How to make a simple origami box, and a little history

1. Easy
Origami Box #1
Mrs. Hurd Art Department

2. What is origami?

3. First Book on Origami
Pictured above are pages from
“The Secret of One Thousand Cranes
Origami”..

4. Magic of Origami
 Sadako Sasaki- a twelve year old Japanese girl was suffering
from leukemia due to radiation produced by atomic bombing on
Hiroshima on 6th August, 1945.
 It is a belief in Japan that if any person makes 1000 paper
cranes (“senbazuru”), god grants him/her a wish.
 She decided to make 1000 paper cranes and wished for world
peace.
 But unfortunately,shepassed away after making 644 paper cranes.
 Her friends and family members decided to make all thousand cranes in
her honor.She was buried with all thousandcranes.
 In her memory, Japanese Government has
developed her statue in Hiroshima Peace
Park.
Sadako Sasaki and 1000
Origami Paper Cranes

5. Sadako Sasaki Memorial

6. This is what we will be making
today!

7. Step 1: Fold a Blintz Base. This is a commonly used base in
origami

8. Step 2: Open up the paper.

9. Step 3: Fold in the 4 corners as indicated
below.

10. Step 4: Fold the 4 corners in once again.

11. Step 5: FLIP paper over.

12. Step 6: Rotate paper slightly so that you see a square. Now fold both
the top and bottom halves to the center. Crease well and unfold.

13. Step 7: Fold both the right and left sides to
meet in the center.

14. Step 8: Bring the top flap over from the right
to the left.

15. Step 9: Fold the top and bottom right corners
on the diagonal as shown below.

16. Step 10: Now bring both flaps over from the
left to the right.

17. Step 11: Fold in the top and bottom left
corners on the diagonal as shown below.

18. Step 12: Bring only the top flap over from the
right to the left.

19. Step 13: Here comes the fun part....shaping our origami box! Pry open
the paper with your fingers.

20. Straighten the sides and like magic, you have
your easy origami box.