How to fold an origami french fries

Fold a red square into a tapered carton. Then fold a long yellow strip back and forth into five fries that fan out, and tuck them behind the carton.

You need: 1 red square (15 cm) and 1 long yellow strip (about 1.5 by 30 cm), and glue. Medium, 11 steps, about 10 minutes.

Steps

Carton: in half. Start with the carton, white side up. Fold the top edge down to the bottom edge.
Carton: sides. Fold both sides behind, about a quarter of the way in on each side.
Carton: taper. Fold the two sides behind on a slant, so the carton gets narrower towards the bottom.
Fries: the strip. Set the carton aside. Take the long yellow strip, yellow side up.
Fries: narrow it. Fold the strip in half the long way, folding one half behind. Now it's yellow on both sides.
Fries: in half. Fold the strip in half across the middle. The fold is the tip of the tallest fry.
Fries: lean out. Near the bottom, fold the front strip up so it leans left, and the back strip up behind so it leans right.
Fries: tips. Fold both strips straight back down at the top. Each new fry has a folded tip, a little shorter than the middle one.
Fries: lean out more. At the bottom, fold the strips up again, leaning out further: front one left, back one right.
Fries: last tips. Fold both strips back down at the top again. That's five fries fanning out from the bottom.
Fill the carton. Glue the fries behind the carton, so the bottom of the fan is hidden and the fries stick out of the top.

Draw a curved line across the carton for its scooped front. Make a bigger carton for a family-size portion!