How to I make a "Package" folder that contains my app?

I am not a developer, but I'm hoping someone here will know how to do what I'm asking.
I am creating a VERY simple Filemaker runtime app. It consists of an .app file (which is a package), some extensions, a .usr file, and an aknowledgements PDF.
I'd like to place all of these files in a folder and then have that folder be the new package, so that when the user double-clicks it, it launches the app.
How to I make a folder launch an app when it is double-clicked?
Thanks

I think I misunderstood, or I didn't ask the correct question.
I was not looking for a way to build an installer (although that was helpful!), I was actually looking for a way to make the enclosing folder for my app double-clickable to launch the app.
My app consists of a bunch of files that are all in a folder. That is messy - I'd like for just one icon for my app to live in the /Applications folder. Can I set up the app's enclosing folder so that when the user double-clicks it, it opens the app? (Is this done with folder actions?) This would essentially make the solitary apps folder indistinguishable from the actual app to the user, and it woulc look a lot cleaner than having a bunch of files.
Most apps can be right-clicked to "show package contents". Isn't that essentially just an enclosing folder with a folder script that contains the app and its files?
I hope I'm making sense here.

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