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Blank Favor Bag Template
Print out this free template and make your own personalized party favor bags.

Blank Gift Card Template
Print out this free template and make your own personalized, small gift cards.

Blank Gift/Scrapbook Tag Template
Print out this free template and make your own personalized tags.

Blank Invitation or Card Template
Print out this free template and make your own personalized greeting cards.

Blank Napkin Ring Template
Print out this free template and make your own personalized napkin rings.

Blank Party Hat Template
Print out this free template and make your own personalized party hat.

Blank Place Card Template
Print out this free template and make your own personalized place cards for your table.

Free Envelope Template
Print out and make 4.5 x 6 inch Envelopes using this free template.

Fun with Folded Fabric Boxes
I love any project that lets me use up some of the boxes of fun fabric I have stashed away! This book teaches you how to make boxes using square pieces of fabric and origami techniques. These techniques can also be used to fold paper and, a popular request around here, old greeting cards. Imagine the possibilities!

How To Make An Origami Cat
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. Keep little fingers busy with this fun origami project. Learn how to make an origami cat out of two sheets of paper.

How to Make an Origami Crane
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. Using crisp, neat folds, children can turn ordinary paper into origami art. See how to fold an origami paper crane.

How to Make an Origami Dinosaur
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. Is your little one fascinated by dinosaurs? Learn how the two of you can make this prehistoric giant out of origami paper.

How to Make an Origami Elephant
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. Bring a bit of the zoo into your home with this cute origami elephant. Watch how easy it is to make an origami elephant.

How to Make an Origami Flower
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. Brighten up someone's day with a colorful origami flower. Check out these tips on how to make one at home.

How to Make an Origami Goldfish
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. Origami is a great craft project to do with your children. Watch how to make an adorable origami goldfish with a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.

How to Make an Origami Owl
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. Get your kid's creative juices flowing by showing him how to turn a piece of paper into a cool shape. Find out how to make an origami owl.

How to Make an Origami Shrimp
A special how-to video created by Gretchen Siegchrist. This adorable origami shrimp may look complex, but it's really a cinch to make. Watch how to make one at home.

How to Make a Pop-Up Card
A special how-to video created by Lilly Gershon. Don't just send the same old thank you card. Learn how to make a cool, crafty pop-up card with a personal touch.

Make an Accordion Book
Give them a gift they'll hang on to forever. Lovely, personalized accordion books make great journals or recipe books and are simple to make.

Printable Box Template
Here is a box for you to print and assemble! Makes a great gift box or even a block for kids.

You Can Do Origami
You can leanr more about the art of paper folding by following along with these videos.

Alex Bateman's Origami Page
Fold a whale, an aardvark, a flower, and many other origami patterns.

Box Templates
On this page there are templates that you can use to make 9 gorgeous custom boxes. They can be made with our vellum paper or card stock, depending on the template.

Cootie Catcher
Create this paper-folding trick to fool your friends. Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to print out the pattern.

Dollar Bill Gift Box
This box made from two bills. The bills/box can be the gift itself, but it is also just about the right size for a ring box.

Dollar Bill Shirt
Use origami techniques and fold a dollar bill so it looks like a shirt.

Fabric Origami Workshop
Make beautiful origami from scraps of fabric.  A great class project.

Folding Diagrams
Directions to make a pyramid, starbox, tropical fish, indian face, crane, and butterfly.

Gum Wrapper Origami
Follow these directions and create a shirt and pants using gum wrappers.

Jasper's Origami Menangerie
Jasper has many animals folded out of paper, including Kanga and Eeyore from Winnie-the-Pooh.

Make a Money Bouguet
Follow these pictures (the text is written in spanish) and you can make a beautiful bouquet of cash!

Money Origami
Choose from several different designs.

Money Roses
Fold dollar bills to create lovely roses.

Origami Box
Make useful, tiny boxes by recycling greeting cards.

Origami Diagrams
Most of these diagrams are for folding dollar bills.

Origami Diagrams 2
Click on your choice of Adobe Acrobat and Shockwave format, and find many patterns.

Origami Hat
Make this hat and then click on the link on the bottom of the page to make a boat out of the hat!

Origami Swan for Beginners
Simple directions and picture for making this project.

Paperfolding.com
Information on the history of origami, the connection between origami and math (good school project) and many diagrams and pictures of completed projects.

Pikachu Origami
Fold some paper and make this cute Pikachu!

Pikachu Origami Version 2
Make another origami Pikachu by folding and cutting paper.