Book of Paper Airplanes (Klutz)

Hunting through Amazon for suitable presents for my 10 yr old daughter and 8 yr old son, I encountered Klutz for the first time. I was struck by how positive the reviews were - in fact nobody seemed to have a bad word to write about their products. I was a little suspicious at first. Were Klutz employees writing these reviews driven the reward of extra large chocolate buns in the Klutz canteen or even large bonuses?! Amazon reviews can be a bit like Trip Advisor with some people feeling the power of the keyboard and awarding one star just to spoil a product's record! I decided to put some of their products to the test and bought 6 Klutz books for my children. The Klutz book of Paper Airplanes gives detailed instructions for 10 designs. Each design is graded 1-5 stars depending on how difficult it is to construct. You get 40 sheets of coloured paper at the back of the book to make the planes with. You could, when this runs out use other appropriately sized paper. The instructions are really clear and well written. Interspersed with these are information on the theory and mechanics of flying the planes and trouble shooting tips. Many of these planes can be flown inside or outside. However, Sheffield in winter does not offer many suitable venues. My children developed this game where they would take it in turns to bend over and challenge the other one to hit his or her bottom from the other side of the living room. We have also taken 2 to church and, when most of the congregation has left, launched them from the balcony. One narrowly missed a still lit candle and today one flew nearly to the front of the church. My wife is deeply embarrassed but the minister does say it is the best church in the world and we haven't got into trouble yet!! As a Dad, I have loved this book. It is great fun, beautifully laid out and all the designs work. My son likes it too. It is the sort of book you want to keep and hopefully my son will revisit in the coming years as he gets older.

Brought as a gift for my 10 year old nephew. He loved it!

very good. Quality paper and easy to follow instructions kept the three and five year old grandsons occupied in the post Christmas lull.

I originally bought some of these for my son to keep him amused ( he was about 7). The book has lots of different designs in it which are graded in terms of how easy or how hard they are to do (they are a little subjective I found at times). It also has some great paper designs for the areoplanes. I have to say that this is good value because even when the paper is spent you still have a book that they are going to use and come back to time and time again to make their areoplanes. They are a good little project, they can be competitive about it but utimately it is a fun thing to do and more interesting than just making the one sort that I used to make as a child. I have also found them to a be a great children's present for partys as the price is about right and it fits both my party present criteria of being something that can be simply thrown away when used (and being paper can be recycled) and the book to be thin enough to just be put away easily and tidily and can be reused.

Got this for my grandson. He loves making paper aeroplanes and flying them with grandad. The planes are too difficult for a 5 year old to fold, but grandad makes them, and grandson loves flying them. The paper included is beautiful quality. Buying another one as my son in law absolutely loved the book and wanted one too!! Brilliant purchase loved by a 5, a 40 and a 72 year old. Highly recommend to anyone.

Good instructions and paper , variety of colourful planes

I got this for my 7 year old son as he loves making paper airplanes. I help him through it but the step by step guides are really good. It also came with loads of really nice patterned paper so it took our planes a new level on awesomeness. Love it and would recommend.

I bought this for my 8 year old son as an extra thing to open on Christmas Day. We’ve just opened it up, read the tips and made our first plane. It’s brilliant. Good for focus, concentration and bonding.

The Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes is such a fun kit! The instructions are clear and easy to follow, even for kids, and the book includes a great variety of designs from simple to more advanced. The included paper is colorful, sturdy, and perfectly sized for folding—no cutting or measuring needed. My child loved testing out all the different airplanes, and it turned into a great activity for the whole family. This is a fantastic mix of learning and fun, and I’d definitely recommend it as a gift or rainy-day activity.

Kids love them. Gave one away as a birthday present and gave one to a son, both are still making plans weeks later.

Excellent book and great planes. Each one flies and the book itself is very well written.

Super dieses buch ist einfach fantastisch Mein sohn 7 jahre kann nicht ,mehr aufhöhren papierflieger zu falten!! Ich muss ihm zwar manchmal noch helfen aber es macht sehr viel spass Fazit: kann ich einfach nur weiterempfehlen:D Wenn ihnen diese rezension geholfen hat klicken sie bitte auf HILFREICH danke!!! (=

To use this book properly you need patience and a steady hand. The designs are not overly complex, but they are very detailed and very specific. You will want to have a ruler and a hard flat surface ready so you can make the sharp folds and creases. If you perform the steps and measurements exactly you will get wonderful areodynamic novelties that will last for a good while of play (provided they are handled carefully). My Sister's children loved watching and helping me fold the sheets and then having contests to see whose design flew the furthest, fastest etc. The steps are easy and intuitive, but demanding in their exactness. There are tips for flying and for converting parts of the aircraft to help them perform various tricks. For the price you can't beat it. You get awesome aircraft designs and paper to construct them and it's all enclosed in a hard binding.