Geometric Paper Toys, Games and Puzzles
Free geometric and puzzle paper models and paper toys. What a fun way to learn about geometry and logic...
Business Card Polyhedra - How to build platonic solids: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron using business cards.
Canon - In the "Toys" category: Fractional Cake, Learn fractions with this clever cake! Geometry Puzzles, Animal Cube Puzzles, Globe Puzzle, Pirate Balance Game, Chess.
Clever Lunch Box Design - Eco friendly triangular cardboard lunch box that when opened has built-in plate. Clever.
Foosball - Very nice playable paper toy of a very popular sports arcade game, Foosball!
FracDo - Our creation.
GeoDome Playhouse - made from card board.
Graficaobscura - Geometric paper folding by Dr. David Huffman is amazing. The paper folding project is interesting as well.
Hexagonal Stacking Boxes - Very nice template and tutorial on how to make stacking boxes to store your bits and pieces. He uses cerial boxes as his material that gives the boxes a modern art/ warhol look. I would think you could also use cardstock. Also see his really neat Making a Frabjous project.
Hilaroad Build a Geodesic dome and learn the math behind it.
How to Build a Geodesic Dome out of Cardboard
How to Make Business Card Cubes
Jumanji Game Board - Paper model replica of the Jumanji board from the popular 1995 Jumanji movie.
M.C. Escher Kaleidocycles - Fasinating geometric shapes.
MM's Modular Mania - Beautiful Modular Origami by Meenakshi Mukerji. Go to Diagrams in the left menu for free diagrams and instructions.
Polygon Calendar - Calendar on pentagon dodecahedron
Punched Out Fonts - True Type fonts that you can print out and build into 3D paper model letters of the alphabet!
Puzzles with Polyhedra and Numbers
Template Maker - Input dimmensions and make all kinds of boxes!
Triskele Paper Globes - The free template is is near the bottom, under the heading Free Printable. There is also a video tutorial below that.
Geometric Model Creation Software and Makers:
HyperGami - JavaGami. Has geometric shape paper models as well.
Poly - Models and shareware for exploring and constructing polyhedra
PolyMod - Program that creates 3-dimensional polyhedrons
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