Origami-The Art of Folding Paper
By Susan
@HazySue (39264)
Gouverneur, New York
May 22, 2019 10:35am CST
Have you ever tried to do Origami? It's the art of folding paper into shapes. I think most people have. When you were a child did you ever make a paper airplane? If you have than you have done a form of origami.
When I was still teaching we would have a club meeting once a month on a half day. The teachers shoes something to teach or show the kids and the kids would sign up for the different clubs.
One semester I taught origami. They learned how to make birds, animals of all kinds, flowers, and such. Some of the kids were really into it. The loved making a piece of art out of a piece of paper. As for the boys, most of them were thrilled to be making airplanes and flying them.
I was always happy to be able to interest the students in something new.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
25 May 19
I have never done origami but I do appreciate how wonderful it looks.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
1 Jun 19
I spent some time at a Danish/Japanese school in my country and one of the subjects was origami. I don't know how many of them I still remember, but it was a lot of fun and some of the Japanese students were extremely good at it. They helped the rest of us.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
4 Jun 19
@HazySue It is a nice hobby. When I was working in a kindergarden I taught the children some of them. They especially loved the frogs.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
7 Jun 19
@Porcospino There are so many little animals they can make. It also helps them with hand to eye coordination.
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
22 May 19
I don't think that I graduated from paper airplanes either!! I wonder just how many different "things" you can actually create??
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
29 May 19
@HazySue I never seem to have the time for "fun stuff" anymore these days. Must make some!!
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 Jun 19
@Hate2Iron Since I am now retired I do have a little more time. Hope you find some time to try a few new things.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
22 May 19
I remember being in elementary school and the boys making paper airplanes out of loose leaf paper and flying them around the classroom. 
Other than paper airplanes I never tried to make anything else but have always been fascinated by origami and how you can turn a simple piece of paper into art.
Other than paper airplanes I never tried to make anything else but have always been fascinated by origami and how you can turn a simple piece of paper into art.1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (156190)
• United States
22 May 19
Other than a paper airplane I've never tried it.
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