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Origami paper itself isn't crucial - what is is that you get exact squares. Copy paper will work, but it's all the same color. If you can manage squares of wrapping paper, that's ok too.
Of course, it helps to find a place that you can buy it - if you've got a michael's or something nearby, see if you can find their weekly 40% off coupon and it's pretty cheap with that. Alternately, if you're in a decent sized city with a japantown/chinatown kind of place, look for something liek an ichibankan or something. There's one in El Cerrito, CA that'll sell you 300 sheets of 75x75mm paper (about 3 inches) for a buck, something like 50 sheets of 150x150 for a buck, and then patterned stuff for a buck, too. Really, if you're in the bay area, if you're in the east bay El Cerrito, Ichi Ban Kan - CHEAP origami paper.
As far as websites, there are a few good ones.
http://www.giladorigami.com/swami/swami.html
is alright, if you want themes.
A better one might be http://origami-club.com/en
Because it's got controllable animations, and graded difficulties.
Failing that, Go look at your library at the 736 ish region in the children's section. No, it's not creepy to wander through the children's section if you're looking for a book.
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