Shortly after paper was first invented in Japan, origami was often created by the high class and wealthy. Now that paper is wide spread, anyone can take part in the activity as a fun way to pass time. In the most recent craft club meeting, members were given the opportunity to create mobiles and origami shapes. Craft Club president and co-founder, Senior Amber Park, demonstrates how to make a paper crane as a fun trick.

“Once you know how to make it you can brag to everyone that you can make it, it’s a fun conversation starter and simple to pick up,” she said.

1. Cut your paper into a perfect square, fold the square horizontally and vertically to create lines

2. Turn the paper over. Fold across diagonally from both the right and left corners, tip to tip

3. Taking corners of your paper, use your index fingers to push in that diagonal crease you made until the paper collapses into a diamond

4. Making sure that the open side is pointing towards you, take one corner and fold into the center line. Do the same to the other corner. Then take the triangle on top and fold it over the other side, open the flaps.

5. Take the bottom corner of the kite shape and pull it up, forming a long diamond. Fold down the edges.

6. Repeat these steps to the other side.

7. Fold the flaps at the side of the diamond into the center line again, leave room between the flaps

8. Repeat on the other side

9. Fold both legs up and out. Crease fold and then unfold.

10. Open the side of the body like a book and fold up the leg between the wings along the crease you made. Reverse fold the leg.

11. On one of the “legs” fold down the tip to make a head. Now fold down the wings.