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Origami Box

The origami box is simple to make, and can be used to hold other origami pieces. Or important stuff, like candies.

Start with a square of origami paper. 

Flip the sheet so that the colored side is face down.  Now make two mountain folds as shown.

Origami Box

 

origami paper ready to fold        mountain folds on N-S and E-W lines

 

Using the mountain fold lines as guides, fold the four corners of the paper into its center. 

Then fold the right edge and the left edge into the centerline.

four corners folded into center        left and right edges folded to center

 

Now fold the top edge down and the bottom edge up, as shown below. 

Then I'm going to ask you to undo the last two-and-a-half steps!

top and bottom edges folded to center        start unfolding

The unfolded paper should like the one below. 

Now put your finger behind point A and do a reverse fold as shown as shown in the next 3 photos. 

One side of the box will be formed as you do this.

Do the same for point B and the other side of the box.

finish unfolding        creating side of box        side of origami box

two sides of box done   

 

 

Now tuck in the flap as shown to form the third side of the box.

    tucking in the flap        three sides of box complete

Turn the box around and repeat the sequence of the last 5 photos.   You now have an origami box!

tucking in the other flap        origami box complete

 

Serving suggestion (candies optional):

             origami box with candies