Origami Bunny Box –Don’t wait for Easter to fold it!

by Leyla Torres on August 30, 2010

in -Animals, -Boxes & Containers, -Functional, -Video Instructions, ..mammals

Origami box in the shape of a rabbit

The designer of this charming origami Bunny-Box, Jacky Chan (Hong Kong), calls it “Origami Little Rabbit Lantern”.  It is made with one square of paper colored on one side and white on the other.

I first learned of this rabbit through this video where Jacky Chan shows how to fold it. He starts placing the paper with the  color side up, resulting in a rabbit with colored body and white ears.

If you want to end up with a white rabbit with colored ears, as the ones in the photograph above, start with the white side up. The little rabbit is functional and very easy to fold.

I have subsequently made a video myself, which includes audio in English and subtitles in Spanish. Thank you Jacky for your permission to share your delightful rabbit in this video.

origami rabbit boxes

Don’t wait for Easter to fold it, but be careful with rabbits…

they do tend to proliferate!



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Rachel January 25, 2011 at 3:37 am

Is anybody can send me the instruction to fold this Origami Bunny-box?

Appreciate the most if someone could help me!

Thanks!

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Leyla Torres January 25, 2011 at 3:09 pm

The video to fold it is right within this post. Please watch it. :)

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Amy April 9, 2011 at 9:47 pm

I folded it. It’s pretty easy. The lock inisde the bunny box was the hardest. I watched the video 4 times before understanding it! Good luck!

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EDGAR OGALDEZ March 11, 2011 at 9:47 pm

THIS IS GOOD AND FUN

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Candace Paska March 29, 2011 at 12:36 am

Hi, Leyla,
Thank you for posting this. With lots of pauses, I was able to successfully fold this very cute model. Kay Eng taught it at Folding Sunday yesterday at the AMNH, but I missed it and could not wait to get home and try folding from the video.

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Leyla Torres March 29, 2011 at 12:48 am

Hy Candace,
This is a nice little container and very appropriate for these days. I’m glad you were successful folding it.

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Maureen March 31, 2011 at 2:58 am

Awesome bunny box. Made me giggle when I was done folding him. What a great Easter egg basket. Thanks for posting.

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Susanne April 6, 2011 at 11:45 am

lovely little bunny and a nice give away
thanks Leyla

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Amy April 6, 2011 at 7:34 pm

Ahh! Took me forever but I finally finished! Phew! This took me longer to fold than eating lunch! But it was worth it!

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Leyla Torres April 6, 2011 at 7:36 pm

Good for you, you should be proud, congratulations!!!

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Scifimom April 15, 2011 at 10:33 am

I made four since yesterday, One to try the design, one for each of my daughters and a tiny one out of a post it note. YES they do tend to proliferate. Greetings from Greece

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oneillma April 17, 2011 at 1:40 pm

So cute!! I used pretty Japanese folding paper and it turned out SO CUTE!! The video tutorial is great (I found that the space bar will pause and restart…who knew?!)

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ctb April 17, 2011 at 3:18 pm

So very cute & clever, but…Ack! I cannot stand instructional videos! I followed the video & made 1 rabbit box, but this is not something I can easily remember every step for – much prefer a portable, printable diagram, so I don’t have to sit & watch a video every time I want to make this….

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Leyla Torres April 20, 2011 at 7:29 pm

I agree with you, I prefer portable diagrams too!!! Unfortunately I don’t have any.
You might want to make yourself some step folds, so that you can remember.

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kel April 19, 2011 at 3:47 pm

WOW! these things to multiply!!!
So cute and easy to make…..after some practice that is.
Thx for sharing!

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Leyla Torres April 20, 2011 at 7:23 pm

Yes, it requires some practice but it can be done. Congratulations for making it!

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Alison April 20, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Are there any voice instructions as he folds? I can’t hear anything and my volume is way up.

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Leyla Torres April 20, 2011 at 7:22 pm

Sorry Alison, what we see is what we get. Be patient and follow carefully. It can be done!!

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zx April 22, 2011 at 2:51 pm

couldnt get any of it

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Ellen April 23, 2011 at 12:20 pm

neither can I … it’s impossible =(

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Joey Ramone April 24, 2011 at 3:33 pm

Hi!
I just wanted to thank you for such a great tutorial, and to show you what I’ve made – big life-sized rabbits and placed them in my garden (only to take the photos – not left them there, they would eat all my plants! hee hee!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joey7/5649943062/in/photostream

Happy Easter and best wishes
Joey

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Leyla Torres April 25, 2011 at 2:00 am

Thank you for sharing the photos. The yellow rabbits look great in the garden!

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Joey Ramone April 25, 2011 at 10:32 am

Thanks Leyla! You’re welcome, I’m glad that you like them!
Best wishes, Joey

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Annette May 6, 2011 at 11:31 pm

Thanks for the video instructions! I made 45 of these for Easter for our family dinner and for people at work. I used polka dotted origami paper and filled the rabbits with grass and Easter chocolate eggs. I also glued a small white pom pom for its tail. Everyone loved them!

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Leyla Torres May 6, 2011 at 11:35 pm

Hi Annette, it sounds like you had a lot of fun! If you post photos of your rabbits somewhere in the internet, please share the link here. I’d love to see them!

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David Wires August 14, 2011 at 9:30 pm

They look like bunny slippers. This is So much better than the blow up bunny.

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Make handmade September 12, 2011 at 12:22 am

Great tutorial! Love it, thanks for sharing

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Ryynette November 27, 2011 at 10:05 am

Adorable!

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Terry Sams March 5, 2012 at 6:23 pm

is there supposed to be sound with this? If so, I am not getting it for some reason.

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Leyla Torres March 5, 2012 at 8:10 pm

No, there is no sound with this. Just follow it and stop and go back whenever you might not understand. It’s is matter of observation skills here.

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Deb Ebner March 18, 2012 at 4:56 pm

What size paper do you need to start with for the larger bunny?

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Leyla Torres March 19, 2012 at 10:40 am

I think I folded them with 6×6 inch paper -15x15cm

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kalsang March 22, 2012 at 5:14 am

thanks for uploading, its intertesting.

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