Origami Cranes

 

You will need: 

• Red and white paper,
• Scissors,
• Ruler and
• Pencil

 

Step-by-step instructions:

 

1. Cut a sheet of paper into a 15 x 15cm square and place on a flat surface.

 

1. Take one corner to meet the diagonally opposite corner and fold and unfold. Repeat with the other two corners.

 

1. Fold the opposite sides in both directions, unfolding each time. You will now be left with a square with eight fold lines.

 

1. Fold the square in half.

 

1. Bend fold 3 forward to meet up with fold 5 and repeat with fold 7 to meet with fold 5.

 

1. You will now be left with a shape that resembles a small diamond. TIP Before starting on step 8 make sure the open end of the diamond shape is pointing downwards.

 

1. Fold the side corners inwards to meet the line in the middle. Fold the top corner downwards to create a fold line. Open all the folds in this step, turn the shape around and repeat on other side.

 

1. Grab the bottom corner and pull upwards. This should be easy as you have already created the fold lines.

 

1. Turn the object around and repeat. You should now be left with two loose ‘legs’ on the bottom.

 

1. Inside reverse fold the bottom points, taking the right point upwards to create the neck and the left point sideways to form the tail.

 

1. Inside reverse fold the tip of the neck to form the head.

 

1. Fold the front wing down and repeat with the other wing.

 

1. Your crane is complete! Fold more cranes, as necessary. Slip your guests’ names, printed on strips of white paper, into the wings of the cranes.

 

Contact details:

Website: www.ideasmag.co.za or www.idees.co.za