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Paper model: triangular gift box

Triangle gift boxA box with three sides, a ribbon and a bow.To:cutfoldglue

For parents

How to make it

about 25 minutesmediumwith help from an adult160 gsm paper

  1. Colour in all the faces and pictures. Cut out the model along the solid lines; leave the grey tabs attached.
  2. Fold all the dotted lines inwards, tabs too: the picture stays on the outside. Score the lines first with a ruler and an empty ballpoint pen for crisper folds.
  3. The face with the bow is the top. Want to put something inside? Then glue the top last, leaving one tab loose as a flap.
  4. Glue the tabs one by one to the inside of the edge next to them. Close the last face like a lid: hold it down until the glue is dry.

It looks best on thick paper (160 gsm).

What you need

  • Colouring pencilsFor fine areas and small hands
  • Children's scissorsWith a rounded tip; don't let young children cut on their own
  • Glue stickSticks paper without the mess
  • Thick paper (160 gsm) · optionalFor paper models and cards that need to stand up
Paper model: triangular gift box · Kleurhoek