The web site Oriland gives ten reasons why you (your children, and the rest of your family) should be involved in origami:
1. Development of fine ‘motor skills’ of both hands.
2. Development of intellectual abilities.
3. Development of creative abilities.
4. Activation of the Right and Left hemispheres of the brain.
5. Development of imagination.
6. Development of attention.
7. Development of memory.
8. Development of patience.
9. Emotional and aesthetic experiences.
10. Joy, satisfaction and pride in your own work!
There is even an Oriland University where you can learn all about origami for free, as well as get directions for oodles of origami projects! I love to just go to the site and look at the pictures. However, we did do an all-origami Christmas tree one year, and I gave out origami wreaths to some friends. (Sorry, I don't have any pictures!)
This would be a really cool thing to do with your kids this summer!
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