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*Winner of the Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award!*Children and beginners will love folding origami animals of every kind with this easy origami-for-kids kit.Origami Zoo Kit is designed to stimulate your child's imagination and creativity through the age-old art of paper folding. It contains instructions and patterned folding papers for thirteen adorable animals along with life-like trees and people (zoo visitors) who together form a complete zoo. Each character comes with simple folding instructions, and the colorful papers can be folded up in just a few minutes. Stickers are provided to add finishing details to the models. Kids can then play with the animals on the fold-out zoo map that is provided. This map also has a coloring activity on the back! This origami kit contains:Full-color 48 page bookletClear, step-by-step diagrams and instructions15 fun origami projects95 animal parts stickers40 sheets of origami paperFold-out zoo mapOrigami projects include:PythonLionCrocodilePandaPeacockSear LionElephantAnd much more!Origami Zoo Kit will provide hours of enjoyment for your kids while at the same time teaching them a valuable new skill!

**From the award-winning author of My First Origami Kit**My First Origami Animals Kit is the perfect way to introduce children to the joys—and benefits—of origami. With 17 lifelike animal projects, each with easy instructions and colorful folding papers, this origami kit will provide hours of fun away from screens. Through origami, kids will learn geometry, dexterity and creative skills without even realizing it!Once the models are folded, the fun continues with all sorts of stickers—eyes, noses, paws and more—to make the models look as silly or serious as they want. Kids will be so proud to show off their very first origami animals!Here are just a few of the adorable animal models included in this kit:Cheddar the Mouse — A little farmhouse mouse comes together in only 6 foldsEli Elephant — This impressive two-piece model has color-reverse tusks for a realistic lookDusty Dog — Leave the eye stickers off of this faithful friend for an authentic shaggy sheepdog lookBouncy Bunny — This adorable forest dweller has its head in the air, sniffing for only the finest clovers to munchKhloe Kitty — The most challenging model in the kit with extendible paws that can cling to a book or posterAnd many more!This kit includes:180+ colorful stickers60 double-sided paper folding sheetsA 48-page full-color instruction book17 simple and exciting origami animal models to fold

*Winner Moonbeam Children's Book Award **Winner Armed with the Arts Inc. Creative Book Award**Winner Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award*Head downtown to build and play with your own origami cars, trucks, trains and planes!From the author of bestselling My First Origami Kit, this imaginative kit contains 40 colorful paper folding sheets to create an entire cityscape of origami models—like trains, cars, firetrucks, helicopters, motorcycles, delivery vans, trees and houses, plus bonus instructions for an origami tower and a bridge! It also has over 100 stickers and a large fold-out City Map to play with the models on. Kids will have hours of fun playing in the city, and it's a great way for them to experience the tactile joys of paper folding while fueling their imaginations!Beginning origami folders can create their own world with the exciting origami models and stickers in this origami-for-kids kit, including:A Train Locomotive with a ConductorA Firetruck with Dalmatian and FirefighterA Sailboat with a CaptainA Helicopter with a PilotAnd many more! Each colorful model comes with simple instructions and matching double-sided origami papers that can be easily folded in a few minutes. Once the models are folded, kids add finishing touches to their work with the colorful stickers provided.This origami kit includes:Over 100 Colorful Stickers40 Double-Sided, High-Quality Origami PapersA 48-Page Full-Color Instruction BookA Fold-Out City Map12 Exciting Origami Models

Fold and play fun origami games with this easy origami book for children.Origami Games is a unique twist on the traditional origami paper craft book. It contains clear and easy illustrated instructions for creating whimsical origami game pieces. At its heart, it offers suggestions on how to use origami to play both fun, competitive, and cooperative games, building individual skills and teamwork. A perfect origami-for-kids book it also encourages folders to come up with and document their own customized games using a template provided in the back of the book, making it a great way to learn origami. There''s even a section for parents and teachers that discusses the educational and developmental benefits of origami, along with suggested classroom activities. Expert paper folder Joel Stern has carefully prepared these playful models and stimulating games to appeal to children''s natural desire to build things and play with them. By using models made from regular letter size (8 1/2 x 11-inch) paper, Origami Games gets paper folders started quickly and easily. The large color photos and easy origami instructions make learning the folds a breeze. This origami book contains: 89 page, full-color book 22 original origami games 21 foldable origami game pieces Clear, step-by-step instruction Tips and guide to using origami in the classroom You''ll soon find that making the origami components of the games is just as fun as playing the games themselves! Origami games include: Balancing Act Basket Bombs Flying Saucer Froggie Olympics Relay Rings Slay The Dragon Bowl ''Em Over And many more…

