Creative Minds / Origami
Who are we?
We are a Youth club building a friendship and leadership through making Origami for teens. Origami is the folding paper art from Asia and had become popular in the states over the years. And kids in NJ are finding it as a tool to build the friendship as well as a valuable tool to help others who are in needs.
Origami is the fundamental tool of making artworks, but adapting other materials and ideas will broaden one’s mind to see how one connects to the others. Paper Kids is a youth group formed by Kevin Ju, Andrew Qin, Kyle Schubert, Brian Yoon (President), Jimmy Yu, and Daniel Woo
who have high prospects to educate and share the fun and building a friendship by making origami in 2012.
Announcement
Folding a Dream, a book by Brian Yoon
The 2nd Origami Book by Brian Yoon will be published in Spring, 2025.
What we do
Paper kids donate their works to various places, including hospitals, libraries, and groups, where other kids can enjoy their works. All members have been teaching community members and other kids how to make Origami through workshops and presentations in the libraries, museums, schools, nurseries, and hospitals in NJ and NY.
Past Events/Workshops
2020
June 11th First Online Origami Workshop at the Bernards Township Library: Recording in speaker view
2017
December 13th Donating Origami Works for Youth Music Festival @ NYU
January 26th Workshop at Bernards Township Library
2016
December 30th Workshop at Morris Town Museum
August 13th Workshop at MOCA (Museum of Chinese American)
April 30th Participation in Newark Fair
March 19th Participation in Maker Day in Bernardsville Library
2015
December 6th Workshop /Korean Fair at Brooklyn Children Museum
2014
Since 2014, each season, Paper Kids has donated works to NYU Children's Library.
2013
Hospital Visit
2012
Updates on Paper Kids Origami Club: Four Years of Creativity and Community
Over the past four years, our Origami Club has celebrated numerous milestones, blending artistry with community engagement. One of our proudest achievements is that club member Brian secured an author contract with Zeitgeist Publishing, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House, to write an origami book for kids! This upcoming publication will feature traditional models presented in an exciting and accessible way for young children.
Our "Paper Kids" initiative continued to thrive, with dedicated volunteers teaching origami workshops at local libraries and hospitals in New Jersey, Tennessee, and New York. These sessions introduced countless children and adults to the joy of paper folding, fostering creativity and learning in local communities.
Looking back, these four years have been an incredible journey of folding and teaching!
Contact / FAQs
Anyone interested in learning or hosting Origami workshop? Please contact us.