Pop-up books and Paper Engineering made simple!

Phillida Gili- Paper engineering made easy!

Phillida Gili is best known for her beautiful pop-up books with renditions of classic tales such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty. One of her books, The Lost Ears, featuring the oh-so-cute teddy bear Harry who is a mere 2 and a half inches tall, has been captivating young audiences for over 25 years!

But despite the clever paper-engineered features which make her books so special, Phillida will admit she’s actually not very good at paper engineering. Her love of pop-up books was let down by her inability to create the ideas she had using traditional paper craft methods which drove her to come up with something new. The result was a technique so simple, that anyone can do it, with fantastic unexpected results.

Students attending the schools events at Gurnard Primary will be in for a treat as Phillida reveals her pop-up secrets. 2D stories, birthday cards, Christmas cards- infact cards for any occasion-will be transformed into 3D masterpieces that children will be amazed at and proud of. They say “it’s easy when you know how”…