DIY Ideas

Origami Fortune Cookie

Ring in Chinese New Year with a super cute American-inspired fortune cookie craft that’s easy to do and fun to make!

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Step 1

Gather your materials.
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Step 2

Draw a circle with a compass onto a sheet of craft foam. Make the circle as large as you can without going off the craft foam. Then, cut it out.
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Step 3

Fold the circle in half and crease it.
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Step 4

Open the circle and fold it in thirds perpendicular to the crease you just made. Then, set it aside.
Tip!

Perpendicular means at a 90 degree angle to any given line, plane, or surface.
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Step 5

Turn the fortune cookie over and place one hook fastener and one loop fastener about 1 ½ inches from the center crease.
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Step 6

Write a fortune on a thin strip of paper. We wrote “Happy New Year!” and “Wishing you good luck & fortune in the Year of the Dog!” Then, insert a dollar bill and the fortune into the “pocket” you made by folding the circle in thirds.
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Step 7

Fold the fortune cookie in half, connecting the two halves by sticking the fasteners together.
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Step 8

Puff up the fortune cookie by pushing in the sides. Now your fortune cookie is ready for gifting!
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