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Review on πŸ“¦ Geometric Origami Mini Kit eBook: Interactive Paper Folding for Kids and Adults! This Kit Includes an Origami Book with Downloadable Step-by-Step Instructions by Nicole Mcleod

Revainrating 3 out of 5

OK depending on what you want

So here is the short version, details below: Pros: Video (good pace, easy to watch) The book is very portable (pocket size, easily fits in my wallet) Projects are cool gives tiny finished pieces) The booklet is hard to read without seeing the DVD This is a "mini set" and truly "mini" in every way There are 6 designs in the booklet and on the DVD, by one of which is a variation on the previous design, so if you're looking for lots of templates, look elsewhere. Also, it's pretty small. The booklet is the same size as the DVD case and has 32 pages. Although the description says there are 48 leaves. (and there really are 48), this number strikes me as odd, as actually completing all 6 ects projects would require exactly 50 articles. I don't understand why they don't include enough for all projects when there are only 2 less. Will adding 2 extra leaves kill them? The paper size is 3.5 inches, so the items you make will be mini (e.g. the harlequin cube project is 1.25 inches). As for the quality of the paper, it's not good for origami. It's glossy and smooth, and it's about the same weight as decent quality wrapping paper, making it difficult to work with. It's almost impossible to put the pieces together as the tabs slip out of the pockets. I think if you have regular origami paper of any size you better try it on it. When I tried them with plain paper, they were much easier to put together and held up well once assembled. It took me a while to figure out which colors to use on which project to get it right as they all come in different quantities, from 2 sheets to 13 sheets of 6 different colors I had to skip one of the projects, because I didn't have enough two articles Due to the fact that the booklet is small, the words saying what to do are minimal. They recommend watching the video and after that the diagrams were enough to complete the projects. The problem is that I got it for school use and the DVD wouldn't play on the school computer. The laptop worked fine at home. Without a video, the instructions seem difficult to understand. The videos are VERY good. They use a lot of geometry vocabulary and it would be great if I could play it with my students. The pace is slow enough to work with the teacher and he uses full size paper (which I will use for my students as well, it will be easier to work with). The video gives you additional tips, and the images in the book do not represent the actual end product in Pinwheel and Dado the Hedgehog. They look flat in the photo, but they aren't. They are way cooler than I thought I could see when I watched the video. All in all, it depends on what you want it for. The designs are pretty cool, but the booklet and paper quality alone would only get 1-2 stars at most. The video bumped it up to 3 for me (no more as I can't play it on the computer I need it for).

Pros
  • Very good price
Cons
  • Piggy bank price