Ultimate Paper Airplanes for Kids: The Best Guide to Paper Airplanes!: Includes Instruction Book with 12 Innovative Designs & 48 Tear-Out Paper Planes
Winner of the 2016 Creative Child Magazine Product of the Year Award, this kit from paper aviation specialist Andrew Dewar is a genuinely impressive package for young enthusiasts of flight, technology, or origami. It's the kind of thing that actually gets kids away from screens and into something tactile and satisfying. The collection features 12 original designs, each with its own character. Among them you'll find the bold Hammerhead, the sleek Space Cruiser, and the wonderfully absurd Belly Button. Short, clear folding instructions accompany each one, printed directly alongside the 48 pre-cut sheets of lightweight cardstock, which includes printed fold lines to keep things accurate. The planes are bright, detailed, and built to actually fly rather than nosedive into the carpet on the first attempt. Before getting stuck into the folding, kids are treated to a solid introduction to the basic principles of aerodynamics, covering lift, drag, and the other forces that govern how a plane moves through the air. It's accessible without being dumbed down, and it gives the whole activity a bit more substance. A pull-out airport runway adds a fun finishing touch for practising landings. Suitable for children and equally enjoyable for adults who haven't quite outgrown this sort of thing, it makes for a thoughtful gift that the whole family can get involved with.
- Author: Andrew Dewar
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
- ISBN: 978-4805313633
- Pages: 160 pages