| Easy Origami Crane | |||
| 1. Place origami paper color side down on a hard surface. Fold origami in half from top point to bottom point, like a taco. Crease well. |  |
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| 2. Fold the left edge of the triangle up, so that it meets the top edge of the triangle. Crease. |
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| 3. Fold just the top two layers down so that they almost meet the left edge. |  |
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| 4. To make the crane's neck, take the left point of the triangle and fold it at an angle towards the right. Crease well. The origami will create a "V" shape. |  |
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| 5. To create the head, take the point of the neck you created in Step 4 and fold it at an angle back and towards the left. Crease. |  |
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| 6. Your finished crane should look like this. On Oshogatsu, make a lucky tsuru (crane) for everyone in your family. |  |
