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How To: Origami a little 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.

How To: Origami a wild duck

Set to some energetic music, this video shows how to make a wild duck from a single sheet of paper. The overhead viewpoint helps show more clearly the folds in this creation.

How To: Origami a parrot from one sheet of paper

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.

How To: Origami a base using the Fujimoto method

This clip shows the Fujimoto method of folding sheets into equilateral triangles. The result is a sheet of paper that is pre-creased for use as a base in creating tessellations or geometric tiling patterns. There is no audio for this clip, just a closeup of the hands in action.

How To: Make a cheetah

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.

How To: Origami paper

In these videos, you will get an introduction to the art of origami. Origami, a form of visual representation defined by the folding of paper, originated in Japan in the 1600s.

How To: Origami a fantastic hungry bat

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.

How To: Origami a speed boat

This video shows you how to make a speed boat that really floats in water... out of square paper. This video has no narrator but the demonstrator is very good. Origami a speed boat.

How To: Origami paper stars

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. Origami paper stars.