Saturday, January 18, 2014

Origami Mini-Book for American Girl Dolls, "Famous Quotes from Mark Twain" (diffiulty 4/10)


Difficulty 4/10
Make this cute mini-book to improve the literary life of your American Girl or other doll. It has real text on the pages written by Mark Twain. It's not just a blank book with a cover. The mini-book is of Mark Twain Quotes and contains great quips from this beloved American author. These mini-books are perfectly sized and can be illustrated by you or left as is. This is made completely of paper or recycled paper but is not technically "pure" origami because of the use of glue and cutting, so it is called a papercraft. To make the minibook, print out the template from here in the description, follow the cutting and folding directions on it, and add an origami book cover made from a 6"x6" piece of decorative paper. Glue on the cover art, and you're done.

FREE PDF template for American Girl doll mini-book of Mark Twain quotes

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Easy Origami Heart for Valentine's Day


Difficulty 2/10.
Make this cute origami heart for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day. The design includes a front pocket that you can insert a sweet note into or even another heart. In the video, a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old fold the origami, so you know you can do it!

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Easy Origami Horse for 2014, the Year of the Horse & How to Write うま (Horse) in Japanese


Difficulty: 3/10.
Hey, 2014 is the Year of the Horse, so start it off right by folding this easy Origami Horse. Plus, at the end of the video, learn to write うま (Horse) in Japanese hiragana characters. This is an origami lesson and Japanese lesson, so don't forget to view all the way to the end!

TEACHER TIME GUIDE FOR ORIGAMI HORSE
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K-2: not recommended
3-4: 50 minutes
4-6: 40 minutes
7-9: 25 minutes
10-12: 20 minutes