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We were in Sunway Giza this evening and saw this..

Let’s fold origami cranes for Japan!

They say anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will have their heart’s desire come true.

Let’s together fold MORE than one thousand origami cranes for the Land of the Rising Sun in light of their recent quake and tsunami plight.

Origami papers and simple instructions were provided.

Ethan trying to figure out what to do..

He is getting it… it is starting to turn out to be a crane

There! His origami crane. I think the tail is a little bit off but it’s okay. It’s the effort and thoughts that counts right? He is barely 4 years old, give him a break!

Ready to insert the origami crane into the box provided.

We did not one but four origami cranes. We would love to stay on and do more but we ran out of time.

Will definitely go back to Sunway Giza soon to make more origami cranes.

Our Heart Goes to the people of Japan…

Let’s make a snake today

Origami Snake

Fold a square paper half

Fold half again and open.

Fold two ends to meet in the middle.

Fold again.

Open up the previous folds. With the lines as a guide, fold as shown in the picture.

Fold down.

Fold up again.

Do the same for the top.

Fold them together and you'll get your origami snake

It’s time to indulge in delicious ice-cream

Origami Ice-cream

Fold a square paper half

Fold both ends to meet in the middle

Fold it back down as shown in the picture

Turn it around and fold back the excess ends.

Fold the top ends to meet in the middle.

Fold down as shown in the picture above.

Fold up again.

Like this.

Fold down again.

And up again

Turn it around and you’ll have this.

Draw lines for the cone and your ice-cream is done

Slurp! Slurp! Yummy

It has been quite some time we did not touch on origami. If not for all the emails I’ve been getting requesting for origami, it might have just slipped out of my mind. I’ve just been too engrossed with paper art, foams and painting lately Sorry peeps

Ok, let’s get started. Let’s make an origami fox today

Origami fox

Fold a square paper half.

Fold again as shown in the picture.

Fold up both ends as shown in the picture.

Turn it over. Draw eyes and nose.

Origami fox

I love anything marine Let’s do an origami goldfish today.

Origami Goldfish

You'll need a square paper.

Fold half with the white side facing out.

Fold a flip down.

Fold the other side too.

Fold down a flap for the tail.

Make a small fold for the mouth.

Draw the eyes and your goldfish is done

If you have any origami you want to share with us, submit it here and we’ll link it back to you

The letter of the day is ‘R’ Let’s do this simple Origami R.

Origami

Origami R

Fold a square paper half. Then fold the bottom end to meet the middle line.

Fold all the remaining corners to the middle. Fold the right end to meet the middle line.

Fold as shown above and turn it around.

Fold back and your letter R is ready

Share your origami with us. Submit it here and we’ll link it back to you

Let’s go sailing today

Origami Yacht

Fold the paper half.

Fold up.

Fold up again as shown in the picture. Your yacht is now ready. So simple.

If you have worked on an origami recently and would like to share with us, submit your origami here. We will link it back to you

Let’s do an origami bear today.

Origami Bear

My students figuring out what to do next..

Fold a square paper half.

Fold as shown above.

Fold both sides out.

Fold a flip on both ends again.

Fold a small flip down on both top sides.

Turn it around and fold up a flip.

Fold back a small flip as the upper lip.

Fold back the lower lip and draw eyes. Your bear is done.

The kids with their bears

Our craft demonstration during the ParenThots Family Day is finally over. Here are some pictures of the event. Enjoy

The booth before the 'crafty' touch

Crafters at work.

Ethan's artwork for display.

Our booth with the bunting, banner and artwork

Foam Christmas Tree and Ladybugs are the chosen crafts to be given away to visitors.

The art and craft work on display.

Kids trying their hands on origami as I guide them along..

The scorpion boy!

The origamis kids can come out with.. Simply amazing!

Kids having fun...

Visitors filling up the blog subscription form.

Finally, the people who made it possible that day. A million thankx go out to Kimmy and family, my parents and also my Darling husband for helping me out. I can't possibly make it without you guys.

Boot boot… Any night owl around? Let’s do this extremely simple origami owl.

Origami Owl.

Fold a square paper half.

Fold a small flip down at the top.

Fold the bottom to meet the top flip.

Your folds should be as shown above.

Fold both sides so that they meet in the middle.

Your origami owl is almost done. Draw the eyes and wings and you are done!

