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I devised this "Cranes of Thanks" project because I love origami, working with children, and the "heroes" that defend our country!  I am teaching youth to fold paper origami cranes which will be placed on a coloring page with a letter on the back to be sent to our soldiers overseas.  This project will continue until we have completed 1,000 Cranes of Thanks!  All of the supplies have generously been funded by DoSomething.org.

Click HERE for some examples of children's coloring pages.
Click HERE for examples of what teens could make.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Make Coloring Pages on the Computer


ON THE COMPUTER:

1. Save the PNG file of the crane that is found HERE.
2. Open up a new document that is 8.5x11 inches in whatever program you want to use.
3. If the program allows you to set the resolution then I would set it at 300 (that’s what I use in Photoshop) so that the crane remains proportional.  The higher the quality means that the picture looks better when printed out.  If you have any issues or need a different resolution of a crane outline please contact me.
4. Create your picture!  (Please don’t use clip-art or images with copyright or anything…)
5. Print out your picture if possible.  Measure the crane from the tip of the wing to the bottom and if it is just under 3 inches then it is the right size.  Go HERE to see an example!
6. Save your picture as a PNG or JPG file, if possible, and e-mail it to me.

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