Artist-Series 3D Tunnel Book (Deluxe): Pond

A DIY Pop-Up Book that "Pops-In!"

Make your own book! These DELUXE 3D Tunnel Book kits are a cross between high-end stationery and a model kit. Create a beautiful heirloom art book that was designed by a professional artist and is finished by you!

This isn't your average art kit with generic clip art—it is a massive art project based on biology and professional illustration.

Why This Deluxe Kit is Special:

Museum-Quality: Trusted by museum gift shops for its focus on real-world science and professional-grade artist materials!

Award Nominated:

Real Science, Not Cartoons: Every design is hand-drawn by artist Erin Sparler. These creatures are based on real biological studies. You’ll find 12 different Pond Animals designed with scientific accuracy, including swans, frogs, dragonflies, bees, snakes, snails, butterflies, and koi fish, all ready to live in your 3D aquatic world.

A Journey into the Still Waters: The "tunnel" through the center of this book depicts the layers of a thriving pond ecosystem. Because the pages are blank, you decide the story and how your creatures swim through the reeds or rest on lily pads.

No Scissors or Glue Required: This kit is designed for a premium experience. All pages and pieces are pre-cut and ready to assemble.

What’s Inside Your Deluxe Kit:

• 14 Heavy-Duty Pages: 7 sheets of thick, sturdy 500gsm cardstock that won't flop or tear.

• Kid-Friendly Art Supplies: A large palette of 18 safety-tested watercolors, a paintbrush, and 3 Acrylic Paint Pens (Silver, White, and Gold) for adding fine details and metallic shimmer.

• 12 Pond Animals: A full collection of freshwater animals to color, pose and add to your pages.

  • Includes: 2 swans, 2 koi fish, parent duck and 3 baby ducks, frog, snake, snail, grasshopper, butterfly, bee and dragonfly.

• The "Secret Sauce": 100 white mini brads. These allow you to make your characters poseable and movable!

• Easy Assembly & Storage: 3 silver metal D-rings to hold your book together. (Tip: Your finished pages also fit in a standard 3-ring binder!)

• Clear Instructions: Step-by-step guide with lots of pictures to make building easy.

Which Size is Best for You?

Medium (Mini): 5x7 inches. Best for travel or a quick afternoon project. Deluxe (This Kit): Our largest size! Best for a deep-dive art project, a school unit study, or a room display piece. Great for ages 9 to 99!

Why I Created These (The Mission)

I originally designed these for my own sons... and I am proud that these kits are now featured in museum stores, providing the kind of sophisticated, gender-neutral art projects that curious boys and girls are looking for.

Built for Discovery: While many crafts feel "too simple," this kit respects the intelligence of young explorers. It is a "screen-free" activity that feels like a real-world scientific discovery.

Bonus Tip: Because your characters are poseable, you can use your finished 3D Book to create your own stop-motion animations!

We Make Art Easy, and STEAM Fun

This is not a "paint-by-numbers" kit. We provide the original artist-drawn background and you add the color, the movement, and the story!

• Spatial Reasoning: Kids learn how 3D layers and perspective work as they build the pond tunnel.

• Biological Observation: Every silhouette is originally conceived and hand-drawn by Erin Sparler, a professional artist and educator, based on actual nature research.

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