Fortune Teller or Cootie Catcher Origami Craft
I have such fond memories of making these as a kid and my kids love making them too. In fact, their entire class was making and playing with them for weeks. It’s hard to stop once you start.
They are really easy, and kids of all ages will enjoy inventing funny sayings to write as fortunes. They are a quick and fun way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Materials:
- Paper or thin cardstock cut into a square
- Colored pencils, markers, or crayons,
- Colored stickers (if desired)
- Free Kraftykid cootie-catcher template
Instructions:
- Prepare a piece of paper into a square or use our free Kraftykid cootie-catcher template.
- Fold the paper as follows:
3. On the top side there will be four squares, add a different color sticker to each square or if using pencils or markers write the name of the color on each square.
4. On the other side there will be four pairs of triangles, number these 1-8.
5. Lift up the numbered triangles and write down eight different fortunes, these can be funny, mysterious, or even a little silly. When you have written all the fortunes, fold the flaps back down.
6. Slide your thumbs and first fingers under the square flaps and bring the points together. You open and close the Cootie Catcher by moving your thumbs and fingers from side to side or up and down.
7. To play the game, ask someone to choose a color, then you spell out the color by opening and closing your Cootie Catcher, they then choose one of the numbers shown, you count out the chosen number by opening and closing as before, they then choose another number, you then lift up the flap and read their fortune.