This easy-to-make box can be made out of a sheet of newspaper. It also works with paper of other sizes and proportions, but this works best. A4 paper also works very well.It can be used as a handy trash container or to hold anything you want.
Steps
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Get a sheet of newspaper.
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Fold in half, from the bottom to top.
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Fold in half again, from left to right.
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Open the pocket and flatten it.
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Flip over and repeat the last step.
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Fold one layer of the left side over along the middle crease.
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Flip over and repeat.
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Fold one layer of the left side towards the middle.
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Do the same on the right side.
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Flip over and repeat steps 8 and 9.
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Turn upside-down and fold down one layer of the top.
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Flip over and repeat the previous step.
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Open the box.
Tips
- To make a thicker box, use several sheets of newspaper together.
- In step 8, when you are folding towards the middle, you can also fold past the middle line. This will make the box taller.
Warnings
- You may get a paper cut from this, so be careful.