Paper fun with a message

http://www.whencreativityknocks.com/craft-and-hobby-episodes/for-the-love-of-paper/piperoids.html

I LOVE this! When Creativity Knocks, the growing and fun website of Ana Araujo and her daughter Megan, are interviewing and showing a fun and unique product they spotted at MakerFaire. 

I love the ingenuity of the Designer who made these little kits! Here is the direct website for a quick look. 

http://www.piperoids.com/piperoid/

Here is what they say about their new products: 

Cut, Fold, and Connect

PIPEROID is a paper craft robot designed and produced in Japan. The robot is made out of just paper pipes with pre-drilled holes and marks to cut, fold, and connect the pipes without the need of glue or tape. All you need is a pair of scissors, and with minimal assembly you can bring your own PIPEROID to life!   Expand Your Imagination When was the last time you made paper crafts that you can brag about? Many components of PIPEROID can either move or be swapped with other PIPEROID's body parts. Expand your imagination and make your own original PIPEROID! About the Designer Takashi Tsunoda With the motto "Teaching Values Through Handcrafts", Takashi Tsunoda designs toys that use your hands and stimulate your brains. His work, PIPEROID, aims to make people think about the world we live in through hand crafting. In our society full of pre-made goods, he wants us - especially adults - to think about being more responsible when developing products. Feel the deep message behind the cute designs he brings to the world.  -I really like it that you can swap out pieces and parts of the different kits to create your own unique robot. These are so much fun, I'm ordering some for my nephew who will love making these.  Be sure to watch the video of Ana and Megan as they cut and glue one of these little guys together.

http://www.piperoids.com/ - It's nice to see some paper crafting which will appeal to girls AND boys both!

What a fantastic Designer and his message is a wonderful one indeed!