4M Kidzmaker Origami Flower Lights Kit

Gift for a friend who loves origami. She loved them

Bought this for my very independent 10 year old for Christmas. She can bake and sew on her own and is great at following directions, so I figured this was something she could do without my help. It definitely takes some work and struggle to figure out the instructions, but we get there eventually. There's no way a child could do this on their own though. The directions are sometimes unclear or even missing whole steps. I recommend practicing with scratch paper until you get the hang of them before using the pretty papers that came in the kit.

Bought this for my daughter for Christmas... she loves it... lights change colors and makes a cute addition to her reading nook

My step daughter loved the idea of this however she struggled with creating the flowers. She is not new to origami as she does it for a hobby. She said the directions could be worded better but she figured it out after a few attempts and loves how they look in her room.

purchased this quite awhile ago and I would like to address the other reviewer that stated this book is hard to understand and that the age recommendation of 5 is "pure comedy gold". Since this reviewer has been kind enough to share a photo of the first page and explain their reasoning behind this rating, you can decide for yourself.Please keep mind though, this negative comment referenced states that 2 "adults had a great deal of difficultly. One of whom has a LOT of craft experience!"And "after many I'll fated attempts" they came to the conclusion that "from the start, you get poor instructions. " as well as that "from the onset it doesn't tell you which side UP you should start with (the printed side or unprinted side?).--------Now, I am not a rocket scientist nor have I ever solved a game of Soduko, but wouldn't a 5 year old's common sense just take look at the first picture and interpret that obviously the blank side of the paper is the side that is facing up.By taking a quick micro-glance at the other steps of the process, I am sure that, like me, most people (including children) are bright enough to realize that every step shows both sides of the paper. It's also pretty obvious that one side is colored and one side is blank.If you take a look at Step 2, you can clearly see that white side is facing up and 2 colored flaps fold on top. How 2 grown adults and a 9 year old child were unable to realize this, is beyond my mind.I am not sure if they were expecting:1) Place book on table2) Read instructions in book3) Place paper on table with printed side facing down so that the blank side is facing up. Please make sure the printed side is facing down.4) With the blank side still facing up, fold diagonally from corner to corner using a combination of your hand muscles and finger muscles so that the flaps of the printed side are facing up in the same direction at the sky.5) Etc. Etc...I own this book and it's origami so its fun.I didn't graduate high school but if you are able to tell the difference between the colored, printed side of the paper compared to the blank, white side of the paper, (which is Kindergraden-level problem solving) then think you'll be able to do it.

I bought this for my 11 year old granddaughter because her dad loves origami and I thought they could work on it together. Dad could not do it so he sent it to me to try. We folded the paper for hours and have yet to come out with a flower. I would not recommend this

If you want to frustrate your entire family get this kit! While it might be great if you have origami experience, if you do not, this is just not at all a fun craft kit. And to say "age 5 and up" is just comedy gold, as 2 of us adults had a great deal of difficultly. One of whom has a LOT of craft experience!More importantly, our 8 year old just got bored after many I'll fated attempts.The issue is from the start, you get poor instructions. For example, take a look at the picture below which is page one: while it may be obvious after a few folds, from the onset it doesn't tell you which side UP you should start with (the printed side or unprinted side?).This is something the engineer in me finds annoying right off the bat as it's a most basic level instruction. The complexity and lack of clear guidance in the instructions only gets worse from there.Before buying, do yourself a favor cut a square price of paper and try page 2. If you find that enjoyable, then this might be the kit for you otherwise save your money.I think it's a great idea and could work with better execution, but currently out of the box it was just something we gave up on after a while.

Poor directions and frustrating. There is no way the papers provided could produce the flowers shown on the box.