A paper fortune teller, also called a cootie catcher. The outside has four colors with their color words, the flaps have the numbers 1 to 8, and under each flap are two kind fortunes, each starting with its number. Print it, cut out the square, fold on the numbered lines and play.
The fold lines and their numbers are printed on the sheet. Each picture shows the paper after that step.
Step 1Cut out the square on the solid line.
Step 2Fold all four corners back on the 1 lines. Turn it over.
Step 3Fold all four corners in on the 2 lines.
Step 4Turn it over. Fold it in half and open it, both ways. Now play!
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Most origami starts with plain paper and a diagram to follow. This sheet puts the fold lines, their numbers and the picture right on the paper, so a child can fold it on their own. The picture is printed in pieces, each one where it ends up once the paper is folded, so it only comes together at the end.
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Pick a color and spell it, opening and closing the fortune teller once a letter. Then pick a number and count it out the same way. Lift the flap with your last number and read the fortune that starts with that number.
Each flap has two numbers on it, so there is one fortune under each number. Read the one that starts with the number you picked.
Plain printer paper. Print the sheet on US Letter paper at 100 percent (actual size), then cut out the shape on the solid line. Thinner paper folds more easily than card stock.
Yes. The pictures come out in gray and every fold works the same.
Each part of the picture is printed where it lands once the paper is folded, so the flat sheet looks scrambled. Fold on the lines in number order and it comes together.
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