I have been wanting to revisit origami and this book had some nice ideas - the instructions are all in pictures and you need to pay attention and follow them the 1st time, and then they were easy... lots of new items to make now :) the cartoon drawing were cute. a fun book.

5⭐️

What a great activity for children and adults alike! It taps into STEM, mindfulness, motor skills, and your “inner child.” I know I’m feeling like a kid again - about to go grab some scrapbook paper and make me a frog 🐸!

🎥 This visual book offers a cute cast of characters that teach you how to fold origami, QR Codes that take you to story lines and video tutorials, and a variety of difficulty levels.

🔄 The directions were easy to follow, and there was a great assortment of origami options to choose from, including 3D. Here are some of my favorites:
-frog
-crown
-stars and planet mobile
-ferret finger puppet

🛒 You will want to buy the print version of this book for sure. The back of the book has 100 fun colored patterns that you can tear and fold, and some really cute stickers that include facial features to use on your origami designs, and some of the characters from the book.

🎁 What a great gift for young kids, or even for grandparents to keep lying around for visits. I could see families and friends bonding over this activity together. This is something I’ll be doing with my son, and maybe we’ll make a bunch and leave them around his school with some uplifting messages on them 🫶🏼

📌 I plan to try some of these soon. I’ll post to my blog www.hippie-blossom.com if you want to subscribe for updates.

Thanks to NetGalley, Fox Chapel Publishing, and Nicole C Kear for providing me with a complimentary ARC to review!

The Paper Girls showing origami craft is a great idea. It is a better idea than real life people showing origami or only photos of the steps and the final pieces. The characters make this book more engaging.
Some nice designs and illustrations and the range is good.
The steps are easy-to-follow and we will surely try all of the designs in this book.

The book is great fun, I took around a week to try out all of the different origami creations. Some of them are very easy such as the classic paper plane, but some can be more complex such as the jumping frog and ringed planets. I have some previous experience in origami, so it was easy to follow. Especially because they give a very thorough and detailed explanation of different terminology and symbols used in the book in the introduction. I would really recommend getting the physical copy, as it comes with a plethora of different pages of paper for you to make the designs.

It also includes interactive QR codes that send you to different episodes in the series, which I really enjoyed.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publiser for giving me a digital copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I grabbed this book to use with my children (7 and 5 years old). There were quite a few fun patterns here for us to create. They vary in difficulty . I love how the book stresses the importance of "resilience, grit, and confidence." It's true. We need to let our kids struggle a bit to build in them what is necessary to handle life - and what better than a fun paper folding craft? There is paper everywhere and you can take it with you everywhere. I like that you can also look them up on YouTube. This book is colorful and fun and geared for kiddos ages 6 and up.

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

This is a great beginner book for children with very detailed instructions. I especially like the symbol key. The characters also give the book a special feel for children. I really liked the ghost and star. This is a great book for rainy or snowy days to do with your children.

I really enjoyed this origami book. I’ve had many origami books over the years and this one is very easy to follow and has fun things to make! Highly recommended!

I found this cute collection of origami crafts on NetGalley and decided to explore the book a little. The crafts can be enjoyed by both kids and adults for hours of fun. Some were easy to understand and others took me a little bit of extra focus to get right. Nonetheless, this was fun! A fun and colourful guide to keep busy and entertained. Best to be used in paperback so you can use the pages available for the crafts.

Some ‘easy origami’ books hit the mark while sadly, most others don’t. I am happy to report that this one definitely does! The illustrations and explanations were clear and concise with extra images at the end so you knew if you were on the right track. My boys loved making the models and very rarely got stuck.

What sets this book apart
The story line and links to the show. The QR codes take you right to the episode so you can have a fun 5-6min video to break up a maker session.

Pros
Each item had a reason for being there and as they say in the book, there was “Purpose and Play”
Clear instructions
Beginner level origami with a few more complex models for when you grow in confidence
You get over 100 stickers including face details and other items to enhance your origami
The paper included is diverse and exciting unlike many books that have three copies of ten basic patterns. Each of the 100 sheets is unique and most are coloured on both sides

Cons
They were really onto something with the face stickers but didn’t include many of them. My kids vastly preferred using the eye stickers to decorate their creations over drawing their own and pretty much ignored the generic storyline stickers. However each kid is different so it’s not really a con, perhaps more of a meh but I needed to find something to put here.

