How Do You Make A Cootie Catcher?
A cootie catcher goes by many names: a ‘scrunchie’, fortune teller, chatterbox, and so on. Whatever you call it, you’ll likely recognize one when you see it, since most people played with these origami toys as a kid. Whether you want to make one with a child or you are just reminiscing, here’s how to turn a piece of paper into a fortune teller. • Fold on the diagonal and cut or tear off any excess to form a square. Start with a square piece of paper. If you can fold two opposite corners together and crease it into a triangle, and there’s no overhanging paper on one side, it’s square. • Decorate one side. If you like, decorate one side. • Fold in half horizontally. Fold the square paper in half, (towards the decorated side, if there is one), to make a rectangle. • Fold in half vertically. Unfold it, turn it, and fold it in half at a right angle from the previous fold, but towards the same side of the paper, (the decorated one). Unfold it. Now you have the square with one horizontal and
Pick a color! Pick a number! Pick another and let your cootie catcher tell you a fortune. Children have fun asking their friends to choose colors and numbers but the best part is reading the fortune they pick at the end. Make a cootie catcher for a child by following these directions. Making a Cootie Catcher Step 1 Place a blank piece of paper on a table in front of you, short side at the top. You can use any size paper but 8.5 x 11-in. paper works fine. Take the bottom right corner and fold it diagonally so that the corner touches the left side of the paper. Step 2 Press the crease so that the bottom edge of the paper lines up evenly with the left side of the paper. The folded part should look like a triangle. Step 3 Cut the extra paper off at the top along the top edge of the folded page. Your folded page is now a triangle. Step 4 Open the folded paper. Your page is now a perfect square with a crease down the middle. Take the left corner of the paper and fold it diagonally so that th
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at fortune telling? With a little folding, cutting and labeling, your fortune telling ability will astound your friends and family. You will need: • Scissors • 8 ½ x 11 piece of paper • Pen • Stickers (optional) Create cootie catcher: • Fold the piece of paper diagonally, by bringing the bottom of the sheet to the side, creating a triangle. • Trim off the top flap, and open the triangle. You now have an 8.5″x 8.5″ square. • Fold the square diagonally to opposite corners, creating another triangle. • When you open the paper, there are intersecting lines from one corner to the other corner. • At each corner, fold the paper to the center point. It has now been reduced to a 6″x 6″ square. • Turn the paper over so folded sides are face down. • Fold each corner to the center point, reducing it to a 4″x 4″ square. • Write numbers one through eight, one in each triangle. • Turn the square over and write a word on each flap, such as animals (cat, dog, cow,
