Origami Swan

This origami piece is simple and beautiful. All you need is a piece of white paper. You could create an entire Swan Lake if you wanted to. Check out our guide to folding the Origami Swan .

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Photo Gallery added

Hello All,

We've updated the site with an origami photo gallery. It contains finished origami pieces, with links to the instructions on our site. So it's a convenient way to browse for something fun to make.

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Origami Fish

Under the sea, under the sea
Darling it's better, when it's made from paper
Take it from me...

We're sure the origami fish would agree!

This angel fish is made from a single sheet of origami paper, and can be decorated to look like any variety of the real thing. Check out our guide to folding the Origami Fish .

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Napkin Folding

Origami is really about paper folding. However, napkin folding has some similarities with origami: it's creative, therapeutic and decorative. From a geometric point of view, the folding is identical, only the material is different.

Check out our guide to Napkin Folding. It will come in handy if you own a restaurant, or if you're planning a dinner party.

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Origami Tulip

Tiptoe by the window
By the window
That is where I'll be...
Come tiptoe through the tulips
With me

Tiptoe from your pillow
To the shadow
Of the willow tree...
And tiptoe through the tulips
With me

Knee deep
In flowers we'll stray
We'll keep
The showers away.

And if I...

Kissed you in the garden
In the moonlight
Would you pardon me?

Come tiptoe through the tulips
With me!

-Tiny Tim


Our Origami Tulip is just as colorful as this classic song. Try your hand at folding it, it's fairly simple.

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Origami Lily

Yet, the great ocean hath no tone of power Mightier to reach the soul, in thought's hushed hour, Than yours, ye Lilies! chosen thus and graced!

-The Lilies of the Field, sonnet by Felicia D. Hemans


Check out the Origami Lily at our site.

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Origami rose smells sweet

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet, my love
But not as sweet as...origami?

By popular demand, we're now adding origami flowers to our site. Check out the Origami Rose. It's fairly simple to make and very eye-catching.

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Origami Box

The classic origami box is a very simple piece of paper folding, and is great as a candy carrier (hint, hint).

Follow this link to get the folding instructions for the Origami Box.

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Origami Hang Glider

This hang glider is a neat variation on the paper airplane. Instead of throwing it, you let it slip off your fingers. It swoops to the ground in a smooth, very gentle arc. A must-have for any fans of flying machines.

Follow this link to get to the folding instructions for the Origami Hang Glider.

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Origami Gift Shop

We've added a few quality origami products to our site. Origami paper, as well as some books with great origami instructions. These make great birthday or holiday gifts.

Follow this link to get to the Origami Gift Shop.

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Paper helicopter

"They have five million dollars invested in this aircraft. They don't wanna see it totaled."

-from the movie Blue Thunder, 1983

OK, so this origami helicopter has about five cents invested in it. It doesn't look like much, but is designed to fly down gently to the ground. It is also very simple to construct.

Follow this link for the origami helicopter folding instructions.

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Sammy the Snake

"Oh, I'm Sammy the snake
And I look like the letter "S"ssss.
Oh, yes."

-sung by Muppets creator, Jim Henson

This origami snake is really is easy to make, oh yes. Follow this link for the origami snake folding instructions.

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Tiger by the Tail

There was a smiling lady from Niger
Who rode an origami tiger
They came back from a ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the tiger!

-with apologies to Edward Lear

Follow this link for the origami tiger folding instructions.

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Origami Butterfly migration

This new page shows how to make the origami butterfly flutter its wings. And it includes one of our world-famous :) videos!

Follow this link for the origami butterfly video.

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Origami flapping bird: Fly Robin, Fly!

This new page shows how to make the origami bird flap its wings. And it includes a short, fun instructional video.

Follow this link for the origami flapping bird video.

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Origami Kermit now on video!

This new page shows how to make the jump frog do its thing. It even includes a short instructional video.

Follow this link for the origami hopping frog video.

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