Origami Designed by and for Kids – Review

Hello everyone! We recently did origami…Yay! Well, not me so much, I tried and failed and called in daddy for backup! This was our first go at origami, and it was definitely challenging, to say the least. I guess I just didn’t realize how much thought goes into it. It’s a little embarrassing when I know it was created by an 8-year-old and I can’t even figure out…hahaha!

Have no fear though, there is a whole section in the ‘Origami  Kids’ book that explains in great lengths what different types of folds there are…Who knew? And kids created these models…Amazing!

Well at first I attempted the baby bald eagle, which was created by Julia Ko, an 8 yr. old and a level 1 challenge. Yeah, I made it to fold 4 out of 13 and just could not figure it out…I’m certain it is probably easy, but I just wasn’t getting it…sigh!

Besides the Origami book I was also sent a pack of special Origami paper, which if you’ve never seen or heard of this it is actually pretty cool, it’s thinner and has a different color on each side of the paper…they even have some with a shiny side! So I opened this up and it had a simple little booklet in it which had super easy Origami ideas in it…Shwew!

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My girls ages 7, 6 & 3 made a cat and a dog:-)

Origami  Kids contains 32 unique and original origami projects for little folders which were designed by children between the ages of 8 and 18 years old from around the world.

I was both impressed and intimidated by this book. They have some fantastic designs like a rocket, flower arrangement, jester, spotted bunny, multi-form star, surfer on a wave, tower boxes, Alfred Hitchcock and so many more. They are all very creative, and if you and your child love to create and conquer origami you would really enjoy this book.

All the proceeds for “Origami Kids” are donated to OrigamiUSA and “Origami by Children” to foster creativity and exploration in young designers and folders.

Origami is definitely an art form that can sometimes take a lot of time, patience and skill. Through this book they hope to inspire youthful folders to design and document models of their very own.

Origami is a wonderful tool to foster thinking skills and creativity within our children, and I’m sure we will continue to try to master this skill. My girls really enjoyed this and have been asking to do this every day since trying it. They love to create and spend time figuring things out..so I’m sure we will be going for it again very soon:-)

Well if you are sold and ready to Purchase your very own Origami for Kids book you can do so on Amazon.com for $8.96 today.

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  {disclaimer – I was given a copy of this Origami Kids book free for my honest review — Read my full Disclosure Here}