Gift Box

A box with a ribbon and a bow. Three pieces; the lid flips open and closes with a tuck flap — you can put a small gift inside.

• Easy
• 15 faces
• 10 tabs
• 1 Letter sheet

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 4608

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Ruler — 8–12 in
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Empty pen — to score the folds
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Box: outline. Trace the solid line along the edge of “Box” — tabs included. You’ll cut along it.
2. Box: folds. All the lines inside are dashed: these are folds, so don’t cut them.
3. Box: numbers. Copy the numbers: the tab and the edge it tucks under have the same number. On the faces, write them faintly, right at the edge — these numbers end up on the outside; erase them with an eraser after gluing. A letter marks the spot where pieces are glued to each other. Trace the picture here too.
4. Bow, right loop: outline. Trace the solid line along the edge of “Bow, right loop” — tabs included. You’ll cut along it.
5. Bow, right loop: folds. All the lines inside are dashed: these are folds, so don’t cut them.
6. Bow, right loop: numbers. Copy the numbers: the tab and the edge it tucks under have the same number. On the faces, write them faintly, right at the edge — these numbers end up on the outside; erase them with an eraser after gluing. A letter marks the spot where pieces are glued to each other.
7. Bow, left loop: outline. Trace the solid line along the edge of “Bow, left loop” — tabs included. You’ll cut along it.
8. Bow, left loop: folds. All the lines inside are dashed: these are folds, so don’t cut them.
9. Bow, left loop: numbers. Copy the numbers: the tab and the edge it tucks under have the same number. On the faces, write them faintly, right at the edge — these numbers end up on the outside; erase them with an eraser after gluing. A letter marks the spot where pieces are glued to each other.

Color

10. Light blue. Color the faces of this color. Don’t color the tabs — glue sticks better to bare paper.
11. Blue. Now the faces of this color. Move the marker in one direction — you’ll get fewer streaks.
12. Yellow. Now the faces of this color. Move the marker in one direction — you’ll get fewer streaks.

Cut

13. Cut out: box. Cut with scissors along the solid line, tabs included. In the narrow spots between the tabs, cut with the tips of the scissors.
14. Cut out: bow, right loop. Cut with scissors along the solid line, tabs included. In the narrow spots between the tabs, cut with the tips of the scissors.
15. Cut out: bow, left loop. Cut with scissors along the solid line, tabs included. In the narrow spots between the tabs, cut with the tips of the scissors.

Fold

16. Fold: box. First score the dashed lines with an empty pen along a ruler. Then fold every line away from you — design facing out — and the tabs too.
17. Fold: bow, right loop. First score the dashed lines with an empty pen along a ruler. Then fold every line away from you — design facing out — and the tabs too.
18. Fold: bow, left loop. First score the dashed lines with an empty pen along a ruler. Then fold every line away from you — design facing out — and the tabs too.

Glue

19. Box: tabs 1–4. Apply glue to tabs 1 through 4 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds. The piece will start closing into a 3D shape on its own. Press the last tab from the outside with a finger or a pencil.
20. Bow, right loop: tabs 1–3. Apply glue to tabs 1 through 3 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds. The piece will start closing into a 3D shape on its own. Press the last tab from the outside with a finger or a pencil.
21. Bow, left loop: tabs 1–3. Apply glue to tabs 1 through 3 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds. The piece will start closing into a 3D shape on its own. Press the last tab from the outside with a finger or a pencil.

Assemble

22. Bow, right loop — into place. Apply glue to the face marked A and glue the “Bow, right loop” piece to the same letter on the “Box” piece. The faces are different sizes: place the smaller one so its letter lands exactly on the letter of the larger one.
23. Bow, left loop — into place. Apply glue to the face marked B and glue the “Bow, left loop” piece to the same letter on the “Box” piece. The faces are different sizes: place the smaller one so its letter lands exactly on the letter of the larger one.

Done. The box is done. Let the glue dry for 10 minutes, put a gift inside and close the lid — tuck the flap inside.

Make it with your phone camera

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