create your own art with nothing other than paper!

Origami is fun, easy, inexpensive and great for sharing with others. This is an activity that has been passed on from one generation to another, despite huge technological advances.

folding origami gives parents a chance to sit down with kids and interact while creating something. origami can also be taught in school as a part of the curriculum. transforming a piece of plain paper into something else is an experience both adults and children can truly appreciate. Origami is an art that doesn’t require you to be an artist. To fold an origami crane, frog, butterfly, or even a ninja star you need just accuracy and patience. Our animated origami diagrams are not going to challenge your patience, however, because they are very easy to follow, even for a child. You don’t have to remember a number of origami bases each model starts from a plain piece of paper. You don’t have to know the names of the folds the text tips don’t contain special terms.

Our step-by-step instructions are the easiest way to learn how to make traditional origami animals, flowers, boxes and lots of other interesting things. By the way, origami develops logical reasoning, attention span, spatial thinking and fine motor skills. Consider that when you’re trying to keep fidgety kids busy. Here you will learn to make cute origami animals. For most of them you will need a pencil to draw a face. Lessons for making origami birds of different species. Here you will learn to make the traditional Japanese crane, a symbol of peace and the most famous origami model. As every bird has a beak, all of the lessons include mastering small details which is good for developing fine motor skills. Lessons for making origami birds of different species. Here you will learn to make the traditional Japanese crane, a symbol of peace and the most famous origami model. As every bird has a beak, all of the lessons include mastering small details which is good for developing fine motor skills.

Origami involves the creation of paper forms usually entirely by folding. Animals, birds, fish, geometric shapes, puppets, toys and masks are among the models that even very young children can learn to make in just one sitting. You will be able to learn from simple origami models to advance ones here. If you have not folded any origami models before, you should learn both valley-fold and mountain-fold. You must know what these two folding techniques are before working on any model. Initially you should get started with easy origami models. The models are traditional ones and it is good to learn these models first before tackling on more advanced ones.