{"id":21733,"date":"2023-09-27T08:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T08:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/?p=21733"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:18:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:18:23","slug":"origami-crane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/grown-ups\/themes-grown-ups\/origami-crane\/","title":{"rendered":"Origami Crane \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">The traditional origami crane is one of the most well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paper-and-card\/paper-and-card-packs\">paper<\/a> origami makes. There are many cultural meanings behind the origami crane, one of which is as a symbol of hope. People make garlands of 1,000 paper origami cranes. It is said that you will have your wish granted after making 1,000 paper cranes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional origami crane is one of the most well-known paper origami makes. There are many cultural meanings behind the origami crane, one of which is as a symbol of hope. People make garlands of 1,000 paper origami cranes. It is said that you will have your wish granted after making 1,000 paper cranes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":73622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[231,233,3,446,234],"tags":[610,702],"class_list":["post-21733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-themes-grown-ups","category-activity","category-kids","category-origami","category-papercraft","tag-origami","tag-papercraft"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate","Advanced"],"time-to-make":["15 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K1480","time":"15 Minutes","skill_level":"Medium\/ Hard","how_to_make":"<ol>\r\n<li>Start with a perfect square of paper (cut from A4 if needed). Fold the paper in half both ways and diagonally each way, unfolding after each fold to create a cross and an X pattern. Turn the paper over and fold the corners inwards, bringing the left and right corners together and flattening into a square base.<\/li>\r\n<li>Fold the bottom left and right edges of the front layer to the center crease, then fold the top point down and crease well before unfolding. Lift the bottom point, bring the edges in, and squash flat into a diamond shape; repeat on the other side to form the bird base.<\/li>\r\n<li>Fold the bottom left and right edges of the front layer to the center crease, then flip and repeat on the other side. Fold and crease the bottom right point up, unfold, and inside reverse fold the crease; repeat on the other side.<\/li>\r\n<li>Choose one end for the crane\u2019s head and make an inside reverse fold of about 2 cm. 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