Origami is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. One uncut square of paper can, in the hands of an origami artist, be folded into a bird, a frog, a sailboat, or a Japanese samurai helmet beetle.

For more indoor fun, kids can learn the art of paper folding in Beginner's Origami: Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Butterflies by Steve and Megumi Biddle. This guide, with artwork from the collection of the ...