How to Origami

Looking to add a rare and exotic specimen to your paper garden? Something with a stem and leaves perhaps? Make a paper flowers using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to fold your o ...more

If you use big enough square paper, you can make a bread box or a box to hold any other small items.

Not sure what to origami today? Watch this how to video to learn how to fold a snail out of origami paper. Give Japanese origami folding a try with this how to video tutorial on folding a garden snail.

Watch this instructional origami video to fold an origami CD case. You can use a regular piece of printer paper to complete this origami project. These CD cases are not only useful,but you can also decorate them to accompany specific albums and mix CDs.

Learn how to make a mini origami star. Use a long strip of paper to make your origami mini star.

With this guide, you'll learn how to make a paper lovers' knot with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own lovers' knots, watch this ...more

You don't have to wait until Halloween to get your fill of creepy critters—fold a whole colony of bats and string them into a spooky mobile.

This video demonstrates how to create an origami ninja star. Prepare a square shaped piece of paper. Lay it down on a table or on a flat surface. Fold the paper right across the middle in a vertical orientation. Fold it once more in the same manner as the first fold, now creat ...more

Learn how to make an origami naga-kabuto tall samurai helmet. You need just one square piece of paper to make your origami naga-kabuto tall samurai helmet.

Looking to wish upon a lucky star? Why spend all night waiting for a shooting star to fly by when you can make one yourself? In this tutorial learn how to origami a wishing star out of paper. These stars are very cool and make great decoration for any occasion. You Will Need: ...more

This is an instructional video on how to make an origami goldfish. Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding to make any shape imaginable. All you need is a square of paper and a pair of scissors, even if that's considered cheating. Watch this video tutorial and ...more

Learn how to make an origami jumping frog. Really jumps!

The tradition of bringing a colorful boquet of dead flowers to your true love is old as balls, not to mention sort of morbid. Stop sending "let these deceased flowers signify the longevity of our relationship" messages by making paper flowers that'll last a long time if not fo ...more

Looking to add specimens to your paper menagerie? Make a rabbit with origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions for making your own bunny from a sheet of folded paper. For more information, and to get s ...more

This is a very easy tutorial showing you how to fold your own tsuno kabuto, or samurai helmet, out of origami paper. This makes a great decoration or gift for a samurai lover, and can be folded with any size square paper.

We've always wondered why cranes - origami cranes, that is - look so uniformly slim and model thin. Well, like our overexposure to "perfect" skinny actresses who make us think that everyone should look as they do (pretty with 0 percent body fat), we've also be overexposed to t ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper reindeer Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper reindeer. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instr ...more

This video origami tutorial shows how to use the traditional Japanese art of paper folding to make a rose. Follow along with this video and fold your own. All you need is a square piece of paper; the bigger the square of origami paper, the easier it is to fold. Part 1 of 2 - H ...more

Make a basket filled with origami tulips. Watch the video to learn how to make a stem too.

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper cabbage worm Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper cabbage worm. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up t ...more

Real snakes give us the heebie jeebies. With their slippery skin, scales, and overall slimy quality, they top our list of most feared animals. But we sure love 'em when they come in a cute paper form! Check out this origami tutorial to learn how to fold an origami streaked sn ...more

Make a classic-style jumping paper frog with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents a complete instructions on how to make your own leaping paper amphibians from folded paper. For more information, and to get starte ...more

This short video starts with the squash fold and shows you how to perform the petal fold. Watch quick as it does not last long!

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a the letter "L". Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own "L". Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if ...more

Learn how to make an origami cat. You'll need one square of paper to make your origami cat.

Got spare time and spare paper to match? Make a jumping paper frog with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own leaping paper amphibians from folded paper. For more infor ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper masu salmon Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper masu salmon. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the ...more

Fold an origami frog. Origami Club in English is a free origami information site, with origami animations and origami diagrams. Diagrams for each origami works are printable on B5 and A4 paper. These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a frog Japanese ...more

This origami lily fits perfectly atop several models of origami stems. The origami lily is a fairly complex origami endeavor, but these visual guidelines will allow you to complete come of the more difficult folds. Watch this video origami tutorial and learn how to use the Jap ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper peacock Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper peacock. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instruc ...more

This is a fun demonstration that ends with teaching you how to fold a paper heart using the techniques of 3-D origami. This is a fun and creative gift for Valentine's Day, and anyone who can fold paper can make it!

