT Origami contest.

Joost Langeveld shows you how to fold an origami Daffodil.

Joost Langeveld demonstrates how to fold a yellow origami flower.

Folding an origami giraffe by Joost Langeveld. A free/printable pattern is available on the creator's site.

Detailed explanation for making an origami Hyacinth. Folded and designed by Joost Langeveld

Detailed explanation of making an origami Hydrangea. Folded and designed by Joost Langeveld.

Your store bought iPhone stand isn't fancy enough? Make an origami stand with a dollar bill. This says you need a c-note, but we tried the $1 version and it works just fine.

This clip shows how to make simple boat. Set to some funky music in about a half dozen folds you can have a simple boat.

Lisa shows us step by step how to make a boat. She explains as she folds what she is doing then performs the action. The up close looks with verbal instructions makes the boat in this video an easy model to recreate.

This clip shows you how to make a traditional swan in the traditional manner, no flapping. The swan is a great entry level model to learn about origami techniques.

This video demonstrates how to make a parrot from a single piece of paper. Set to some jazzy music, the demo seem to go by quicker than the published 10 minutes. The resulting 3D creation will sit on your finger like a live parrot only without the mess.

Set to some background music this video shows you how to make a stork. Instructions also available in Spanish on website.

This short video starts with the squash fold and shows you how to perform the petal fold. Watch quick as it does not last long!

Watch quickly as this video demonstrates the squash fold. Starting with as square base, the creator shows you how to perform this basic fold.

This video demonstrates how to make a cheetah. Starting with cheetah paper the author makes a series of folds and cuts to result in a paper cheetah. You will need a pair of scissors for this craft.

This video shows you how to fold paper into a camel. There are a series of close ups that show important folds and unfolds along the way.

Fun modular origami butterfly ball model made from 12 units. After assembled, toss it in the air and give it a whack. The model will burst apart and butterflies will fall to the floor.

Mari demonstrates how to fold the leaves and stand for the Kawasaki Rose. These make really nice table decorations.

These are step-by-step instructions on how to fold a Japanese paper ball (Kusudama). These are very cool origami decorations and can be hung all around the house, and these paper balls are also an excellent decorations or Christmas tree ornaments. This modular origami model requires 34 - 46 units.

This video shows how to make an origami swan using 471 paper triangles. Your loved one will appreciate this gift because you put in a tremendous amount of effort, dedication and patience required for origami, but its easy to assemble and the only money you will spend is cost of 15 paper sheets. Good luck!

An easy step by step video instruction on how to fold a really cool looking and flyable model of the "Nighthawk" Stealth fighter.

Just take a piece of square paper, and fold along with this video to get a paper bat! Memorize it (it's really easy!) and show off your skills at your next Halloween party - or use it as decoration, whether for your costume, or the house. Using paper that's black on one side and white on the other is most effective! The video explains how to fold the model "hungry bat" that was designed by Anita Barbour.

Fold up a piece of paper in a certain way so that you can inflate it. Kids will love it and they can even color it and use their imagination to make it into anything they desire. Have Fun!!!

With just a few simple folds you can turn a $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, or even $100 bill into a nice bowie...Try it for your next state dinner and see if you get any looks from the crowd.

This video shows you how to fold an origami pigeon. Joost Langeveld demonstrates.

This video shows Joost Langeveld demonstrating how to fold an origami panda.

Jennifer Fesco teach you how to fold a beautiful Japanese cube from six pieces of paper. The cube can be used as a Christmas ornament or a gift box. You will need 6 pieces of origami paper, a pencil, a ruler, a paper knife, a protective surface to cut on. A glue stick is optional.

Make an origami snail. This video is in Spanish.

This is something creative and useful to do with the mountains of paper constantly delivered. Try these different origami projects to recycle paper.

Make an origami pinwheel with the ancient art of paper folding.

You can learn how to fold a 5 point star. You start with one sheet of blank paper and fold it in half. You mark a halfway point on the bottom and then you fold the paper to that point.

These are really easy to make, all you need is a long strip of paper. They make great accessories to gifts or to use in arts and craft projects. No narration but good demonstration.

This $20.00 bill t-shirt is not a very good video because the demonstrator does the project very fast and the $20 bill blends in too much with the background but it's a cute idea.

Everyone who does origami knows how to make a paper crane or bird, but do they know how to make dinosaurs out of paper! Find out how!

Origami birds make great decorations; They can be displayed nicely on a table or hung from the ceiling! Watch this video to find out how to make origami birds!

You can learn how to build a helicopter from paper using origami. You need a piece of paper and a pen, with which you will have to draw a picture of a helicopter. The helicopter should actually be able to fly.

Temajin demonstrates how to fold an origami heart. You start with a piece of paper and fold it in half to make two triangles. At the end, you should have a heart inscribed into another.

Ryan demonstrates how to make a twin hearts origami with a ten dollar bill. First, you fold a ten dollar bill into several rectangles. By the end, you will have a nice heart shaped ten dollar bill.