Remember flipping through pop-up books as a kid, and thinking that they seemed so magical? With each page-turn, intricate scenes unfolded, springing to life. Of course, pop-up mechanics aren’t magic.

Make it 3D by sticking a cut-out image on it – this could either be your own drawing, using collage (a great way to use up scrap pieces of paper), or you can colour in a printable template.

Use geometry to make and measure extraordinary paper pop-up creations using two simple mechanisms—the v-fold and the box layer.

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