**Winner of Creative Child Magazine 2015 Preferred Choice Award** Children and beginners can make fun and simple origami projects with this great origami kit.My First Origami Kit is the perfect, affordable introductory kit for kids and parents to learn and master the joys of origami together. If you''ve never done origami before, My First Origami Kit is a great origami kit for beginners. It is filled with origami of all kinds—birds, beasts, vehicles, even a teddy bear that talks when you open and close its arms.The folding fun begins with the specially designed origami papers. Both sides are decorated based on the subject—feathers for the duck, metal plates for the airplane, scales for the cobra, and other surprises. You''ll end up with a great looking paper model no matter which side you start with. You can add fun stickers to your finished models—to make eyes, ears, paws, and other features.This easy origami kit contains:Full-colored instructional booklet Easy-to-follow instructions 22 origami-for-kids projects 150 detailed stickers 60 two-sided folding sheets Origami paper is pre-coloredThis kit is sure to keep kids engaged and happy for hours. They''ll be so proud of their very first origami—and you''ll be happy to display them!Origami projects include: Penny Penguin Sea Surfer Caramel Bear Magic Box Hugo Pig And many more…

Children and beginners will love folding origami animals of every kind with this easy origami-for-kids ebook.Origami Zoo is designed to stimulate your child''s imagination and creativity through the age-old art of paper folding. It contains instructions and patterned folding papers for thirteen adorable animals along with life-like trees and people (zoo visitors) who together form a complete zoo. Each character comes with simple folding instructions and the colorful papers can be folded up in just a few minutes.This origami ebook contains: Full-color 48 page booklet Clear, step-by-step diagrams and instructions Free downloadable content 15 fun origami projectsOrigami projects include: Python Lion Crocodile Panda Peacock Sear LionElephant And many more!The Origami Zoo Kit will provide hours of enjoyment for your kids while at the same time teaching them a valuable new skill!

**Winner Creative Child Magazine 2018 Preferred Choice Award**Kids will love folding their own cars, trucks, trains and planes with this easy origami kit! Origami City Kit contains 40 printable origami papers for exciting models like trains, cars, firetrucks, helicopters, motorcycles and delivery vans, plus trees and houses, plus bonus instructions for an origami tower and a bridge! Kids will have many hours of fun playing in the city, and it''s a great way for them to experience the tactile joys of paper folding while fueling their imaginations! Beginning origami folders can create their own world with the exciting origami models and stickers in this origami-for-kids kit, including: A Train Locomotive with a Conductor A Firetruck with Dalmatian and Firefighter A Sailboat with a Captain A Helicopter with a Pilot And many more! Each colorful model comes with simple instructions and matching double-sided origami sheets that can be easily folded in a few seconds.

Fold, decorate & play!Learning to fold simple paper models is just the beginning in Origami Games for Kids! Children of all ages can enjoy playing 15 interactive games with their finished origami crafts. The paper models can be used to play 15 simple but highly entertaining games that will keep children engaged for hours, and allow them to collaborate as well as compete. It only takes a minute or two to fold up each game piece, and then you can use them to play the following exciting games: Balancing Act—Who can keep the spinning wing balanced on the pyramid longer? Basket Bombs—Shoot the ball through the hoop using the catapult! Bowl ''Em Over—How many bowling pins can you knock down at one time? Can You Top This?—Build a tower of triangle chips as high as you can! Chip Toss—How many triangle chips can you juggle between two inverted pyramids? Fill ''Er Up—Who can flip the most balls into the box using the dragon''s nose? Football—Scoot the football in between the goal posts to score! Frog Olympics—Spring the frog into, over or on top of the box! Ghost Dodgers—Can you slide a triangle chip under the ghost without knocking it over? Leap Frog—Keep the leaping frog leaping as long as possible! Pick Up Chips—Carefully remove the triangle chips one at a time without jostling the adjacent ones! Slay the Dragon—Take turns launching footballs at the dragon on the goal post until he''s knocked down! Snap Dragon—Slide a penny under your opponent''s dragon without getting "pinched!" Stormy Seas—Who can blow the sailboat from one end of the path to the other in the shortest time? Timber!—Stack as many sheets as possible on top of the "tree" before it falls over! These games will appeal to kids of all ages and personalities. Beyond having fun, origami engages children''s minds with the physical world—allowing them to make discoveries and solve problems. Research shows that origami stimulates the logical and creative sides of the brain, so both zones are actively engaged when folding. It also teaches the basics of geometry and has concrete benefits for developing minds. Whether at home, at a birthday party, on vacation, or in the classroom, Origami Games for Kids Kit will provide hours of creative, hands-on fun for everyone! This kit contains: A full-color 48-page origami instruction book 48 sheets of downloadable, double-sided origami paper 15 different paper models used to play 15 exciting gamesOver 50 colorful, printable stickers to decorate the models

Step into a world of daring knights, brave princesses and fire breathing dragons!Bestselling origami artist Joel Stern has created this engaging new book to spark children''s imaginations and keep them playing happily for hours. The easy-to-follow instructions and colorful, printable folding papers in My First Origami Fairy Tales Ebook make it easy to create your favorite characters and use them to tell stories.Kids will have fun folding up the characters and moving them around in front of the downloadable story backdrops to reenact classic stories—or even to set off on brand new adventures!This ebook includes:Printable folding sheets for 11 different characters that are easy for young kids to fold6 downloadable story backdropsFull-color instructions explaining the characters and showing you how to fold the modelsThis ebook will play up a child''s own natural storytelling ability and imagination, using characters like the following:The chivalrous Knight who comes complete with a gleaming sword and a shield—and a good thing, too, because a nasty Dragon awaits!A fearless Princess who can sport any of four different dresses—perfect for daily use around the castle, yet rugged enough to contend with a marauding Witch!The crafty Gnome conjures up a brimming, glittering bag of gold, but a brutish Ogre is in hot pursuit to seize it!A cunning Wolf spies on an unsuspecting Pig—but let''s hope Piggy has built his house with bricks to keep the Wolf out!This origami for kids book is sure to inspire hours of play time—whether at home, in the car or on the go—while also allowing kids to improve dexterity and learn about geometry (without them ever realizing it!) thanks to the practice of folding origami.

