By Ruth Owen
Published in 2022 by Enslow Publishing, LLC
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Names: Owen, Ruth.
Title: Lets celebrate with more Thanksgiving origami / Ruth Owen.
Description: New York : Enslow Publishing, 2022. | Series: Lets celebrate with origami |
Includes glossary and index.
Identiers: ISBN 9781978526716 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781978526730 (library bound) |
ISBN 9781978526723 (6 pack) | ISBN 9781978526747 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Origami--Juvenile literature. | Thanksgiving decorations--Juvenile literature.
Classication: LCC TT870.O946 2022 | DDC 736.982--dc23
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An Origami Celebration ................................ 4
Origami Tips .................................................... 6
An Origami
Mayflower
.................................
Fold a Turkey ................................................. 12
Paper Pumpkins ............................................. 16
Autumn Leaves .............................................. 20
Fold Some Maple Leaves ............................. 24
A Colorful Wreath ........................................ 28
Glossary, Index, Websites .......................... 32
Origami is the art of folding paper to make small
sculptures , or models. Its the perfect craft for
making lovely decorations for the holidays.
Origami gets its name from the Japanese words
ori, which means folding, and kami, which
means paper. People have been making origami
models in Japan for hundreds of years.
This book is all about Thanksgiving and is filled with
fun origami projects that show you how to make
fantastic Thanksgiving decorationsfrom colorful
autumn leaves to a turkey. So lets get ready for
the holiday season, and have fun folding!
An Origami Celebration
Origami Tips
Here are some tips that will help you get started
on your origami model making.
Tp1
Read all the instructions carefully and
look at the pictures. Make sure you
understand whats required before you
begin a fold. Dont rush; be patient.
Work slowly and carefully.
Tp2
Folding a piece of paper sounds
easy, but it can be tricky to get
neat, accurate folds. The more you
practice, the easier it becomes.
Tp3
If an instruction says crease, make the
crease as flat as possible. The flatter the
creases, the better the model. You can
make a sharp crease by running a plastic
ruler along the edge of the paper.
Tp4
Sometimes, at first, your models may
look a little crumpled. Dont give up!
The more models you make, the better
you will get at folding and creasing.
When it comes to
origami, practice
makes perfect!
Origami is such good fun that once you get
started, you wont be able to stop! With
lots of practice its possible to become
very skillful at folding paper and creating
models. Keep practicing and you will soon
become an origami master.
You can even make origami models from
money! This butterfly is made from a dollar
bill. Money origami is a cool way to give
someone a gift of cash.
The origami models on this
page have all been made by
experienced origami makers.
Some of the complicated models
are made from many tiny
modules, or sections.
An Origami
Mayflower
This first project shows you how to make tiny origami ships
using a traditional paper boat design.
In 1620, the Pilgrims set sail from England in a ship named
the
Mayflower
. On their journey to America, the Pilgrims
faced many hardships. However, they eventually landed in
Plymouth Harbor, in the area that would one day become the
state of Massachusetts.
Add masts and sails to your origami ships and you will soon
have a fleet of mini
Mayflowers
that can be used as place
settings at your familys Thanksgiving dinner.
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(Origami paper is sometimes colored on
both sides or white on one side.)
One sheet of origami
paper (in your choice
of color) measuring
6 inches by 6 inches
(15 cm x 15 cm)
Small pieces of
white paper
A wooden skewer
A black
marker
Scissors
Glue
SE :
Cut your paper into a rectangle as
shown. Place your paper white side
down, fold in half, and crease.
SE :
Then fold the paper in half from side
to side, but only make a small crease
thats about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long.
SE :
Now fold the two sides of the model into the
center using the small crease you made in
step 2 as a guide, and crease well.
SE :
Working with just the top layer of paper, fold up the bottom
of the model along the dotted line, and crease. Turn the
model over and repeat on the other side.
SE :
Now open out the model so it looks like
a tiny paper hat. Tidy up points A and B
by tucking in the edges of the paper.
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3 ae
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4ice
(0c)
6ice
(5c)
A
B
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SE :
Close up the hat
shape by bringing
points A and B
together, and
flatten the model.
SE :
Working with the top layer of paper, fold up the
bottom of the model along the dotted line, and crease
well. Turn the model over and repeat on the other side.
SE :
Now open out the
bottom edge of the
model to create another
paper hat shape.
SE :
Now repeat what you did in step 6 by
bringing together the two sides of the
model and flattening it so it looks like this.
Your model should
now look like this.
SE 0
Take hold of points A and B and
gently pull them apart. The model
will pop open to create a boat shape.
SE 1
Open out the bottom of the boat. This will help it stand up.
SE 2
To turn your boat into a mini
Mayflower
, cut
or snap a wooden skewer in half. Push the
