National Paper Airplane Day is celebrated every year on May 26.
Little Things
This short family film by Brian Crain beautifully sums up the essence behind the low-tech National Paper Airplane Day.
Paper Airplanes Cross Cultures!
Staff Sergeant Amanda Menlove prepares to show an Afghan boy how to throw a paper airplane at a
school at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley)
Paper Airplanes are Simple and Fun!
All you need is a single sheet of paper, and -- mostly importantly -- the desire to have some fun! Got a crowd of eager, fellow paper pilots? Average office-supply packs of paper have enough material to make a fleet of 500 planes or more!
Paper Airplanes are a Great Way to Get in Some Quality Family Time!
The Nye Family in Las Vegas, NV prepares to engages in "an epic Sunday air battle" -- the best kind of battle where everyone wins!
(photo by Jessica Nye)
Paper Airplanes are Educational!
Junior kinesiology major Byron Robinson launches a paper plane at Mississippi State University. MSU Professor Jack Blendinger (not pictured) encourages future graduates to embrace non-traditional, hands-on teaching methods. (Photo by Russ Houston)
Paper Airplanes aren't Just for Kids!
An enthusiastic group of mostly adult geocachers in Ventura, CA gathers for a Paper Airplane Race
flash mob event cache.
(photo by Elin Carlson, aka "EMC of Northridge, CA")
Paper Airplanes are Inspirational!
Warm sun and a beautiful sky. A paper airplane can help you more greatly appreciate both.
(photo by Ekin Buyuksahin from Turkey, aka
quelquechose)
Les Avions de Papier Sont Amusants, Même en France!
Students and faculty in Michigan State University's Master’s Degree in Educational Technology overseas Summer program in Rouen, France, get a hands-on lesson in iterative design. (Photo by Leigh Graves Wolf, Program Director at MSU, aka 46137)
A Paper Airplane Contest Adds Life to any Party!
A New Years' Eve party in Sydney, Australia.
(Photo by Tim Lucas, aka
toolmantim)
Physical Fitness
What better way to get your kids to run around than chasing after their airplane once it finally flies?
The Times Observer
Health Benefits
Folding paper airplanes is a way to relax; a way to let the day's tension melt away.
Origami Resource Center
Family Bonding
Making paper airplanes together creates family unity and loyalty, and builds self-esteem.
University of Nebraska
(College of Human Sciences)
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