I had been waiting for this opportunity.
I believe that origami can live many magic tricks, and have come up with a few ideas. I had hoped others here may have some ideas of their own to share.
The origami I enjoy and do almost exclusively is the purist type, square paper only no cutting, tearing or drawing. But any will do really, it is only my preference.


I have been developing a cups and balls routine, let me explain what it consists of, sans exposure.

(I start three ahead) I show 3 cups and one 4"X4" square of paper, I say: I will now show you my great origami skill! Roll it up into a ball, and say: Look! a Ball. (Old joke)
Then I go into the routine, the paper ball reappearing in different cups etc. then all three cups have a ball. Typical routine. However as my final(?) load I have three miniature Origami birds. I use a peacock, Dove, Robin. set them on the top of the cup light them and they go up in a flash (Flash Paper, of course). Then as I lift the cups at last, there are the larger representatives under the cups, that I then give away.

My other related thought is to have three origami boxes as a final load, there are a wide variety, and have a candy in each. Assuming the atmosphere is correct for such.

I have many other Ideas, but I won't make this too long, in case this does develop interest.

You can make a cube from a playing card. I saw it in an old issue of Magic Mag. It was illustrated by Earle Oaks. You tear the card in half and fold a each half into a top and bottom that have tabs on them to hold the cube together. You could make four cubes (use glue to hold them as they tend to come apart) out of 4 cards. Might work.