Origami — the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes — is easy to learn and fun to do with kids of all ages. The best part? Almost no mess to clean up. Try these three simple craft ...

Etc: 2 p.m. paper airplane folding and flying off the library Bridge; bring a dollar bill to learn a money fold Do you know a folder? If the only definition of the term you’re familiar with is the ...

They share a love for paper and an even greater love for what their dexterous fingers can make that paper become: an elegant pink rhododendron, a sleek golden dragon, a wide gray elephant's butt. They ...

Start your origami journey with simple designs like cranes or boats. These basic models require fewer steps, making it easier for beginners to focus on each fold. By mastering simple shapes first, ...

With a few folds, brightly-colored squares of paper transform into animals, birds, flowers, and trees. More talented origami enthusiasts also use their skills to create original works based on popular ...

Origami, which dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868) in Japan, is the act of folding paper into decorative shapes and objects. Paper was very expensive to produce back then, so this was something ...

Watch your backs, professional origamists: researchers are working on a sheet of material that can fold itself. The sheets of material, called “programmable matter” by their inventors, use electric ...