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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twenty-one and Paper Rockets
A paper rocket is a more active toy than a tangram or a thaumatrope, particularly if you have a cat in the house to chase the paper rocket after it is launched. Shown below is the last remaining rocket from … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Sixteen and a Game of Tic-tac-toe
Tic-tac-toe —or Noughts and Crosses, or Xs and Os — is a widespread game, usually played on a scrap of paper with a pencil or pen. More permanent boards for Tic-tac-toe or similar three-in-a-row games have been made for centuries.
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Fifteen and a “Hidden Page” Book
More and more instruction in the book arts has been moved online because of Covid-19. For those of us who live far from major centres, this has been a real bonus. In April of this year the Minnesota Center for … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twelve and Some Thaumatropes
This is a new version of my thaumatrope post from September 17, 2017. I have updated the printable files, and included more instructions on how to make a thaumatrope with your own drawing. ***** While doing research for a post … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Five and a Tangram
You have probably encountered a tangram at some point. You may even have played with one as a child. Today’s post will show you how to make a simple, inexpensive version.
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty and a Tiny Paper Dreydl
Chanukah (Hanukkah) begins soon —sunset on December 22— so I thought it might be nice to make a paper dreydl. Here’s the first model I made. It was an inch across, and I decided that it was a bit too … Continue reading
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Send In the Clowns
This is my 600th post since I began this blog, and this week I reached (and surpassed) the total number of views I had for last year. In recognition of those milestones, it’s time for another giveaway. Since many of … Continue reading
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How To Make A Paper Mini Turbine
This weekend marks what I think of as the real start of summer. School is out and people have a little more free time with national holidays, civic holidays, and vacations. It seems like a good time for another DIY … Continue reading
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A Paper Toy for Hallowe’en
The Paper Toy exhibition has opened in Montréal (you can see some images taken during the set-up here) and Hallowe’en is coming so, in celebration of both things, I have designed a paper toy for you to make.
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