Since then, our mall appearances have been restricted to Science and Technology Weeks and similar events, as this makes the organization much easier. We also take some of the activities to schools or occasionally have groups of children visit the Department. We discovered them through Martin Gardner and Doris Schattschneider books. You can copy our designs, which are ready to cut, glue and decorate, or you can construct your own. Decorating is an important part of the process as it allows the child to discover the symmetries of the object, and is the main part of the magic .
Manilla tag is a reasonably inexpensive alternative.
Ours is called cover stock . For kaleidocycles, we foud only rubber cement acceptable, since this model requires some elasticity to turn well. Smaller children need to be supervised or helped when working with this glue. Hexaflexagons are the easier of the two, and quicker to make. However, before gluing you have to make sure that you have three pairs of triangles, separated by folds, on each side - otherwise it will not work.