Bakham Sayavong / Tam Sayavong
What are Gamibots?Gamibots is a new and unique craft for children. It is a twist on origami, by creating a robot out of paper.Gamibots originated when I was younger and my family didn’t have much money to spend on toys, so I created Gamibots out of paper to play with instead.The difference with Gamibots is that you can create more than one, even building an army to play with. Once they are destroyed, worn down, or deteriorated, they can be recreated again.When I was in third grade, my teacher was astonished by my creation. She gave me a portion of the day to teach my class to fold Gamibots for art class. Everyone was able to follow my step-by-step directions.Just recently, I did a test run showing Gamibots to children of different ages. They all loved it and were very curious. My target audience is nine years old and older. However, I also showed my product to toddlers, who loved it as well. Although toddlers may not be able to fold the paper perfectly, their parents can, and then they can play with the end product.Bakham Sayavong originally grew up on the East Coast. He then lived in the Midwest, where he met Tam Sayavong, his wife. They both grew tired of the cold weather and snow, and then moved to Pennsylvania.Publisher’s website: http://sbprabooks.com/BakhamandTamSayavong
