If you want some lovely origami box without lid, this cute bunny box is one of the best ideas. It has two lovely bunny ear with a large container in the center. You can add a lovely tail to make it more appealing for children.
This bunny box is an ideal container for small items, crochet markers or even snacks.
We have another cute origami cat shaped box. Don’t forget to check our origami box idea collection if you are still searching for inspirations.
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- Folding time: 15 minutes
- Paper: 15ร15 cm
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Get a 15×15 cm origami square paper, with different colors on each side, to make a 6.7×4.4 cm bunny box. Other boxes can be made using various colors and sizes of square paper.
Origami Bunny Box Video
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up. Fold it in half horizontally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 2
Fold it in half diagonally for the other side, crease well and unfold it.
Step 3
Fold it in half vertically, crease it well then unfold.
Step 4
Fold the paper in half horizontally, crease it well, then unfold it. Now there are four creases intersecting in the middle of the paper.
Step 5
Fold the four points to the intersection point diagonally.
Step 6
Flip the paper over.
Step 7
Fold the left and right corners to the intersection point diagonally.
Step 8
Flip the model over.
Step 9
Fold the four points at the center diagonally.
Step 10
Flip it over again.
Step 11
Then fold the left and right edges to align with the vertical crease.
Step 12
Fold the top corner to the middle point diagonally, crease it well, and unfold it.
Repeat this for the bottom corner.
Step 13
Press down the two slanted creases on the left and right, shown by the dotted lines, and unfold the two white layers for only 90 degrees. Then adjust, and make these two layers and the top part stand.
Step 14
Fold the top corner down along the white part edge, and place the folded part well, creating one of the box’s walls.
Step 15
In the same manner in step 13, press down the left and right slanted creases and lift the bottom part.
Step 16
View it from the bottom, cut the top part along the middle vertical line, getting two ears of the bunny.
Step 17
Flip the model over.
Step 18
Take the left edge of the right ear, and fold it to the right to align with the edge of the layer above the right ear.
Repeat this for the left ear.
Step 19
Flip the model over.
Step 20
Fold the tipped ears down along the edge shown by the dotted lines, crease well and unfold them.
Step 21
Take the top corners of these two tipped ears, fold them down along the crease you made in the previous step, and place them under the layers above them.
Step 22
View it from the top.
Step 23
Glue the bottom of the ears and the box to better fix the ears.
Step 24
Take a piece of small rectangle paper, and roll it.
Step 25
Then glue it on the box, the opposite side the the ears. A super lovely bunny box with ears and tail is done!
What’s Next
That’s your adorable bunny box, we have many other origami box tutorials, and you can explore and learn freely. Enjoy folding!
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