Little Acorn Toys: Make an origami gift box

SUPPLIES:
paper,scissors

Step 1. Start with two squares of paper. If you like, cut one slightly smaller than the other.

Step 2. Pick up one of the squares, place the A Corner on top of the D Corner and fold it in half diagonally. Open it up and spread it back out flat. Place the B Corner on top of the C Corner and fold it in half diagonally again. Open it up again and spread it back out flat. It now has an "X" folded into it (note the bold black lines).

Step 3. Take the upper left corner (the "A Corner") and bring the point down to the line on the B/C axis, making sure the A/D lines match up. Hold the point down firmly and crease the paper, creating two new points (1 and 2).

Step 4. Secure the A point with your thumb so it won't slip, pull points 1 and 2 down to the line on the B/C axis, hold firmly and crease the paper again.

Step 5. Open it up and spread it back out flat. Rotate it one quarter turn (either way, it doesn't matter). Now the corner you have just turned into the upper left becomes the "A Corner." Repeat Step 3 through Step 5 until all four corners have taken their turn at being the "A Corner" and have been folded. The square should now be laying flat again. At this point your square should look like the picture. (The gray lines represent all the folds you just put in!)

Step 6. Pick up the scissors and, looking at the picture, cut along the folds where you see the dotted lines. Tip: each dotted line is only two squares or blocks long.

Step 7. Lay the square back down so it looks like the picture. Make sure you have placed the cut sections (the dotted lines) on the bottom left and upper right corners.

Step 8. Fold BOTH the A and D Corners back down to the center line as shown in step 4. Then fold points 1 and 2 in and on top of one another on both sides.