PocketSizeOrigamiFunKit Format: Kit

Bring the folding fun with you wherever you go!

This adorable, pocket size kit features 7 models that are perfect for origami beginners. Don't let its small size fool you—Pocket Size Origami Fun Kit comes complete with everything you need to get started:

• A full-color instruction booklet with an introduction to folding techniques
• Simple step-by-step instructions
• 12 sheets of colorfully-patterned, single-sided folding paper

The origami projects included in this kit are:

• Blow-up "Balloon" Cube—an impressive cubical form that looks more difficult to fold than it actually is…a puff of air makes it inflate!
• Jumping Frog—a delightfully playful action model, just press its back and watch it spring
• Classic Crane—the model you see everywhere: in movies, ads and on television…now you can add it to your repertoire!
• Butterfly—a charmingly realistic model that will add a touch of elegance to any gift, desktop or wall
• Masu Box—a classic functional model that can be used to store small items. Fold up two and use the second one as a lid
• Pinwheel—create a whirling pinwheel that can rotate with the breeze at the end of a dowel or pencil
• Fur Seal—author Michael G. LaFosse is famous for his lifelike wildlife models, and this handsome paper seal is no exception

Michael G. LaFosse has been an origami artist for decades, and is considered a leading authority and master of the art. An avid teacher, LaFosse co-founded the Origamido Studio, a learning center and design studio dedicated to the art of origami, and the only place in the world specializing in hand papermaking for the origami artist. Origamido also produces folded art and commercial designs for a variety of international clients. LaFosse co-curated Origami Now!, a wildly popular, year-long exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Vanessa Gould prominently featured LaFosse in the Peabody Award-winning film, Between the Folds.