Mind-Blowing Paper Puzzles Kit

“I love how the projects can be used in geometry for studying solids, Platonic solids or tessellations as well as used in studying M.C. Escher’s artwork, animals and can just be done for fun and many are puzzles to be thought over later. Talk about a lot in one box. Oh, and there is even a globe project in there so you can add in geography and/or planet study too. The instructions are very easy to follow.” –Crafty Moms Share blog

Haruki Nakamura is a Japanese author and paper engineer who has been creating complex geometric shapes out of folded paper for over 20 years. He designs mechanical paper karakuri animals and objects that interlock, peek and pop in surprising ways, thanks to cleverly hidden mechanisms. Nakamura’s craft mixes that tradition with kirigami, an art that combines paper cutting with paper folding. Nakamura is also an expert origami and paper airplane designer.