Summary
I would definitely recommend The Paper Dolls Show Origami Craft Book to anyone looking for a creative gift for a child aged 5-14 and if you haven’t seen the show, you really should go google it.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own

Pros: Growing up in the 90s, origami was very popular . . . I however was never skilled enough to turn squares of paper into swans. I was so impressed with this book as it is more than a how-to guide. It includes characters and QR codes to create a story in addition to teaching the craft. I think kids will love the inclusion of stickers in this book to make their paper creations really come to life. I appreciate that this book includes projects of all different skill levels, so kids can work their way through the book and become more comfortable with the instructions/guides.

Cons: None that I can think of!

Thank you to NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing | Happy Fox Books for the opportunity to read this book.

📚 Just flipped through "The Paper Girls Show Origami Craft Book" by Global Tinker – such a charming children's book! Loved the abundance of paper included for learning and mastering the art of origami. Perfect gift for all the crafty kids out there! 🎁✨ #OrigamiFun #CraftyKids #GiftIdeas 🌈

I read this book with my children.

This book has some amazing origami projects to do, some very basic, with minimal steps, and some more complex.

We have only done a few of the more simple projects so far, but the intructions and pictures are clear and easy to follow.

I also love all of the origami paper in the back of this book!

I love how there's a storyline going on. Backstory and just so many beautiful and colourful illustrations throughout the book. I'm definitely going to try to make some of the origamis in the book. This would be such a wonderful gift for someone who's interested in origamis.

So excited to try these! Hopefully I can get them and they won’t be as hard as they look. But I can’t wait to learn to put some of these to use and makes form of these!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book for free in exchange for my review! All opinions are my own.

I don't know much about origami but this book certainly made me want to learn more about it. If you have a daughter who is interested in origami as a hobby, I highly recommend this book. It was very straightforward and thorough and I can see this keeping a young girl entertained for hours!


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Oh this book is amazing. It kept my daughter occupied for hours! It’s perfect for anyone that likes crafty actives, it’s made the perfect gift. Just like the cute things you can make with it.

What a fantastic and original origami book. Being a complete beginner, I didn’t really know what to expect. This book covers all the basics of paper folding and walks you through progressively harder paper shapes as you work your way through the book. Each paper craft has very clear instructions to help guide you through, step by step. Each one also has lots of accompanying diagrams of each stage, so you know exactly what you’re aiming for. I absolutely love the fashion dress! And the mouse is super cute.

Thank you to the publisher, and to Netgalley for an eARC of this book to read and review.

Overall, I found it to be a nice little book well-suited for children interested in origami/The Paper Girls Show. I would recommend, although..

The negatives
1. If one is not a fan of the Paper Girls Show, app. 20% of the content could be cut out and the book would improve significantly. Now, this book is specifically "The Paper Girls Show" book on origami and it only makes sense that it is specifically targeted to their viewership. But it also excludes non-viewers from truly engaging in the book, as they can feel a distinct disconnect with the way the origami techniques are presented.
2. The illustrations on the instruction pages were surpringsingly boring for a children's book. They felt very simply and not like a lot of work had been put into them.
3. I found the constant QR-codes to various episodes of the Paper Girls Show incredibly obnoxious. It felt cheap and like I was being marketized to while engaging in the book. One simple QR code towards the end or at the very beginning would be sufficient, if the reader wanted to learn more about the show.

The positives
1. The small illustrations with the various characters from the show were entertaining - altough a bit word-heavy at times
2. Loved the inclusion of the colorful papers towards the end that the child can use for their origiami practices as well as all the stickers. It makes the book 100p more engaging, as they (or rather their parents) don't have to invest in origami paper aside from buying the book and the child will quickly understand, whether origami is actually something they are interested in pursuing further.

This was a big success with my 6 year old daughter. I wanted to find a type of project that she could learn to complete on her own without help and that would be motivating enough for her to keep on trying new ones. This was a win on both fronts. The characters of the "Paper Girls" made these projects attractive to her and she has initiated trying a project from the book every day for several days. She does need a little help from me with the folds, but we do the same project over and over and then she becomes more independent with it (and hopefully gains skills to make future projects easier for her). I do have to say that the book on its own wouldn't have worked for us as it's hard to follow written directions on origami . But, there are corresponding videos to the projects on the Paper Girls website that we use which were the perfect compliment. The book itself is great for the enthusiasm it generates and all the fun paper in the back.

*Digital review copy via Netgalley*

Great book for kids or origami fans of every age. Easy to follow and well illustrated. Some typical designs and a few unique ones.