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Joseph Wu's Origami Page - You don't care if you ever see another folded paper crane in your life! OK, relax, you don't have to fold any more cranes. Now you're ready for some intermediate and advanced origami projects. From this page you can download incredible diagrams and instructions for a windmill, butterfly, or basket, among other things.
Make an Origami Frog - Your family's at a restaurant, waiting for the meal to arrive. Everyone seems to be moving in slow motion. It's hot, your baby sister needs a nap, you see her crankiness level starting to rise to the boiling point...when all of a sudden, you pick up your paper placemat. A few quick moves later, your sister is smiling at the little origami frog you just made for her. And look, the food's here. Now all you need is another placemat.
Money Origami - You might want to practice these with sheets of paper the same size as a dollar bill. Otherwise, you'd really be throwing money away! Once you have enough practice to make a neat butterfly or other figure, it would be a nice birthday gift for a small niece or nephew. There are also links to other "bill folds" around the Web.
OrigamiUSA - Looking for a good pattern for an origami pterodactyl? Search through the database of patterns for all manner of birds, beasts, and flowers! There are also diagrams, videos, and puzzling things to fold for young and old alike.
Pieces 'n' Creases: A Fun Guide to Origami - So, how long will it take for you to fold 1,000 cranes so you can get your wish? Is there one way to fold them that's faster? What happens if you have an origami jumping-frog contest? This outstanding site was created by students for the ThinkQuest Junior competition.
Travel to Oriland - Thinkquest--Oriland is a boundless fantastic Origami World made from paper, as infinite as the imagination. Various beings - People, Elves, Goblins and others inhabit here. Explore Seven Cities of Oriland: Oriville, Foldingburg, Goblington, La Magic, Newfold, Papertown and San-Elf... Begin Your travel...Test the pleasure of magical transformation without scissors and glue from ordinary sheets of a paper into surprising origami models!
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