Folding for Fun: Origami for Ages 4 and Up

By Didier Boursin

Book Overview

16 easy origami projects just for children 4 and up.

If a child can fold a piece of paper, he or she can learn the basics of origami. Plus, once a project is finished, it's fun to decorate and play with the object created.

The expert author Didier Boursin demonstrates folds in easy, individual steps using clear, colorful drawings and engaging photographs of kids making origami models like a boat, a fish and an airplane. Only seven types of folds are used in the entire book, and a visual glossary at the beginning shows what each fold instruction means. Some of the projects have only three or four folds.

Selected for their simplicity and their surefire appeal to young children, the 16 origami projects include:

3-D "hello cuckoo " card Balls Floating boat Twirlers Storybook Magic paper Racing sailboats Moo-ing straw Stairhopper Big-eared rabbit.

Any early schoolchild can do origami. Folding for Fun makes this ancient art accessible by turning it into a playful and rewarding activity that also produces a toy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554072522
• ISBN13: 9781554072521
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Just as the title says

This book is perfect to make creations out of paper with my four year old. It's not oragami paper specific and that's what's great! I've never known how to make a hat out of newspaper and now I do. Who doesn't love making moo sounds from a piece of paper? It's not just to be looked at, art, it's fun!