Origami: How to fold a Box for Sweets and Snacks

I’ll show you how to make a box for sweets and snacks.★

Don’t you think it’s uncomfortable to eat snacks from the bag,

since they easily fall down?

And it’s also a lot of work even if we put them on a plate,

since we have to wash it after that….

In such cases, you can make these boxes with origami paper or leaflets,

so that you can comfortably eat them and also throw them away afterword.

They are easy to fold and very useful as well.♪

How to fold a box for sweets and snacks 1   A box with handles

1. Get a sheet of paper whose horizontal width is 2/3 long.  Fold it in half.

2. Fold it in half again.

3. Open the bag part and fold it along the dotted line,

as picture No.4 shows.

4. Do the same thing for the other side too.

5. Fold the top layer of the right side to the left.

6. Fold both sides to the middle, along the dotted lines.

7. Fold the white part in half.

8. Fold it again as if you roll the paper.

9. Open up the other side that you haven’t folded.

10. Do the same thing for this side too.

11. Fold it and make a crease, along the dotted line.

12. Open the top part and adjust it well.

13. And it’s done!

How to fold a box for sweets and snacks 2   A box with cat ears

1. Get a sheet of paper whose horizontal width is 3/4 long.

Fold it in half and make a crease.

2. Fold the bottom part to the middle.

3. Fold it in half to your side.

4. Put that part down.

5. Fold it to the middle.

6. Fold it the same way for the top part too.

7. Lift the bottom part of the white side up.

8. Fold both of the bottom corners up to the crease.

9. Fold the part you lifted down.

10. Do the same thing for the top part too.

11. Open it up from the middle and adjust it well.

12. Fold both corners up, along the dotted lines.

13. And it’s done!

How to fold a box for sweets and snacks 3   A box for scattering beans

1. Fold it in half four times and make four creases,

along the dotted lines.

Do the ‘mountain fold’ only for the horizontal diagonal line.

2. Fold them, using the creases to make a square as in picture No.3.

3. Fold both sides to the middle.

4. Open the bag part that you folded in No.3 and fold them,

as picture No.5 shows.

5. Do the same thing for the other side too.

6. Move the right layer to the left.

7. Fold both sides to the middle.

8. Turn it over and open up the part on the back,

which you haven’t folded yet.

9. Fold it the same way for this side too.

10. Fold the top tip down.

Turn it over, and fold it the same way for this side too.

11. Open the top part to make a box, and adjust it well.

12. You can use it like this,

but you can also fold each side twice and insert it to the slit too,

as picture No.13 shows.

13. And it’s done!

We made some boxes that are different shapes.♥

You can use these boxes as trash boxes too,

using something like newspaper too.

You can even keep them compact,

if you don’t spread them out as well.

It will be quick and useful if you always have extra boxes at home.★

We can kill two birds with one stone,

since it will be refreshing to make them too.

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】