Origami On The Go: 40 Paper-Folding Projects For Kids Who Love To Travel Read Free Books and Download eBooks
The perfect antidote to "Are we there yet???" Once kids get their hands on the travel-inspired projects in Origami On-The-Go, hours will fly by. Origami in itself is such an absorbing activity; add to it the pleasures of using vibrant custom papers to create unexpected animals and planes and cultural treasures, and the combination is a lifesaver (for parents), entertainment (for kids), and a great learning experience (good for parents and kids).Margaret Van Sicklen, the "origami swami" who's known for her clear, easy-to-follow instructions and clever designs, creates 40 projects with a globe-trotting theme―Stunt Plane, Rainforest Turtle, Samurai Helmet, Mummy, Dachshund Chopstick Rest, Tiny Scrap Book, Nantucket Swordfish, Chinese Opera Hat. The folds are geared to children as young as eight, and range from the playful, Pig Finger Puppet, to the practical, Souvenir Wallet, to the beautiful, a Peacock―the kind a traveler might find strutting on the grounds of the Taj Mahal. Paper for the projects is included in the back of the book: 100 sheets of colorful, custom-designed origami pages, each tied in to the projects, plus two pages of stickers.Along the way kids learn much about the world: how to convert dollars to euros and the names of original currency; the Seven Natural Wonders; essential words in different languages; latitude and longitude; all about the chatty, intelligent crows of Russia and Australia’s fuzzy koala bears―inspiration to make one of your own.
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (September 3, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761151052
ISBN-13: 978-0761151050
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.9 x 8.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
This origami book is full of travel trivia and fun origami projects. The origami is very simple. Even a child who has never folded a single sheet of paper could do these projects. Most projects use a single sheet of paper. There are a few multi-sheet projects and a few that require cutting - but not many.There is so much paper in the back of the book that several children could share. The book contains about 100 pieces of 7" square origami paper. The paper is very colorful, but slippery. It is great for the projects in this book but does not work well for more advanced models. Most of the colorful paper is single-sided but very nice. The paper designs are specific to the book's projects and there is enough paper to do 2 of each project.The book also comes with 3 sheets of stickers that can be used on the completed projects.This book is so fun and colorful that even adults and children used to more advanced origami will have fun with it. Perfect book for traveling!
The book is great. Some of the projects are easy enough for a six year old to do and kept his interest over 3 months. The paper is at the back of the book, so always available and is labelled so that you know which paper to use with which project. About half of the paper is specially chosen for each project, so there is giraffe paper, elephant paper, paper for the birds/penguin, the mummy, the various fish etc. The paper is two sided where necessary for the project.There are three pages of stickers, one entirely devoted to different eyes for the different animals and the mummy, which give the finished model a very realistic look. The instructions are mostly clear, with pictures for each step and very few words. The only drawback is the division of the book into the three sections - it should have been done by the ease of each task. The book is better than the depiction on the cover.
I teach origami to kids. This book contains easy-to-follow instructions for basic shapes and animals. The variety of objects from finger puppets to animals to cultural helmets to a functional box teach you how to manipulate paper to create different origami models. This book contains the different origami papers, stickers, and fun facts about each origami model. It is a great complete book to start learning to fold origami and learning at the same time.
My daughter has really been into origami lately, she is 6. I bought this book since shes not a big fan of tablets or video games. Some of the folds are a little too challenging or not explained as well. Overall she loves the book and loves some of the cool things shes made with it.
I only give this book 4 stars out of 5 b/c I was hoping for a more explainitory (spelling?) book.. The paper it comes with is great, but the ideas are kind of lacking- was hoping for more variety. Plus even I (29yrs old) had difficulty understanding some of the folding techniques- so of course my 6yr old had trouble too. Plus once you run out of the paper- it's kind of difficult to continue to make the 4 or 5 animals they have you make. :(
My seven year old son has enjoyed hours of creating new projects with this origami kid. He has worked on various projects using the included papers for each different item, such as peacocks, the fortune teller game, and a mummy, amongst others.
I think my review title says it all. the bok is great for on the go, restaurants, etc. and the paper is nice and thick and glossy, however, they are not square! So be forewarned and let the kids know so they don't freak.
I absolutly LOVE this book! The book comes with Detailed instructions and diagrams and It has all of the patterned paper showed in pictures PLUS it has a pad of stickers from around the world for yourt child to put on each project. I love how it explains the theme of each origami like the dachsungd chopstick holders( Japan) The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that som e of the projects are difficult and even mom got confused, But, with some effort and maybey a little stress, your kid or you can Figure it out. I would Say this book is for children 8- 15 years old( simply because its a litle hard) but if your older dont feel shamed you can do this too!
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