Fold Paper Cranes

Origami is one of those really fun cheap crafts that is so calm and meditative. One of my favorite projects is the paper crane. I have made a step by step tutorial for you:

You will need

Origami paper

If you don't have origami paper you can learn how to make some Here

 Lay the paper face down

 Fold corner to corner

 Un-fold

Repeat 

 Now it should look like this:

 Next fold edge to edge

 Repeat

now it looks like this

 Re-Fold corner to corner and hold like this

 Push in the sides and crease

 And here is a new angle

 there

 Now flip over and repeat

 Fold on the sides with the layers on the bottom

 flip over and repeat

 fold down the point

 Un-fold

 and open the pocket

 don't worry keep going!

 Now carefully flatten it

 turn over

 and repeat

 here is what it looks like from below

 Turn the page...

 like this

Repeat

 Now pull the corner....

Up.....

 Like this

 Repeat

 Now pull out the neck

 Crease

 Repeat for tail

Crown!

 Crease in the head...

 Like this

 Bend over the tail

 Pull out the wings and fly!

 Now go and cut tiny squares of paper to make tiny ones!

Have fun,
              The Rainbow Zbra