I thought I’d combine activities and books for some summer activity ideas. Today’s activity is about flying as in: aviation, female pilots, and pioneering aviators!
First some aviation book ideas for both boys and girls …
Fabulous Flying Females: Women Aviator Books for Kids
10 Books for Kids Who Dream of Flying
And now the activity … making really cool paper airplanes. My thanks to Tuttle Publishing for generously donating this giveaway!
Origami Airplane GIVEAWAY
Origami Airplanes by Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander
28 easy to fold paper airplanes from America’s top origami designer. It comes with a DVD tutorial for each plane. You don’t need scissors, glue or tape but you do need the origami paper and it does NOT come with this book. This is the best deal on origami paper that I found: 120 sheets for about $6.
Next Generation Paper Airplanes by Sam Ita
This is a kit containing 56 sheets of paper, an instruction book, and 12 designs. An instructional DVD is also included.
Please fill out the Rafflecopter below to win both books (but not the additional origami paper).
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I’ve always wanted to tackle oragami, but looks hard! This kit would be super helpful and a fun mother/daughter project. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Becky,
I like videos for learning origami myself or watching someone do it. The books with the folds can be hard to follow.
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Valerie
Unfortunately I do not know how to make anything via origami.
Hi Valerie,
Origami is hard!
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I am afraid the best I can do is a triangle!
That’s ok Barbara Ann!!
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Marty Crosson
The absolute only thing I can make is a swan that tips over, but the kids are origami aces.
Hi Marty,
A swan is great!
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Like how your combined origami with stories about female pilots. We have an international museum in Dayton for women in aviation.
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Hi Patricia,
What a cool museum!!
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Sarah
My mom used to do storytime with origami when I was young, but I never did pick it up.
Hi Sarah,
What a fun idea that your mom did!
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Jennifer Oliger
I like teaching my students to fold origami frogs because you can make them jump.
Hi Jennifer,
I like those kinds of origami frogs too! I don’t know how to fold them though.
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Very cool! I love origami! :o)
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Hi Erik,
My son like paper airplanes. I figured the origami ones must be good fliers!
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