These step by step instructions help you to fold your own money origami shirt. Perfect for beginners. Money origami is great for presents and tips!

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a Japanese paper bamboo shoot. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own bamboo shoot. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructi ...more

Watch this instructional origami video to fold an origami samurai helmet. Kabuto is the Japanese word for the traditional Samurai helmet. You will need one sheet of newspaper to fold an origami hat big enough to wear.

Looking for the best way to make a paper balloon? Look no further. Learn how to make a simple, inflatable paper balloon using origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. For a detailed, step-by-step breakdown of the folding process, and to get started making your o ...more

Check out this easy modular origami. You can assemble 18 for a truncated tetrahedron like this, 24 for a cuboctahedron, 30 for a dodecahedron, 48 for a rhombicuboctahedron and so on.

This origami project is called the "upside down flower," but when you actually put it together you'll see it resembles more of a rosebud or even a lotus flower. These upside down flowers can be folded in minute sizes and stashed in a jar for a potpourri-like effect. Watch thi ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper swan Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper swan. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional ...more

You can learn how to create an impossible shape out of paper. All you need is a piece of paper and scissors. First, you cut along the 2/3 lines of the paper. Then you flip one half of the paper over, and you have created an impossible shape.

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper bird box. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper bird's box. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional orig ...more

Watch this two part video series on how to fold an Engel kangaroo in origami. Part 1 of 2 - How to Origami an Engel kangaroo. Part 2 of 2 - How to Origami an Engel kangaroo.

This video origami tutorial shows how to fold a paper swan. The Japanese art of origami is a fun way to take a regular piece of paper, and turn it into a work of art. Don't throw away those paper scraps, fold them into a beautiful swan.

Have you finally completed the 1,000 cranes project, achieved luck, prosperity, and all that goodness, and are finally ready to move on already from folding the same crane day in and day out? Then consider this project a beautiful release. Simple and perfect for beginners (an ...more

Attention origami masters! Have you mastered the origami Kawasaki rose? If not, here's your chance. In this origami tutorial, learn how to fold your very own origami Kawasaki rose - perfect for a springtime project!

This is a video tutorial showing its audience how to make an origami strawberry. The first step in making this strawberry is to gather your supplies. You will need one piece of origami paper. First fold the paper into half on one side then open it and fold it in half again so ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a the letter "H". Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own "H". Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if ...more

Most origami shapes are three dimensional. But what if you want to fold a shape to glue onto a Christmas or Valentine's Day card? Check out this video to learn how to fold two versions of an origami flat heart. These are thin and can be glued in clusters onto cardstock for a ...more

This instructional origami video demonstrates how to fold an origami ring. An origami ring makes a fun gift & easy to fold! Follow this step by step demonstration on folding an origami ring.

Turn old Holiday cards into a great little gift box. This video will show you step by step how to turn old holiday cards into usable gift boxes. Origami a Christmas card gift box. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper bulldog Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper bulldog. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instruc ...more

This video shows three ways of dividing a square into fifths. This is a great origami technique.

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper Chinese cap Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper Chinese cap. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the ...more

While this paper cup can't hold water or other beverages, it is actually very useful as a container. Whether you're having a birthday party soon and wish to produce inexpensive favor boxes (just fill the cups up with candy) or need little cups to store your tiny treasured knic ...more

This is demo showing where to get a cheap origami paper. Origami papers are expensive in terms of shaping. It's very cute and nice. While seeing the holographic picture of the paper we may clarify that. Take a big roll and it is cheap. Take off the protective sheets on the wal ...more

Are you practically handicapped when it comes to crafting or doing anything at all that requires hand-eye coordination? We hear ya. While we aren't the most coordinated ourselves, even we have been able to complete the simple origami project in this video. If you thought you ...more

Bored writing notes in class? With one more sheet of paper you can pass your notes in style with help from this free Origami tutorial. In this video, learn how to make a usable and durable envelope by folding only one sheet of paper.

Watch this instructional origami video to fold a four cornered diamond box. There are several variations of the traditional Japanese origami diamond box, but this one has a slightly more complex structure. You will need four pieces of origami project to complete this origami p ...more

Looking for a fun and easy project for the kids that won't leave you with a big mess? This step-by-step video will teach you how to make an origami dog box in as little as five minutes. The video introduces you to an origami expert who walks you through each individual step of ...more