This week’s model is an intricate one, but one the kids will love to see.

A carousel, or merry-go-round, is a type of ride often seen at amusement parks. It features a revolving platform with seats on which users can sit. The seats are shaped like horses and they rise and fall as the platform rotates, simulating horse riding. The first carousel, powered by a steam engine, was made in France circa 1860, and its popularity had spread through Europe and to the United States by the 1870s. The horses on this papercraft carousel really move up and down when you turn the base. Have fun playing with it, or use it as a decoration!

I think moving paper models are awesome, when how they move makes sense to the model.  A carousel with horses that move up and down as it turns is perfect.  Go to Canon Creative Park to download the model and instructions.

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