Fortune Teller


Predict the future for your friends! This is a very fun activity that may allow for hours of enjoyment and fun.

fortune teller for kids

You will need

  • 1 square piece of paper
  1. Fold each corner to the middle of the paper.
  2. Turn the paper over and again fold the corners to the middle of the paper
  3. Turn the paper over again so that you are looking a four flaps of paper. Color each flap a different color or write the name of a different color on each flap
  4. Turn over the fortune-teller again and write a number on each of the eight triangles on the four flaps.
  5. Lift each flap and write a fortune for each triangle

How to use you fortune teller

  1. Fold your fortune-teller in half, as shown, and insert your fingers. The flaps with the colors should appear on top. Pinch you index finger and thumb together on each hand and pull to open your fortune-teller one way. Press your two index fingers together and your thumbs together and push them apart to open your fortune teller the other way
  2. Ask a friend to pick a color. Spell the color out loud, opening your fortune-teller in alternating directions with each letter
  3. On the last letter, leave your fingers together so that the fortune-teller is open. Ask your friend to pick one of the numbers shown. Count to that number opening your fortune-teller in alternating directions with each number.
  4. On the last number, leave your fortune-teller open and ask your friend to pick another number that is shown. Lift up the flap and your friends fortune will be revealed.

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