**From the award-winning author of My First Origami Kit**My First Origami Animals Kit is the perfect way to introduce children to the joys—and benefits—of origami. This book includes 17 lifelike animal projects, each with easy, kid-friendly instructions.Once the models are folded, the fun continues with all sorts of stickers—eyes, noses, paws and more—to make the models look as silly or serious as they want. Kids will be so proud to show off their very first origami animals!Here are just a few of the adorable animal models included in this kit:Cheddar the Mouse — A little farmhouse mouse comes together in only 6 foldsEli Elephant — This impressive two-piece model has color-reverse tusks for a realistic lookDusty Dog — Leave the eye stickers off of this faithful friend for an authentic shaggy sheepdog lookBouncy Bunny — This adorable forest dweller has its head in the air, sniffing for only the finest clovers to munchKhloe Kitty — The most challenging model in the kit with extendible paws that can cling to a book or posterAnd many more!This kit includes:180+ colorful stickers60 double-sided paper folding sheetsA 48-page full-color instruction book17 simple and exciting origami animal models to foldThrough origami, kids will learn geometry, dexterity and creative skills without even realizing it!

Go on a haunted Halloween adventure through a spooky house in this spine-tingling, sturdy pop-up book!Welcome to our Haunted House!It’s creepy and it’s ghostly.If you don’t want to lose your wayYou’ll need to follow closely. Welcome to a kid-friendly pop-up book that’s perfect for tiny trick-or-treaters. Join a ghost-host as readers travel inside a haunted house to discover the many spooky sights on Halloween night. A sturdy page-turner, In a Spooky, Haunted House has fun and interactive, three-dimensional scenes with tricks and treats for kids of all ages.

Join Santa’s helpers on a journey through his workshop in this cheerful, sturdy holiday pop-up book!Welcome to the cold North Pole,where elves are all preparinggifts for children around the worldfor fun, and play, and sharing. At the North Pole, Santa’s workshop is stuffed with little elves preparing for the holidays with gifts, treats, and fun! A sturdy page-turner, In the Holly Jolly North Pole is an innovative pop-up story with treats for kids of all ages.

The creator of In a Spooky Haunted House and In the Holly Jolly North Pole returns with a thrilling pop-up board book that ventures into the vast, starry outer space!Perfect for little astronauts in the making, this board book takes young readers into space for incredible sights and exciting fun facts! A sturdy page-turner, Into Starry Outer Space is an innovative, nonfiction pop-up story with galactic treats for all ages.

From the creators of In a Spooky Haunted House and In the Holly Jolly North Pole comes a springtime pop-up board book that takes readers inside the Easter egg workshop!Welcome to our workshop!We’re happy that you’re here.We’ll show you how we makeour Easter baskets every year. Come explore the Easter egg workshop! See the jelly bean machines, colorful eggs, little chick helpers, and more! A sturdy page-turner, In the Easter Egg Workshop is an innovative pop-up story with treats for kids of all ages.

This exciting pop-up adventure takes us into the deep blue sea! From the author of In a Spooky Haunted House and Into Starry Outer Space, this underwater nonfiction story also has fun facts scattered throughout.A pointy fin and razor teeth—it has to be a shark!They swim so fast and quietly,even in the dark. Hold on to your scuba gear and dive into the wonderful world under the sea! Discover ocean creatures and marine life in this nonfiction pop-up book that includes an exciting story and fun facts throughout. A sturdy page-turner, this deep-sea voyage will delight curious young readers!

This Flip & Find lift-the-flap board book is full of festive Christmas fun, making it the ultimate holiday gift for little readers!It’s Christmastime—the world is filledwith friendship and delight.Flip the flaps of different shapesto change each festive sight. It’s Christmas, and people can’t wait to celebrate! Little readers will help the families and friends prepare for the big day by singing carols, baking holiday treats, and trimming the tree through a series of three innovative lift-the-flaps that overlap to create a new scene on each spread!

From the creator of In a Spooky Haunted House, Flip & Find is a new kind of lift-the-flap novelty book treat filled with spooky Halloween fun, making it the ultimate treat for little readers!You won’t believe what you will seethis night of Halloween!Flip the flaps of different shapesto change each spooky scene. It’s Halloween in the neighborhood and people can’t wait to put on their costumes for the big night! Little readers will help the trick-or-treaters transform from their everyday clothes into delightful costumes through a series of three innovative lift-the-flaps on each spread. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!