Kidstoyo Origami Thousand Cranes Kit

I bought this kit to make a senbazuru for a friend with cancer. The kit includes everything you need (plus some extra paper, string, and beads in case of any issues; I did tear 1 piece of paper while folding a crane but that was the only casualty!) with the exception of a needle to string the cranes together. I used (and would recommend) a big-eye beading needle for this task. The instructions were all in Japanese (as noted in the description), so I’ve uploaded a couple images using Google translate (though I skipped the page on how to fold a crane; you can easily find that online). The paper is about 3″x3″ square (7.5cm x 7.5 cm), though as some other reviewers noted, some pieces aren’t perfectly square and are off by 1-2mm. However, given the price, I can forgive that. I also had some color rub off on my fingers, but it didn’t cause any smudges on the paper itself, so I’m again willing to forgive that for the price. If you follow the instructions and make 25 strands of 40 cranes each (2 of each color to get the rainbow gradient), each strand is approximately 24″ (60cm), plus whatever you do on top to tie off the strands (the instructions recommend cutting the string to 2m long to have room for tying the ends). I ended up tying the stands to a wreath frame (7.5″ diameter), and then covering the frame with washi tape to make it prettier. There is a “card” you can cut out of the back of the box to write a message and attach to your senbazuru. As others have mentioned, I used bags to separate the colors as I made the cranes. A 1-quart bag would be big enough for all the cranes of 1 color, but I ended up re-using some gallon-sized bags and put 2 colors in each.Most other reviewers mentioned making theirs over 1-2 months, which I think is a good pace. Because of my friend’s illness, I did it over a week and noted the approximate times:- I take 2.5-3 minutes to fold a single crane (I’m not very fast), so that was a total of 42-50 hours.- Each stand of 40 cranes (including cutting the string, etc) took about 20-25 minutes, so 8.5-10 hours total.- I took another couple of hours to figure out how I wanted to display it.I’m about to start making a second kit, but I’m planning out a ~2 month schedule so that I only have to do a few hours per week on it.