Japanese people came to enjoy paper folding (origami) during the Edo period (1603-1868) when the production of paper increased and that made it easier for most people to enjoy origami.
The oldest origami book in the world was published in 1797 and is called Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (How To Fold 1000 Paper Cranes.)
We tested out different designs of origami and together, with the other P6. class, we tried to make 1000 paper cranes... AND WE SUCCEEDED!!! Here are some examples of what we also
made: paper pagodas, paper frogs, star boxes and paper cranes.
ENTERPRISE
We made different types of Origami for the school winter fair. To help sell the products we dressed up in Kimonos and Happy jackets which we got from the Japanese Embassy in London. In the
star boxes we put chewy santa sweets. We also sold Hokusai block
prints of the Great Wave and fans that we decorated with ink. The things that
we put on the fans were all associated with Japan like Mount Fuji and
cherry blossom. The money that we raised is helping to build a new playground for the school.
