A PAIR of precision-made paper snakes peer out at us.

The ancient Japanese art of origami is a challenge enough for most people, but these folded figures were made by children who find such tasks especially difficult.

The snakes are part of an art exhibition entirely created by pupils at the Unicorn School in Abingdon, which specialises in education for youngsters with dyslexia and dyspraxia.

Abingdon County Hall Museum is exhibiting works by children from seven to 14 as part of this year’s British Dyslexia Awareness Week (DAW).

Unicorn art teacher Oliver Harker said: “People think origami is just folding paper – and it is. But as a technical exercise for some of our dyspraxic students who have motor skill difficulties it is a brilliant way to master those skills.”

Dyslexic people often struggle with spelling and Unicorn pupils use mnemonics to help them remember words, such as Big Elephants Can’t Always Understand Small Elephants for ‘because’. As part of this exhibition, some students made sculptures of those mnemonics, including a big elephant trying to communicate with a small elephant.

The exhibition, Opening Daws runs until tomorrow. Museum opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm.