Selecting Paper for Origami Bird of Paradise

Series Summary

Origami, a form of visual art defined by the folding of paper, originated in Japan in the 1600s. Since then, this ancient art has become a popular hobby for many around the globe. Origami has been popular in the United States and England since the early 1900s. It has always been regarded as a complicated and delicate art form, but our expert will teach you step-by-step how to fold origami in such a way that it is easily accessible to beginners.

Looking for a fun art project to do alone or with your kids but don't want to spend a lot of money on expensive art supplies or make a mess with markers and paints? Why not try origami? This fun and easy Japanese art is perfect for children because it teaches them to use their fine motor skills and produces something they can be proud of. In this free video series, our expert will show you how to make an origami bird of paradise. You will get step by step instructions for folding your origami animal with tips and advice for beginners to origami.

Video Transcript

"Now we are going to make a bird of paradise. A bird of paradise is a traditional Japanese origami and it is usually made from these smaller sheets of origami paper that I'm not going to use. We are going to use a bigger sheet and what we are going to have to do is we are going to have to get a triangle out of this. The best way of going to get a triangle is to take our sheet and bisect it like so. Making sure our corners are good and straight. We are going to crease here and crease it again with my fingernail to make sure that it is good. Now what I'm going to do is we are going to fold it from this corner and this corner to this corner in a triangle like so. You want to make sure this is very very accurate. We would start here and get this corner the way I want it first, get this corner way out next. Just kind of get the paper until it forms these corners together. We would go ahead and crease it really a whole lot."