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In this video, we're going to make a flapping origami crane
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They're super quick and simple. We're going to make it in five minutes, real time, no speeding up
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So just make along with me. You just need a square of paper
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Mine's six inches square, but you can use any size you like. So start by folding it in half
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one corner to the other, so you form a triangle. Now, if you've got paper that's the same color on both sides
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it doesn't matter, but if you've got one side that's colored, you want that side facing up for this step
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just like I have. And then you're going to repeat it for the other two corners
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So you're basically forming a cross on the front that runs from each corner to the opposite one
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Turn your square over and then fold it in half one side to another
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to form a rectangle. And yes, you've guessed it, repeat with the other two sides
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So these are your preliminary folds before we even start making the crane
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And it's going to make everything so much easier. So now you're going to open it up exactly the way I have
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Bring the two side points in and down to the bottom, and it will naturally form a square just like mine
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but I am going to show you that again. So bring the sides in to the bottom and flatten it down
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and you'll have that lovely square. And the open bit is pointing towards you
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Now take each side in turn and fold it to that center line
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It doesn't matter if you're a little bit shy of the center line, but don't go over it
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And you're going to do the same to the other side. And then once you've done them both
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you're going to take the top and fold it down over them
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right up to them, just like I have. And then open that fold up
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And at all times, make sure your creases are really good. Open everything back up, lift the bottom up
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and keeping that fold in place, you're going to take the bottom right up to the top
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And it should naturally just go exactly where you want it to
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If you have any trouble, just poke your finger in and take your time
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and it should all lie flat and form that nice kite shape
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on the top there. So it should look like that. Then you can turn it over and repeat all that
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So you're going to take each side and fold it into the middle
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and then fold that point over, because we're doing exactly the same
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as we did to the other side. Again, make sure you're getting good creases
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fold that over, and just as before, open all those folds up
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and bring the bottom right up to the top, using that fold
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And then make sure that lies flat. And now you're ready to start making your crane proper
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So the first thing we're going to do is bend the bottom points up at an angle
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just like I've done there. So you can see the angle doesn't actually matter
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but you do want them pointing out, because you can see this is going to form your neck
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and your tail shortly. I recommend you unfold them, turn the whole thing over and repeat those folds
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because the next step will be a whole load easier. If you're enjoying this, please press the like button
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so more people can make cranes. And now take one side, open it up and then fold the point in
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So you're doing something called an inverse fold or a reverse fold, but all the folds you just made
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should make it easy to get it to lie, just like mine there
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Repeat it for the other side. So fold that point up inside
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using the folds that you've already made. And you can see your crane is really appearing now
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And then you're going to choose one side or the other, and that's going to be your head
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So just decide how big you want your head and fold that over
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And then just take a little bit of time and tweak it, make sure you're happy with it, and you've got your head
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So we just need the wings. So you're going to fold each wing down
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Now, again, quite where you put them is up to you, but make sure that at the back where the tail is
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you're folding right down as far as you can. And then press those folds
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And they should be exactly the same. And then you can open up the front if you want
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and you can see it can stand. Now, when you pull the tail, may not pull quite as well as you're hoping
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Don't panic. Just spend a little bit of time, adjust those wings
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get everything moving, take your time. See how they're going beautifully now
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It's just sometimes a little bit of wriggling needed. So don't panic and don't just pull
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You will rip your paper. So I just wanted to show you a little tiny one
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They're more fiddly because they're tiny, but you can make them and they're great to gift to people
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You can hang these on a mobile. It's up to you. And I've used some copier paper to make a big one
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Thank you for watching and good luck with your crane
