1. Welcome to the Fabulous World of ORIGAMI Japanese print from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

2. Origami is Very Beautiful! http://www.amazon.com/sadakoandthethousandpapercr anes Origami, (pronounced or-i-GA-me) is the Japanese art of paper folding. ori = folding kami = paper

3. Peace Crane

4. How to Make a Peace Crane: Step 1: Turn one square around to look like a diamond

5. Step 2: Fold it in half from top to bottom:

6. Step 3: Fold the paper in half from left to right.

7. Step 4: Lift the top half up along the middle fold line. Open out the paper and press it down neatly into a diamond.

8. Step5: Turn the paper over and make the same fold on the other side.

9. Step 6: Fold and unfold the lower (open) sloping edges and the top point as shown. Make sure the open side is at the bottom!!!

10. Step 7: Pinch and lift the front flap of the paper

11. Step 7: Continue to lift the flap so its edges meet in the middle.

12. Step 7: Press the paper flat to make it diamond shaped

13. Step 8: Turn the paper over and repeat the fold on the other side. 1 2 3 4

14. Step 9: Fold the lower sloping edges over so they lie along the middle line.

15. Step 10: Repeat on the other side

16. Step 11: Inside reverse fold the bottom point

17. Step 12: Inside reverse fold the remaining bottom point

18. Step 13: Inside reverse fold the tip of one of the point to make the head and the beak

19. Step 14: bend the wings down and apart

20. Step 15: Flatten and puff out center, and you have a completed crane!

21. Kirigami Snowflakes kami = paper kiri = cutting

22. For extra detail, try folding each of the triangles in half again.

23. Attach a string for Christmas Tree Ornaments