Library assistant Margaret can always be found doing origami and helping kids learn! Origami helps kids practice visual and spatial skills, concentration, and math, and is a great fidget activity for experienced creators. It’s also a lot of fun!
Watch this video
Can you make a butterfly following her tutorial? It’s the perfect way to celebrate the Year of the Butterfly!
Explore more tutorials
Want to learn more? These are Margaret’s favorite YouTube channels:
- EZOrigami has great tutorials for beginners, and people just starting to challenge themselves.
- PaperKawaii has a range of creative tutorials in varying levels, including boxes with secret drawers, springs, and stars.
- Paperfolds has a number of modular designs, envelopes for gifts, and beautiful decorations.
- Origamite has beautiful boxes, napkin folds, and action toys.
Visit these websites for more ideas:
- Paperkawaii has dozens of categories to help you find exactly what you want to make: gems, Pokemon, flowers, and so much more.
- Origami Instructions uses photographs of every step to help you be successful in your folds. Try some airplanes, toys, or animals, and see what you can make with dollar bills »
Check out these books
Beginners
- Make Origami (series) by Ruth Owens
- Origami Fun (series) by Robyn Hardyman
Intermediate
- Dinosaur Origami by John Montroll
- Origami Paper Animals by Didier Boursin
Advanced
- Exquisite Modular Origami by Meenakshi Mukerji
- Origami Boxes by Mark Bolitho
- Tomoko Fuse’s Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse
Miss Margaret and the Children’s Services staff would love to see your creations! Take a photo or a video and share with us »
