Monday Origami Prompt: How to Make a Paper Fortuneteller
What do you see in your future? Let’s make a fortuneteller and to read the future…
(1) Print out the template, and gather scissors and markers.
(2) Make a paper fortuneteller!
(3) Write different messages under each number.
(4) Take a picture or video and share!
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Template or square paper
Markers
Scissors
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20+ minutes
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Make It Your Own:
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What else can this origami paper form turn into? Maybe a shark with a mouth full of sharp teeth? Or a bloomimg flower? Or a venus fly trap?
With your fortuneteller, make a crystal ball or tarot cards using other materials, like tinfoil or recyclables.
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Make another fortune teller. Instead of writing messages for each fortune, draw a work of art for others to interpret what it means for their future.
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Some very young kids who are learning how to use their fine motor skills in their fingers and hands may have trouble using this origami fortuneteller. Invent a different fortuneteller that a toddler would be able to use.
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Design a wearable to store your fortuneteller in, so that you can carry it with you wherever you go. Perhaps a secret pocket in your shirt? Or a cross shoulder bag?
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Code a fortunteller using twinery.org! Have the user answer different questions to get their special fortune!
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What can space and the night sky tell us about our futures? Include constellations, planets, and asteroids in your fortuneteller to help predict someone's future.
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Using origami, paper folding techniques or a different building method, engineer a paper fortuneteller that has secret spots to include messages and fortunes.
How can you engineer your fortuneteller to have even more spots to write fortunes?
