Origami Box for Index Cards

Here's an easy way to recycle paper and organize your index cards at the same time. This origami box is a modification of the one on this site: http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-rectangle-box....

Time:

10 min

Materials:

-regular printer paper

-index card

-scissors

-pen or pencil

Fold and unfold the paper along the long side.

Fold the two flaps outward and in half and make sure the edges align.Turn the paper over

Make sure bottom edge of corner touches the rightmost crease.

On the top band of the folded corner, fold the corner under the band.

Line up an index card with the top of the paper. Draw a line at the bottom of the card.

Make sure the bottom of the band lines up with the line you drew in step 9.

Fold the right side of the corner back so that the edge lines up with the right crease. Also, fold up the bottom.

Mark the crease created in step 11

5. Fold corner to crease on right

6.Tuck corner of top band under.

7. Fold the right corner up and under

Crease the base of the box and pull edges upward until it forms a box.