Have you started your Christmas present list yet? Probably not, but when you do get around to it, here's a unique little gift book that will delight kids of various ages – and keep them busy. It is, in fact, a perfect stocking-filler...
Written by Steve Biddle, internationally acclaimed practitioner in the Japanese art of paperfolding and with illustrations by Megumi Biddle (herself a super silhouette-artist) Origami Magic is a collection of seventeen fascinating tricks, puzzles and illusions...
A starter-pack of multi-coloured sheets of origami paper is included with the book and there are easy-to-follow instructions will allow any beginner to create all sorts of entertaining and amusing diversions...
For the aspiring conjuror there are several creations that are both a kind of magic in their own right as well as intriguing and original props for an impromptu display of legerdemain! You can not only make a rabbit – as seen on the front cover – you can make a magic tube from which to produce the little fellow...
You can learn more about the artistry of Steve and Megumi Biddle by visiting their website Paper Magic!
It looks great fun.
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This looks delightful! Now, if only I had a stocking to fill... (for someone else, I mean.)
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