Make: Paper Inventions: Simple Supplies, Creative Engineering, Extraordinary Fun!

Make: Paper Inventions: Simple Supplies, Creative Engineering, Extraordinary Fun! - Paperback

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Make: Paper Inventions: Simple Supplies, Creative Engineering, Extraordinary Fun! - Paperback

Make: Paper Inventions: Simple Supplies, Creative Engineering, Extraordinary Fun! - Paperback

by Kathy Ceceri
$37.78
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Book Overview

Updated and revised, this new edition of a Make: classic ignites the imagination with hours of hands-on STEAM activities for young inventors and busy adults.

Budding makers will find more than 30 fun projects and variations, from traditional decorative pastimes, amazing math oddities, and daring feats of construction to light-up, motorized, and programmable paper circuits. Projects include:

  • Edible Paper, for disposing of secret messages
  • Light-Up Paper Creatures, using electric circuits, switches, and special effects
  • Motorized QuillBots, that jitter around the table
  • Paper Zoetrope, spinning illustrations to life
  • Infinity Mirror Mystery Box, featuring a secret compartment behind its tunnel of lights
  • Answer Bot Fortune-Telling Machine, for cryptic hints about the future
  • Blow-Out Birthday Card, with a musical, flickering LED "flame"

Step-by-step instructions and full-color images by award-winning writer and educator Kathy Ceceri make it easy to learn the key craft skills and engineering techniques to transform everyday paper into extraordinary creations.

Make: Paper Inventions is the perfect way to inspire a new generation of builders and dreamers!
ISBN9781680458671
Author Kathy Ceceri
PublisherMake Community, LLC
GenreEducation, Hobbies & interests, and Technology
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2025
Edition2
LanguageENG- English
Pages239
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Make: Paper Inventions: Simple Supplies, Creative Engineering, Extraordinary Fun!

Make: Paper Inventions: Simple Supplies, Creative Engineering, Extraordinary Fun! - Paperback

Make: Paper Inventions: Simple Supplies, Creative Engineering, Extraordinary Fun! - Paperback

By Kathy Ceceri

About Kathy Ceceri

Kathy Ceceri is co-creator of the GeekMom blog on Wired.com and the Geek Mom, as well as author of several activity books for kids, including "Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future with 20 Projects." She is also About.com's Homeschooling Guide. Visit her at craftsforlearning.com, geekmom.com and homeschooling.about.com.

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