Fold an Origami Person

This video should help you to make and understand how to do folds in an origami "magic ball."

Want an easy way to make bath time a little more fun for your children? Learn the art of towel origami and try making this folded towel elephant.

Check out this method for folding the origami model "Kawasaki New Rose" diagramed by Winson Chan.

Check out this method for folding the origami model "Kawasaki New Rose" diagramed by Winson Chan.

Impress co-workers, show your mom you care, win over the girl you stalk, or just waste paper! Origami is an art that is older than you and I, and learning how to make a crane is the easiest and, in my opinion, best way to show off your paper folding skills. Watch this video to ...more

Easy project on how to make a paper cup by folding a sheet of paper. This cup will hold water if folded correctly.

Another origami by Jeremy Shafer, this one is known as the venus flytrap or space monster. It’s a complicated action model paper design, and when pulled from the “leafs” or tentacles, it opens its mouth! Learn how to fold this design by watching the video!

This modular origami ball requires thirty (30) units. After folding all the pieces, assemble them as shown to make a spiked ball.

Origami a 3d star, or a star folded with only one square paper.

Here's an easy modular 8 point star made with 8 square papers. Once folded, it slides into place.

You can use this paper pyramid to wrap small gifts and presents or just as a cool folded design.

Unlike the traditional folded box, this one requires two square sheets of paper that interlock.

Here's a design for folding paper high heels. I don't know who would wear them though.

This little basket is like the usual folded paper basket except it is double sided. It stands on little legs.

This nice little small platter can hold candies or nuts or more. The sky's the limit with this one! It looks kinda like a folded boat actually.

Make a money ring using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper rings from bank notes For more information, and to get started making paper rings yourself, watch th ...more

Check out this video to learn how to origami a dove. The folding instructions for this pretty origami dove, actually a kirigami dove, as paper cutting is involved, can be found at www.activityvillage.co.uk

Kids will enjoy folding this cute origami elephant with Tilly.

Learn how to make a cool little heart shaped cup out of two pieces of paper and some folding and cutting. Similar to origami, the Japanese art of kirigami requires the use of scissors.

This paper folding design looks like a spider. Or is it a crab? Let's just call it a spider crab. Origami a spider crab - Part 1 of 2. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com Origami a spider crab - Part 2 of 2. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Watch this instructional video on folding an origami snake or serpent.

Watch this origami video on folding a five point star using scissors.

Folding one of these little critters is just half the fun—once you're done, see how far and how high your frog can go, and challenge your friends to a jumpathon.

According to Japanese legend, folding 1,000 paper cranes in one year will guarantee your wish will come true. A young girl named Sadako did just that in 1955 and wished for world peace—the origami crane has been an international symbol of peace ever since.

Make an origami dog with a towel folding technique used on cruise ships.

This shows you how to make origami cats with towel folding techniques.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 is a video on folding an origami cow. It is in Spanish.

This demonstrates how to make a pair of birds in a nest with piece of paper and a sharpie. The excellent lighting and high quality video make it easy to follow the folding patterns. At the end, it even shows you how to make the birds a little bit 'naughty'.

This clip shows how to make a swan using a single piece of paper. It is broken into separately titled sections with brief written instructions. The video that follows performs those instructions shows the folds and the results of the intermediate steps.

Step by step demonstration of a fast ship model. Overhead view helps to see the folds. No guarantee how fast it is but it is simple to build.

This origami piece is a classic. Scissors, paper, a pen, and a pair of folding hands is all you need. Decorate your cootie and write fortunes to be revealed on the inside. Be sure to give each fortune a color, so people playing can choose one, then give ambigious fortunes to k ...more

This is a great bar trick you can use to amuse your friends with! Or, you can be the cool aunt or uncle at the family reunion. All you need is a dollar bill (larger denominations will obviously also work). Then just follow a few steps outlined in this video to fold the bill in ...more

We adore all the cute little valentines, heart-shaped candies, and heart-embellished gift boxes and gift bags that pop up on shelves around Valentine's Day, but (ironically enough) they lack the heart that makes Valentine's Day presents truly special. Wrap your gift in person ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a church door card. To start, you will need to take a piece of card stock and the template for the church door. After this, you will fold the template up using the paper, then cut it out. After this, write the message you want on the insi ...more

This origami project is fun if for no other reason than we get to blow into it at the end of folding and turn it from flat to so phat (sorry). This origami cube is simple and quick to make and is a great introductory project for origami beginners who are looking to increase th ...more

This tough origami gorilla would totally kick King Kong's ass in a one-on-one match-up. Or at least we think so. With a broad, intimidating body and a strong, confident scowl on his face, this gorilla is not one to be messed with. If you're interested in making this origami g ...more

This next video tutorial is going to show you how to make a cool looking, yet difficult origami star. If you have never folded anything before, you can expect a little bit of trouble. This origami eight point star is made by using one sheet of paper and and can turn out to be ...more

Our little sister nearly burst our eardrum when she squeled in glee at seeing cute as a button baby penguins tap dance and jive in the movie "Happy Feet." Baby penguins, being rather spherical in shape and super fuzzy, often become a little girl's favorite animal, and it's eas ...more

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make paper footballs. Begin by cutting a straight strip of paper. The wider the width, the larger the football will be. Then fold the edge into a right triangle shape and continue folding the strip in the right triangle pattern. Onc ...more

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a paper rose with a napkin, Begin by orienting the napkin lengthwise. Then pinch the napkin corner with your right index and middle fingers. Now wrap it around the fingers. With your left hand, squeeze to create the size of the ...more

Paper houses don't make very sturdy shelters for those living inside, but paper jewelry boxes make excellent storage boxes for keepsake jewelry. Using the right method (ie. the one presented in this video) you can create a very sturdy jewelry box out of paper. Watch this tuto ...more

There are some basic thing that you will need to think about, when trying to bluff in poker. Always think about taking advantage of being in position. Being "in position" refers to being the person who bets at the most advantageous time. This is the case, when you are "on the ...more

YouTube contributor, Sommerwetter, demonstrates how to make a paper lantern (also known as a luminaria or farolito) using only scissors, a glue stick and a standard sheet of paper (and a candle or the recommended tea light, of course.) Multiple symmetrical folds in origami-lik ...more