Learn how to make a fortune teller to predict your friend’s future. Sometimes they are called cootie catchers. It is super easy with this free printable. Paper fortune tellers are fun little game to make predictions. It is kinda like a paper version of the 8 ball. You can ask the same silly questions.
So if you are looking for fun New Years activities for kids this is perfect. Kids can cut out the fortune teller, color and start fortune telling. Kids will also love this coloring page to review their year!
The outside of the fortune teller has a color. Someone picks a color and the paper fortune teller is opened and closed back and forth spelling out the letters of the color. Then a number is picked and again the fortune teller is set in motion. After picking the final number a fortune is under the flap of the number they chose. Open it up and see what the future holds.
How to make a fortune teller
Download and print the fortune teller on regular piece paper. Cut out the square and color. From one sheet of paper you can make this cute game!
Use the following guide to make the folds in the paper.
printable fortune teller instructions
Here is how to play paper fortune teller game!
- Ask you friend to ask a yes or no question about the future.
- Have your friend choose a color on the fortune teller. Spell out the color as you move the fortune teller alternating a pinching and pulling motion for each letter.
- Ask your friend to pick one of the exposed numbers, count out the number they chose moving the fortune teller with each count.
- Once the number has been counted, four numbers will be exposed. Have your friend pick a number. Read their fortune under that number.
More Fortune Tellers
These fortune tellers can also revel activities rather than predictions. How about using them for a fun way to assign chores/activities or a clever way to keep kids busy at a wedding.
Whether you call it a fortune teller or cootie catcher you are ready for fun. Don’t forget to grab the year in review coloring page for more fun. In fact, I have loads of free coloring pages.
Here are some more fun ways to ring in the New Year! Try these New Years Eve family activities.
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