Origami for Children: 35 Easy-To-Follow Step-By-Step Projects [Hardcover]

Mari Ono (Author), Roshin Ono (Author)

Book Description

Origami for Children is the perfect introduction to origami, the fun Japanese papercraft for parents and children of all ages. Divided into six sections, the projects cover a whole range of themes, from classic origami designs such as animals to party decorations and modern vehicles. There’s even a project showing how to create the classic Japanese arcade character Pacman. You’ll be amazed at how much you can create using sheets of paper and a few simple folds.

Every stage is described in a series of clear step-by-step photographs, showing all the techniques you will need to complete each of these great designs. • Over 35 designs with comprehensive step-by-step instructions. • Cute and cool ideas for boys and girls—flower baskets, rabbits, a space shuttle, and samurai helmet. • Perfect for all occasions, from rainy-day activities to party games.

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About the Author

MARI ONO is an expert in origami and all forms of papercrafts. Born in Japan, she has lived in the United Kingdom for many years with her artist husband, Takumasa, where both work to promote Japanese art and crafts. Her previous books include "The Simple Art of Japanese Papercrafts", also available from CICO.

ROSHIN ONO came to the UK from Japan aged seven with his parents, Mari and Takumasa. Now 16, he has participated in events introducing Japanese culture to the

western world, and has written the books Fly, Origami, Fly and Origami for Children with his mother.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Cico (February 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906094381
• ISBN-13: 978-1906094386
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,115,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Origami for Children?!?!?!?!, April 23, 2009

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Jerry K. Hatfield "Starshooter" (Lubbock, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Origami for Children: 35 Easy-To-Follow Step-By-Step Projects (Hardcover)

I've been doing origami for a number of years for children in a Pediatric care unit at a local hospital and I must say this book isnn't all that user-friendly. I attempted to do the giraffe first. The instructions were not step-by-step at all! Then I attempted the crown. All the flipping over and folding is very confusing to say the least and it didn't seem to come our at all like the model diagrams displayed. I am very diappointed with this book so far and would likely not recommend it to children because it is difficult even for adult who have had origami experience. Perhaps if the authors included a DVD that showed the steps live, it might be more manageable.

Jerry K. Hatfield

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Time at Origami!, January 15, 2009

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Mrs. SMC "love to cook" (Pen Argyl, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Origami for Children: 35 Easy-To-Follow Step-By-Step Projects (Hardcover)

We have never tried origami and I found this in my Family Fun magazine as a great first book to try and they were right! I bought this book for my 6 year old daughter and she has enjoyed creating some of the simpler designs. The photos of each step are easy to follow. I have found myself sitting with the book while the kids are sleeping! I recommend buying a lot of paper because you won't be able to stop!
Enjoy

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Origami for children? Not on your life!, December 26, 2009

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S. Rados - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Origami for Children: 35 Easy-to-follow Step-by-step Projects (Paperback)

I consider myself to be an intelligent person capable of tackling difficult tasks, but this book is anything but user friendly- especially for children. I am very dissappointed with the so called 'easy to follow, step by step instructions'. This is a difficult book for adults to follow, much less letting a child try to tackle these projects. The instructions need to be more detailed, with more pictures that actually show step by step how it is folded. Instead, the pictures don't show every step, leaving one to guess on a lot of the folds, and how they got from one picture to the next. I would never recommend this book, especially for children.