Origami Activity Picker
Once folded, slide your fingertips into the flaps, and pinch and fold to snap it into shape.
Curious about the name Cootie Catcher?
The first generation of kids to come up with this amazing folding technique used them as puppets. They’d then “pick cooties” off of their classmates with them.
That’s another fun idea for this origami structure - a puppet!
Cootie Catcher, Paper Fortune Teller, Whirlybird
No matter what your generation called it, the newest generations of kids should have the opportunity to learn how to make this classic origami activity.
Download and print our Snaily Mail Kids template, and fold your own fun activity picker. Color it to make it truly your own.
You can also download and print a blank template, so you can create your very own custom activity.
Instead of numbers, you could use (for example) colors, or your friends names, and count the letters to expose the center option. The options are endless!
The center option could be anything you could think of - foods, colors, numbers, jokes (with the punchline inside the flap), etc.
Once you begin making them, it might be hard to stop. You can even make them as gifts, customized for the receiver!
Need Instructions for Folding Your Paper Fortune Teller?
Scroll through the gallery below to follow step by step instructions for creating your very own origami activity.
