Embarking on a quest to make 1,000 cranes dedicated to a friend’s healing, Liz Soares finds calm and good vibes in the process. My path to creating 1,000 origami cranes began in an unlikely place: a ...

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, ...

Birds are wonderful creatures. They have grace and elegance and the freedom to fly anywhere. And then there is origami, the skill of folding paper into something beautiful, an art that originated in ...

Two 12-year-old cousins are turning multicolored squares of paper into symbols of hope for those facing critical illness. Chad Fisher and Max Schnitzer have schooled themselves in the traditional ...

My children taught me how to fold origami cranes. They learned years ago from a Japanese babysitter named Jiro Hatano, who happened to be one of the smartest, kindest and most gentle people I’ve ever ...

BRIDGEPORT -- Burroughs & Saden children's librarian Sharon Breslow had a mission Wednesday. She called to passing people walking up and down the staircase. "Come sit," she said. Breslow sat behind a ...

Three Columbus fifth-graders just wrapped up three months of making 1,000 origami cranes in a wish for world peace. Along the way, the Clinton Elementary students picked up some very grown-up lessons ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- This time last September, I was packing my suitcase for a trip to New York. I was going to the 10th memorial service at Ground Zero. This was a special year for so many of the ...

They say if you fold 1,000 origami cranes out of individual sheets of paper your deepest wishes will be granted. I tried it once – I was a lonely college kid – and I ended up with pink eye. However, a ...