Are you ready to flip out? Hexaflexagons are six-sided, flat paper
models that can be made to reveal hidden images through a series of
flexes and folds. Flexagons were first introduced in a column written by
Martin Gardner for Scientific American. From there, people started
folding and figuring out creative ways to craft these interesting
origami-like objects.
Included in this delightful book are instructions and material to create
hexaflexagons, tri-tetra flexagons, cubes, flexacubes, and more! Flexing
kaleidocycles are shapes formed by taking several tetrahedra
(four-sided 3D shapes) and joining their edges to form a ring, which can
then be rotated so that it turns inside out to display a multitude
different colors, shapes, and designs!
This book contains:
- A brief introduction on the history of hexaflexagons
- Instructions on how to make 13 different fun flexagon models
- 40 pages of easy tear-out pages with pieces to assemble your
hexaflexagons
People are still discovering new ways to innovate with these enjoyable
creations--so with some study and practice, you may be able to come up
with a unique design and enter the pages of flexagon history! All you
need to do is to cut out and assemble the various models in this book to
create the most intriguing and entertaining designs available. Start
folding your flexagons now!