I’m not an arts and crafts sort of gal. There’s not much that will get my fingers itching for a pair of scissors. But, you guessed it! These did. First of all the art work is wonderful – accurately detailed and colorful. Secondly, the figures look like they would be fun and satisfying to make and use (they move). Thirdly, I could imagine my kids (as they used to be) engaged in hours of creative play with the figures – over and above any use we might make of them with historical studies. And yes, I suppose I should mention that they were probably created to be used with history unit studies (a MOH customer/mom first mentioned them to us). The book (designed to be disassembled and the figures cut out) is of heavyweight cardstock. At the front of the book is a pictorial guide to each figure that includes a short, biographical sketch. There are complete instructions for assembling – using small brads or eyelets. Look for more of these historical sets from Figures in Motion in the future. Ancient Times figures: Narmer, Khufu, Sargon the Great, Hammurabi, Moses, King David, Ashurbanipal, Nebuchadnezzar II, Cyrus the Great, a Greek Hoplite, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Qin Shi Huangdi, Hannibal (and his elephant), Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, Jesus, Constantine, and Augustine. ~ Janice

Customer Review

 
Tonia L. from Canada wrote the following on 05/10/2010:
These paper dolls are the perfect addition to ancient history studies. We're using The Story of the World, volume 1 and these paper dolls are a perfect fit. Each figure comes on heavy cardstock paper ready to be cut out. There are two copies for each figure - one that is colored and a black and white copy for the child to color. My daughter (age 6) loves cutting these out and putting them together to re-enact our history studies. I'm anxiously awaiting more in this series!