A little paper magic

What is this?

Tap the paper. It looks like it has a secret.

Come to the table.Make a friend.

Three squares of paper. Three little lives waiting inside.

Cartoon Adriana smiling and folding at a kitchen table, shown head to toe in her warm room with colorful paper animals all around her
“If I can do it, you can too… come along, let’s play together and make animal friends.”
FUTURE READYAdriana.Future Ready Rep

Who wants to come alive?

Meet the finished animal first. Watch its magic. Then Adriana will show your hands what to do.

Brand new to origami? Start here ↗

Flapping Bird

Andrew’s favorite. Gently pull its head and tail—the wings flap.

Jumping Frog

Press the springy back, let go, and—boing!—it leaps.

Your Own Cat

Fold the face. Draw the whiskers. Give it your cat’s personality.

And so can you.

Paper starts plain — then becomes a bird, a frog, a friend.
You can become anything too. Just keep folding, keep trying, keep dreaming.
The most beautiful shape is the one you're still becoming.

Inspired by Louis Kahn’s “even a brick wants to be something,” as echoed in Indecent Proposal (1993).Watch the scene on YouTube ↗

Special thanks to Dan Reed Network for “All My Lovin’” (instrumental), used with permission.Hear more from Dan Reed ↗

Cartoon Adriana showing a folding motion