I discovered these books yesterday. During a meeting last week I noticed the instructions taped to the wall used for camp earlier in the day. I was intrigued. I can’t believe I didn’t know about these simple little books until just now. You can whip them up on the fly for any occasion. All you have is the back of the kids’ menu placemat and you need to buy yourself another 10 minutes until the food arrives? Ta-da! Accordion books. So, I’m assuming I’m not the only person who hadn’t been introduced to these yet and could really use them in his or her repertoire! Voila! I present to you an accordion book tutorial! How to make an accordion book in 7 easy steps! (In step 5 cut from the folded edge the length of that square only.)
This is actually called an InstaBook or Origami book. Accordion books are made by folding a long strip of paper (or several pieces of paper hinged together) back and forth, kind of like how you would make a paper fan as a kid.
Thanks for the info Cassandra, I guess you can’t believe everything that you read on abandoned posters :)
This is actually called an InstaBook or Origami book. Accordion books are made by folding a long strip of paper (or several pieces of paper hinged together) back and forth, kind of like how you would make a paper fan as a kid. But I agree, these InstaBooks are great! They are one of my favorite book structures.