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Even the youngest of crafters can easily express their creativity with low-priced guides to origami, model making, and more.
Recommendations... Easy-to-Make Zoo Animals Finger Puppets
by Mary Beth Cryan
Punch out these puppets, fold along the lines, assemble using glue or tape, and voilà — friendly zoo animals are ready to roar, growl, and laugh. 16 enchanting puppets. Ages 7–10.
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| |  My First Origami Book -- Animals
by Nick Robinson
This introduction to the pleasures of paperfolding includes 24 pages of colorful origami paper. More than 20 simple but satisfying projects include models of a talking frog, an angel fish, and a hermit crab.
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 Little Dioramas--Dinosaurs
by A. G. Smith
Create a prehistoric setting from the inside covers, then punch out 10 realistic creatures from the Age of Reptiles that can be arranged and rearranged for endless 3-D amusement.
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| |  Origami Fortune Tellers
by Diane Heiman, Elizabeth Suneby, Christine Archer
Fifteen colorful origami fortune tellers offer kids loads of fun as they predict their futures at playdates, sleepovers, birthday parties, camp, or even by themselves. Pre-printed, perforated, and easy to fold.
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 American Landmarks: Miniature Models to Cut and Assemble
by Matt Bergstrom
Sixteen miniature scale models of famous U.S. architectural landmarks will captivate young and old alike. Includes the Statue of Liberty, Space Needle, Gateway Arch, Chicago Water Tower, Lincoln Memorial, Boston's Faneuil Hall, and more.
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| |  Outside the Box!: Creative Activities for Ecology-Minded Kids
by Joan Irvine, Linda Hendry
With these step-by-step instructions and hundreds of illustrations, kids can transform a cardboard box into fun activities — from a puppet theater to a miniature golf game. A rewarding lesson in recycling and creativity!
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Products in Paper Crafts for Children | | |  | Amazing Automata -- Dinosaurs!
by Design Eye Publishing, Ltd., Kath Smith, Richard Jewitt
Kids ages 10 and up can build crank-powered models of an ichthyosaurus, stegosaurus, pterodactylus, Tyrannosaurus rex, and pachycephalosaurus. Includes fascinating facts, plus a background play scene and a convenient pocket for storing loose pieces.
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|  | Amazing Automata -- Pirates!
by Design Eye Publishing, Ltd., Kath Smith, Richard Jewitt
Five easy-to-make interactive automata models include peg-leg, jigging, and dueling pirates as well as a galleon under full sail and buccaneers in a rowboat. Includes simple instructions, fun facts, and a background play scene.
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| | American Landmarks: Miniature Models to Cut and Assemble
by Matt Bergstrom
Sixteen miniature scale models of famous U.S. architectural landmarks will captivate young and old alike. Includes the Statue of Liberty, Space Needle, Gateway Arch, Chicago Water Tower, Lincoln Memorial, Boston's Faneuil Hall, and more.
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|  | Circus Punch-Out Stencils
by Theodore Menten
27 die-cut stencils: acrobats, jugglers, clowns, beasts, circus wagon, etc. For toys, walls, parties, more.
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| |  | Cut & Assemble 3-D Geometrical Shapes: 10 Models in Full Color
by A. G. Smith
Complete step-by-step instructions and diagrams for assembling 10 full-color geometric solids — tetrahedron, octahedron, cube, trapezohedron, icosahedron, simple and intricate variations of dodecahedrons. Fun and educational. 16 plates of assembly diagrams.
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|  | Cut & Assemble Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House
by Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.
Construct an authentic copy of the master builder's celebrated residential classic. Detailed instructions and exploded diagrams enable miniaturists to create a two-foot-long replica.
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|  | Cut & Assemble Icosahedra: Twelve Models in White and Color
by Prof. Eve Torrence
Fun, yet challenging shapes for hobbyists and useful tools for teachers of high school and college geometry, these 12 cut-and-assemble models offer complete step-by-step instructions and diagrams for assembly. Includes pre-colored pieces, plus blank color-your-own options.
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|  | Cut & Assemble Paper Airplanes That Fly
by Arthur Baker
Eight aerodynamically sound, ready-to-build paper airplanes in blazing color. You need only scissors, glue, paper clips, a ruler, tape, and pennies to get them off the ground.
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|  | Cut & Assemble Paper Dragons That Fly
by David Kawami
Create 8 colorful dragons with a few household items — scissors, paper clips, glue, knife, and straightedge. Sunny, Windy, Stormy, and 5 other delightful creatures are easy to assemble and fly.
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| |  | Cut & Assemble an Old-Fashioned Train in Full Color
by A. G. Smith
Relive the exciting days of the "fiery chariot" with this ready-to-be-assembled model of a steam-driven passenger train. Includes a locomotive, passenger car, boxcar, and caboose. Water tower and station also included.
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|  | Cut & Color My Fun Furniture
by Florence Temko
With some simple coloring, cutting, and folding, kids can fill a make-believe house with 28 different kinds of home furnishings — from beds and rocking chairs to floor lamps and stoves.
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|  | Cut & Color Things That Go
by Florence Temko
Fun-to-color pictures make it easy for kids to go places. All they need are crayons, scissors, and paste to make 16 vehicles that will take them windsurfing, ballooning, railroading, and more.
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|  | Cut and Assemble a Victorian "Painted Lady"
by Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.
Charming 9-inch-high model of a magnificent 1887 Queen Anne–style residence, complete with towering red brick chimneys, a shingled turret, and wraparound front porch.
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|  | Cut and Assemble a Western Frontier Town
by Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.
Ten authentic full-color buildings on heavy cardboard stock in HO scale. Sheriff's Office and Jail, Saloon, Wells Fargo, Opera House, others. Exploded diagrams, numbered and labeled pieces for easy assembly.
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|  | Cut and Fold Paper Spaceships that Fly
by Michael Grater
Simple instructions and diagrams with numbered folds assure aerodynamic perfection. Sixteen futuristic models include the Star Shuttle, Lunar Freighter, and Orbital Zoom Glider. 16 color illustrations.
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|  | Cut and Make a Human Skeleton
by A. G. Smith
Three-dimensional model (16½ inches high) of full human skeleton can be assembled with scissors, glue, needle, and thread. Easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams help pre-teens and older youngsters with little or no adult help.
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| |  | Easy-to-Make Castle
by A. G. Smith
Educational, inexpensive, fun-filled learning aid for children. Full-color three-dimensional model of a medieval castle comes complete with walls, towers, gate house, great hall, kitchen, drawbridge, other features, plus 10 armored knights.
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