Let’s make it.

1. 1

   Fold the diagonals

   Take the red square. Fold it in half from corner to corner to make a triangle, then open it. Fold the other two corners together and open it again.

   

2. 2

   Fold it in half both ways

   Turn the paper over. Fold it in half edge to edge to make a rectangle, then open it. Fold it in half the other way and open it again.

   

3. 3

   Collapse it into a triangle

   Use the creases to push the sides in. The square folds down into a flat triangle with layers inside.

   

4. 4

   Fold the triangle in half

   Fold the triangle in half again, so it becomes a narrow wedge. Press the folds flat.

   

5. 5

   Draw a petal

   Draw a rounded petal shape on the wedge, with a point at the top.

   

6. 6

   Cut along the line

   Cut along the line through all the layers. Hold the layers together so they don’t slip.

   

7. 7

   Open the flower

   Gently unfold the paper. Now you have a red flower with eight pointed petals.

   

8. 8

   Punch the holes

   Punch one hole near the tip of every petal. No hole punch? Make small holes carefully with the tip of the scissors.

   

9. 9

   Cut to the centre

   Cut along one fold line between two petals, from the edge to the centre.

   

10. 10

    Glue it into a cup

    Put glue on a petal next to the cut and slide its neighbour over it. The flat flower turns into a little cup.

    

11. 11

    Thread the string

    Thread the string through the holes, going in and out, all the way around. Leave both ends long.

    

12. 12

    Hide a surprise inside

    Put a tiny surprise inside the cup: a sweet, a bracelet, a note or a little toy.

    

13. 13

    Pull it closed

    Pull both ends of the string. The petals close up and the cup becomes a strawberry.

    

14. 14

    Draw the seeds

    Draw small black seeds all over the strawberry with the marker.

    

15. 15

    Fold the leaves

    Take the small green square and fold it the same way as the red one, steps 1 to 4.

    

16. 16

    Cut the leaves

    Cut a pointy leaf shape. Snip off the very tip at the centre too, so there is a small hole in the middle.

    

17. 17

    Open the leaves

    Unfold the green paper. Now you have a star of leaves with a hole in the middle.

    

18. 18

    Add the leaves

    Push both ends of the string through the hole in the leaves. Slide the leaves down onto the top of the strawberry.

    

19. 19

    Tie a bow

    Tie the string into a bow on top. Or leave the ends long and hang the strawberry up.

    

    Your strawberry gift box is ready.

Make it easier.

• Thin paper folds best. Many layers are cut at once, so thick paper is hard to cut.
• Make a few in a row. A row of strawberries makes a sweet party garland or a set of party favours.