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January 30

two organizations working together

Do the American Red Cross and the National Safety Council work together on various projects?2604:2000:7113:9D00:E489:B375:36EB:1AC5 (talk) 22:30, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Try googling "Red Cross" cooperation "National Safety Council", then let us know if you need more help. μηδείς (talk) 05:15, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Origami

Does anyone know an easy single-paper origami model to teach to a seventh grade class? This comes from a friend Bardic Wizard (talk) 23:27, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

@Bardic Wizard: The swan is a basic one. Here's the best set of instructions I could find, with photos:

• https://www.wikihow.com/Fold-a-Traditional-Origami-Swan

I hope this helps.    The Transhumanist 04:56, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

An even simpler one is the samurai helmet. Alansplodge (talk) 13:25, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

@The Transhumanist and Alansplodge: Thanks! Bardic Wizard (talk) 16:11, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

• The origami water balloon is a sine qua non of childhood. It show the construction of a three dimensional object from a flat piece of paper, serves a practical purpose as a container, and is excellent fun when you have windows high enough to drop them on passers-by. μηδείς (talk) 17:25, 31 January 2018 (UTC)