This undated photo courtesy of Origamido in Haverhill, Mass., shows the Big Brown Bat designed by Michael G. LaFosse. He folded the bat from a 12-inch square piece of paper. (AP Photo/Origamido) This ...

Sara Goheen, a junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often folds place mats or straw wrappers into interesting shapes while she's waiting at a restaurant for the food to arrive. “It's ...

From peace cranes to sorcerers, gorillas to frogs, the Japanese art of origami is fertile ground for imaginative young minds. Although it takes patience and attention to detail, even young kids can ...

SNOHOMISH — A tantrum in a toy store was Kim Crane’s introduction to the gentle art of Japanese paper folding. When her mother refused to buy her an origami kit, 6-year-old Kim began tearing up the ...

"Amazing Origami: Traditional Japanese Folding Papers and Projects" (Tuttle Publishing, $18.95) has beautiful folding paper and extensive instructions on how to create origami animals and items. MCT ...