If you're looking for a quick and easy project that boys in particular seem to enjoy, Origami Claws is a class pleaser. (Of course it's not just for boys, though!) Using the Japanese art of Origami, or paper folding, Origami Claws requires manual dexterity and applies principles of geometry. Claws can be decorated your using colored pencils, markers, and sharpies. Ask the kids to make at least five of them, one for each finger. Draw animal claws, monster claws, abstract claws – the hands the lim