Paper Bag – Let’s make an eco-friendly bag using newspaper!

Paper is necessary

There are many different kinds of paper around us, such as newspapers, magazines, notebooks, books, tissue papers, and more.


Paper, made from tree or grass, was created to pass on written information.

They say that the oldest paper ever made was used in China 2,200 years ago. Until then, writings were written directly on rocks or trees.


Our lives would become very difficult if the paper that we take for granted were to disappear. Let's think about the importance of paper before we throw them away.


This time, we tried making an eco-friendly bag out of newspaper with help from the instructions on the handbook and our staff.

What you need

4-5 sheets of newspaper
Glue
Scissors
4 clothespins
Ruler (not necessary)

<strong>1. Line up three sheets of newspaper together

2. Put the sheet you want as the front cover 1cm~2cm out of alignment

3. Flip the whole thing over as it is

4. Fold the parts that are out of alignment (shaded area) and glue them onto the newspaper

5. The glued parts

6. Flip it over again, and put glue on the shaded area

7. Fold the bottom of the bag from both front and back. Also, make folds on both sides of the folded part to make triangle creases on either side.

8. Follow the arrow and fold

9. Make creases on both sides of the bag so that the sides measure 8cm-10cm

10. If correctly done, you will have a rectangular shape

11. Cut 10-12cm of the bottom (about 1/3 of the length)

12. Make a valley fold on the two sides

13. Fold the bottom of the bag from both front and back. Also, make folds on both sides of the folded part to make triangle creases on either side.

14. Follow the arrow and fold

15. Fold by following the arrow and glue the overlapping parts

16. The bottom of the bag is finished

17. To make handles, cut one sheet of newspaper in half, and keep folding in the direction of the arrow

18. The width is 1cm, and it's good to glue each fold as you continue to the end

19. Once the glue dries, fold at 10cm on both sides and glue them, as shown in the picture

20. Take both sides of the straight-line portion, and twist it. Then, cut out two pieces of newspaper measuring 20cm ×10cm.

21. Using the cut-out newspaper and the handles, glue them onto the bag as shown by the picture.

22. Finished!