Children's workshop at home to learn in 4 sessions to create different book formats with materials available at home. 

With emphasis on the concepts of identity and environment, the types of origami book (blizzard), flag book, flower book and cabin book will be worked on. 

Dates and materials:

Workshop 1

Blizzard Book

04 Jul

Materials: Scissors Ruler Folder or small wooden spoon

Piece dimensions: Book covers 16 x 13 centimeters Piece to make the spine 36 x 21.6 centimeters Pages 24 x 15.5 centimeters

Workshop 2

Flag book or flag book

11 Jul

Materials
Scissors
Ruler
Folder or small wooden spoon
Cardboard
Thick cardboard or cereal or tea boxes
Magazines to cut out
Your printed photos
Glue stick
Lean pencil, colored pencils
Eraser.

Parts Dimensions 
Covers 10.5 x 15 centimeters
Piece to make the spine 20 x 14.5 centimeters
Interior pieces 10 x 7 centimeters

Workshop 3

flower book

18 Jul

Materials
Compass
Scissors
Ruler
Folder or small wooden spoon
Photocopy sheets or notebook
Thick cardboard or cereal or tea boxes
Magazines to cut out
Glue stick
Lean pencil, colored pencils
Eraser.

Parts Dimensions
Covers 11 x 11 centimeters
Circle pages with a radius of 10 centimeters

Workshop 4

cabin book

25 Jul

Materials
Scissors
Ruler
Folder or small wooden spoon
Photocopy sheets or notebook
Thick cardboard or cereal or tea boxes
Magazines to cut out
Glue stick
Lead pencil, colored pencils
Eraser.

Parts Dimensions
Covers 12 x 16.5 centimeters
Pages 20 x 20 centimeters



Karen Peñaloza
is a library science technician and creator of Comida Aire, a paper toy store, a cardboard publisher where she works as editor, illustrator and binder.

Aerial Food is an artisanal publisher of mobile books where reused cardboard and other recycled elements are used as raw materials, as well as multiple colors and playful formats to invite people to explore the books and the stories contained in them. In the creation of books, explore different plastic techniques to make publications attractive. Among the favorites are woodcuts, stencils, folded paper and pop-up structures.



For boys and girls from 5 to 10 years old and their families.

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