Learning Origami: Fortune Teller
2017 is officially over, with the new
year beginning, release everything from the past and be ready to celebrate
2018. There is no way to determine the future, however, a fortune teller can
release your worries for the upcoming year! Today I will be showing you how to
create your own origami fortune teller, and have some fun with the idea of
knowing what will be coming this year. Fortune tellers, also known as “cootie
catchers” have been passed down through centuries and is usually performed by
children. Thanks to the book, Practical Origami: A step-by-step guide to the
ancient art of paper folding, I can show you how
to make an origami
fortune teller. This origami design is very well known and popular, the book
states, “This has to be the one model that virtually everyone remembers making
as a child at school” (Beech 175). I never knew how to make my own fortune
teller, so for those like me, below are six simple steps to creating your own
fortune teller.
The first step to creating an origami
fortune teller was to fold the paper into fourths, unfold the paper, fold the
four corners into the middle evenly, then to repeat again on the other side.
“Blintz fold the corners of a square. Turn the paper over and Blintz fold
again” (Beech 175). Although the wording of this step was confusing, this
instruction was easy to accomplish thanks to the inclusion of a photo in this
step.
Below are Six Steps to creating an origami Fortune Teller:
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| Step One: Fold paper into fourths,
unfold paper, fold corners towards center evenly. Repeat on reverse side. |
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Step Two: Fold model in half,
horizontally.
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| Step Four: Open the slits created in step one. |
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Step Three: Push corners towards
center.
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Step Five: Place fingers into the
four slits made
in step four, to create creases.
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Step Six: Label Flaps with colors,
numbers,
and objects.
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To conclude, making an origami
fortune teller was very easy and fun.
After completing the steps, label the folds of the design so you can
use the model effectively. The book states, “Write four different colors on the
inside, and underneath each panel write a fortune” (Beech 175). Practical Origami: A
step-by-step guide to the ancient art of paper folding allowed
me to make a craft that I always played with when I was younger. I look forward
to showing my younger sister how to make this on her own, and play with her!
The fortune teller is one of my favorite art crafts that I played with when I
was younger. I hope you enjoyed this blog post, and hopefully you will try out making your own origami fortune teller. Thanks for reading!
What was your favorite craft to play with & make growing up?
Beech, Rick. Practical Origami: a Step-by-Step Guide to
the Ancient Art of Paperfolding. Hermes House, 2006.
