Beginning Fish Base for Origami Manatee

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

Video Transcript

"Now I'm going to show you how to do a manatee. I'm going to take a square piece of paper and we are going to fold it to a fish base. So I want to start with the white side up here. We would bring it across, fold it like so just diagonal just cut it across. Take my fingernails and get it going good. I'm going to fold it in half like so. Once again on this side as well. There we go now what we are going to have to do is wrap this side down and this side as well. We would do that in the next part. "