How to Make An Origami Box: Easy Instructions for Kids


 Here at Teach Starter, we’re pretty fond of origami, and for good reason. Did you know origami can help students develop spatial and perception skills? Not to mention the paper art is good for building a dexterity and hand-eye coordination in kids. Not a bad reason to try out making origami boxes with your students, huh?

We’ve even done the hard part for you — coming up with step-by-step instructions on how to make an origami box, including photos and a video that you can play for your students to start them off.

How to Make an Origami Box

Don’t let any of the square parts of each side overlap the corner parts of the other pieces.ith two pieces.

Put one corner of one piece into theWant to try this with your class? We’ve got a printable version of these origami box instructions you can hand out to each student or project on your whiteboard!

Check out our origami resources for instructions on how to make animals, infinity cubes, and more!

Grab another piece of origami paper, and repeat step 8. It will start to become evident how it all slots together.

 The picture below shows how oneAll done!!!

If I can do it…anyone can do it. Enjoy! side of the box will look.

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