Welcome to the Fabulous World of ORIGAMI

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Welcome to the Fabulous World of ORIGAMI
Japanese print from the collection of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Origami is Very Useful!

• Craft Projects while babysitting
• Gifts (Christmas, birthdays,etc.)
• Classroom lesson plans about Hiroshima and
  Nagasaki (Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes)
• And.

http//www.amazon.com/sadakoandthethousandpapercra
nes
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Affordable decorating ideas
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How to Make a Paper Crane
Step 1 Turn one square around to look like a
diamond
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Step 2 Fold it in half from top to bottom
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Step 3 Fold the paper in half from left to
right.
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Step 4 Lift the top half up along the middle
fold line. Open out the paper and press it down
neatly into a diamond.
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Step5 Turn the paper over and make the same fold
on the other side.
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Step 6 Fold and unfold the lower (open) sloping
edges and the top point as shown.
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Step 7 Pinch and lift the front flap of the
paper
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Step 7 Continue to lift the flap so its edges
meet in the middle.
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Step 7 Press the paper flat to make it diamond
shaped
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Step 8 Turn the paper over and repeat the fold
on the other side.
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Step 9 Fold the lower sloping edges over so
they lie along the middle line.
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Step 10 Repeat on the other side
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Step 11 Inside reverse fold the bottom point
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Step 12 Inside reverse fold the remaining
bottom point
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Step 13 Inside reverse fold the tip of one of
the point to make the head and the beak
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Step 14 bend the wings down and apart
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Step 15 Flatten and puff out center, and you
have a completed crane!