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Harry Potter Origami Volume 2 (Harry Potter)

Harry Potter Origami Volume 2 (Harry Potter)

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Harry Potter Origami Volume 2 (Harry Potter)

Author(s)

Nick Robinson

Publisher

Scholastic

Genre(s)

Age Range

Release Date

September 07, 2021

ISBN

978-1338745184

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Paper magic at its finest! This second Harry Potter Origami book gives you step-by-step instructions to create 15 magical props inspired by the Harry Potter films. Craft fifteen amazing props as seen in the Harry Potter films with this easy-to-follow origami book! You'll be able to fold amazing objects, like the Flying Ford Anglia and Hagrid’s Hut, as well as familiar characters, like house-elves, Dementors, and Scabbers the rat. What's more, you'll get to fold your own Hogwarts house crest, complete with full-color photography and sheets to fold in the back.

Harry Potter Origami #2 includes:

- Special sheets of illustrated origami paper custom designed for each craft

- Step-by-step instructions with illustrations

- Photography of the real, finished origami for helpful reference

- Advice for keeping your origami looking magical

This second origami book includes 15 new origami pieces to make. It's the perfect gift for every Harry Potter fan, young and old!

Harry Potter Origami #2 includes:

- Special sheets of illustrated origami paper custom designed for each craft

- Step-by-step instructions with illustrations

- Photography of the real, finished origami for helpful reference

- Advice for keeping your origami looking magical

This second origami book includes 15 new origami pieces to make. It's the perfect gift for every Harry Potter fan, young and old!

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1 review

Complica! (Fold! in Latin)

February 06, 2022

Overall rating

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

Learning Value

3.0

This origami instruction manual also includes paper printed with designs for each of the instructions. That way, crafty Harry Potter enthusiasts cannot just make a Ravenclaw Raven or House-Elf out of plain paper, but will end up with a glossy, colorful design based off of movie characters and props. Some of these are very elaborate, like the Hogwarts crest, which uses several pieces of paper joined together. A few do require cutting the paper, but most do not venture into kirigami.

I have to admit that I didn't try to make any of these myself, but I did look at the instructions, which seem fairly clear. The book starts with an overview of the different types of symbols, folds, and ways to turn the papers, and the instructions use these. It would be a good idea to start the designs with plain paper and practice the folds before using the glossy paper. My students are big fans of origami, but their designs rarely come out exactly right the first time, and once the glossy paper is creased, it won't look quite as nice if mistakes are made.

Good Points

Because of this, I did enjoy the simpler shapes that weren't dependent on the printed paper. Ravens, lions, snakes, badgers, rats, and dementors can all be made again and again, whereas the flying car and Hagrid's hut would be rather plain if rendered without the colorful designs.

Harry Potter readers can be very avid, and this origami book would make a good gift for a fan who already has other accessory books like Hidden Creatures: Scratch Magic, Crawford's Destroy the Horcruxes or Harry Potter Joke Shop: Water-Colors, or The Official Harry Potter Baking Book. The addition of colored papers makes this a bit of a special treat, and the mess will be much easier to clean up the the baking book's exercises!