Oh yeah, another thing. Fold a small flip down as the beak. You won't want your owl to be beak-less!

The very simple origami owl, even a two year old can do it!

This Christmas, let’s make an origami candy cane.

Origami candy cane.

Fold as shown above and turn over.

Roll up.

Roll all the way until you get this.

Fold forward.

Fold backward and you are done.

You may use this candy cane as a bookmark, Christmas tree ornament or anything to your fancy.

Have other Christmas ideas to share? Submit your crafts here and we’ll share it with the world this Christmas.

Today, shall we do a worm?

Origami worm

Fold a square piece of paper half.

Next, fold as shown above.

Fold again as shown above.

You should have several folds like this.

Fold in half.

Pocket fold the front portion for the head.

Have other interesting origami to share? Submit your work here and we’ll link it back to you.

This Christmas, let’s do some snowflakes to decorate our house.

Snowflake crystal.

Fold in half to make a crease.

Fold half again.

Fold as shown above.

Turn over.

Fold as above.

Fold in half.

Draw the lines and cut accordingly.

You may want to paste it onto a hard board and paste some glitters on it as a Christmas tree ornament or just paste the snowflake onto your window panes.

Got some awesome Christmas ideas? Come share it with us.  Submit your crafts here. :)

Back in my school days, I loved making bookmarks for my friends. As students, that was what we often used. Want to try making an origami heart bookmark for your loved ones? Let’s go..

Origami Heart Bookmark.

Fold in half to make a crease.

Cut along the crease with scissors.

Fold in half to make a crease and fold back. Fold both sides to make creases again and fold back. You should get four columns.

Fold to make a crease and fold back.

Using the recent crease as your guide, turn the paper and fold and turn back.

Fold to meet the center line.

Fold the other so both meet the center line.

Fold backward in the dotted line.

Push the upper part up and flatten it.

Do the same for the other side.

Fold and turn over.

Your origami heart bookmark is done.

Have any other bookmark ideas? Share with us here and we’ll link it back to you.

This is an interesting origami – a skull! Let’s do this for Halloween.

Origami skull.

Fold a square paper half.

Fold to meet the center.

Fold in the top.

Fold as shown.

Fold down.

Turn over and fold as shown above.

Fold down.

Fold up again.

Fold again. Draw the eyes and nostrils.

My boy with the origami skull.

My students with their 'creation'

Have better Halloween ideas? Come and share with us here.

A Crafty-Crafted Friend's submission of a handy origami mini bin.

Craft submitted by mnhl of http://mnhldiary.blogspot.com/

mnhl said,

You will need a piece of paper (magazine size is the best). I used recycle magazines.

Fold the paper into half. Fold to another half and you will get a smaller square size. Lift up the corner and press to get a triangle.

Do the same for the other side.

Now, you will get a triangle shape without the slit at the bottom.

Fold the corner to meet the middle line. Do the same to the 3 other corners.

Fold the bottom upwards. Do the same for the other side too.Open slowly and you will get a mini bin.

Look in the mailbox each day and you’ll see many leaflets/brochures wasting there. Why not turn them into something nice and useful? Let’s make an origami frame out of these papers.

This frame is particularly useful for pre-schools that uses the children's photo and name to tag their book shelves, shoe rack and etc. It is inexpensive and very simple to do.

You'll need to cut the paper into a square. I line it with another piece of paper to make it 'harder'.

Fold it half.

And half again.

Open.

Fold all corners to the middle and open.

Fold one end to the line.

Fold again.

And again. Repeat for the remaining three.

Cut a picture and paste it inside. Paste the four flips onto the photo and your photo frame is done. Put a double layer tape at the back if you wish to stick in onto the children's bookshelves, etc.

Say the word RAT and most of us will jump!  But I’m sure this origami rat will make even the kids to love rodents.

Origami rat.

You'll need a square piece of paper. Try getting grey for maximum effect.

Fold it half and half again. Open. We just need the lines that has formed.

Fold one end, not too near the middle.

Fold a flip upwards as the ear.

Fold the bottom nicely to the back. The origami rat is quite ready.

Decorate it and it is all ready to eat cheese!

This origami pig is so simple even a kid can do it!

Origami Pig

Fold a square paper half.

Fold it half again.

Unfold.

Fold both corners to meet in the middle.

Fold it down.

Fold a little flip up.

Fold a smaller flip down.

Fold two corners as the ears.