Origami

The requirements for the Origami honor are as follows:

  1. What is Origami? where did it come from? How was it used and developed?
  2. Identify the symbols for the following terms:
    • Valley fold
    • Mountain fold
    • Cut
    • Existing crease
    • Hold here
    • Watch this spot
    • In front
    • Behind
    • Tuck in, open out, or apply force
    • Fold over and over
    • Turn model over
  3. Demonstrate folding the following folds:
    • Reverse fold
    • Squash fold
    • Petal fold
    • Book fold
    • Preliminary fold
    • Blitz fold
  4. Demonstrate folding the following bases:
    • Bird base
    • Waterbomb base
    • Frog base
  5. Fold the following models:
    • House
    • Lotus blossom
    • Cicada
    • Housefly
    • Butterfly
  6. Choose 4 of the following models to fold or select similar models from origami books:
    • Jumping frog
    • Carrier Pigeon
    • Sailboat
    • Hen
    • Leaf
    • Walking dog
    • Duck
  7. Fold one model of your choice from memory from requirement 5 or 6.
  8. Illustrate a Bible story using several Origami Models.