The Third World: Used and unused Christmas wrapping paper?

When I was little, everybody made a big deal about the fair. We had art contests for it in school, and every kid got excited about it.

We couldn't afford to go. So we made our own fair; The Dandylion Fair!

It wasn't Christmas season, so I guess we needed something to be excited about. We spent weeks coming up with booths and rides and treats, like frozen yogurt pops (we could afford to make our own yogurt).

One of our rides resembled "It's a Small World". I would pull the wagon through an intricate path around the house and garage where we had decorated each place with a different theme. This required some dusty library books on paper crafts and lots and lots of paper. Also some string and tape. We worked and worked and worked on it. But the results were breathtaking. I especially remember the under the sea one.
We hung hundreds of Dr. Seuss type fish from the ceiling at various levels, with twirly seaweed and stuff thrown in. It seemed like all the stuff was floating around you as you drifted through the ocean.
Well, guess what we all have now?
Lots and lots and lots of paper!!!

(I just trace around a square box to get a square on the Christmas paper.)

http://astore.amazon.com/thethiwor-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=4

free origami apps

http://www.paperfolding.com/

http://www.graficaobscura.com/fold/page001.html

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Used and unused Christmas wrapping paper?

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