Selecting Paper for an Origami Butterfly

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 butterfly. You will get step by step instructions for folding your origami butterfly with tips and advice for beginners to origami.

Video Transcript

"Next I'm going to show you how to build a butterfly out of paper. What we are going to need we are going to need a 2x1 sheet of paper. Now as you can see here I have a full square this is a 1x1 this is equaled all the way around. So we want half of this would actually make us a good 2x1 square. So if we look down what we are going to do we are going to create this we are going to fold the corners here. Make sure they touch and they are even. There we go and kind of crease this really really well. Open it and crease it. Now your paper should just tear right off like so. There you go this is our 2x1 sheet right here cause if we fold it over we would get 2 equal squares. "