Borough Park Presents: Remembrance Day creative origami

Fold a crane to carry your wish 

Paper cranes have a beautiful legend and cultural heritage, which have become people's emotional sustenance. The folding of paper cranes originated in Japan. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the gods. Initially, they folded thousands of paper cranes to pray for early recovery of sick people. A thousand paper cranes are often given to a person who is seriously ill, to wish for their recovery. They are usually created by friends, classmates, or colleagues as a collective effort.

One thousand origami cranes is a group of one thousand origami paper cranes held together by strings. People folded thousands of paper cranes to pray for the success in something.  Another common use is for sport teams or athletes, wishing them victories.

Paper cranes represent your wishes to the people who have been given away. Each paper crane carries a little wish and eventually becomes a big wish.  At this program we will remember how all of our lives have been touched by Covid 19. 

Let us to fold a crane together to carry our wish for the Remembrance Day and sunshine days in the future.

Supplies:

1. Origami paper or any square size paper. (big size is better; recycle magazine page are ok too)

2. Scissors are used for making the leaves, heart, and cloud shapes.

3. Use green and red markers for coloring.

4. One paper clip is needed for making a small hole.

5. Pipe cleaners (you may go to nearby library ask for a few, or get it in 99 cents store)

6. Hang up on the window or wall to show your love and carry your wish for the future.

Below are the folding steps:

1. Fold paper into a rectangle

2. Then fold it down to a square

3. Fold a small triangle on both side of the rectangle.

4. Open up from the middle to make a square with layers.

5. Fold two-pointed triangles on both sides

6. Open and fold that pointed triangle towards inside (another side too)

7. On this longer diamond shape fold more pointed triangles both sides should total four parts

8. Close the left and right sides together.

9.Make a crane head with a long beak and the tail.

10. Fold down the crane wings on both sides

11. Add a heart, leave, and a piece of cloud.

12. String together by using the pipe cleaners.

Tips and tricks:

· Each fold must be even with a crease.

· Each fold has to be edge to edge, corner to corner without dislocation.

· Mark down the number of steps on origami paper for future reference

· Search online and watch a video to get more details.