Fortune teller using origami technique

An origami fortune teller is a simple craft that even a child can easily do with his own hands. It can be used both for your own entertainment and in order to find answers to some significant questions.

The fortune teller is a cute children's toy made using origami technique. The volumetric figurine consists of four separate pockets. Answers to questions or wishes are usually written on their edges. It is done quickly enough.

This craft is liked by both children and adults nostalgic for their youth. After all, girls used to play with such toys at school and in the yard. Usually a fortune teller was used in order to get answers to some questions related to the future or to the first love. Most often, girls made such things.

Now that there are a large number of different gadgets on sale, such a toy is just a way to distract and relax. The very process of creating such a craft can also help a child develop fine motor skills, perseverance and attentiveness.

To create a paper fortune teller, plain A4 paper is usually used. It is convenient to write the necessary numbers and wishes on a clean white sheet. Heavy double-sided fabric can also be used instead.

In addition to paper, you will also need scissors and felt-tip pens to create a fortune teller. Do not use markers.This will cause the written text to show through the paper.

The step-by-step scheme for creating such a craft is very simple. Even beginner origami lovers can cope with it.

1. To begin with, a sheet of paper must be gently bent. The triangle should be flat and neat.
2. The edge of the sheet must be cut off with sharp scissors.
3. Next, the figure must be straightened. Each corner of the resulting square must be brought to the center. A neat, even envelope should remain in your hands.
4. Next, the craft is turned over. All fold lines are neatly ironed.
5. Each corner of it is folded in turn to the center.
6. The resulting figurine is turned over and folded in half horizontally. Instead of a square, you will have an even rectangle in your hands.
7. Its edges must be gently bent inward.
8. Next, the fold lines are turned over, forming an even double square.
9. The corners of the craft must be pulled out. As a result, neat finger pockets will appear in it. They should be level and loose enough.

Having finished with the creation of the craft, you can start decorating it.

In the next video, you can clearly see the process of making a fortune teller.

Now there are many options for decorating paper fortune tellers. It is very easy to make a beautiful toy with your own hands.

First you need to decorate the pockets themselves. You can draw flowers or some figures on them. The sides can also be highlighted in certain shades. Next, the paper fortune teller needs to be turned over. One number must be written on each triangle. This can be done with a felt-tip pen or gel pen.

After that, each triangle is gently unbend. On each half they write some kind of universal answer. Most often these are options for when a person's desire can come true. For example, soon, in the next month, or never.

If you wish, you can also make a thematic paper fortune teller. You can write certain answer options on it.

• Names... If a girl wants to know the name of her future boyfriend or husband, on different sides of the figure, you can write the names of all the familiar boys or famous actors. Fortune telling can be both humorous and serious.
• To-do list. A paper fortune teller can help you decide on plans for the day or weekend. For such fortune-telling, different pastime options are written on the sides. This version of the game will be interesting for both children and adults.
• Fortune-telling for the future. Before the New Year, you can tell fortunes about what awaits a person in the coming months. The answer options in this case are also trying to write universal ones. For example, "happiness", "change of scenery", "new acquaintance" and so on. Such fortune-telling can at least lighten the mood of all those present.
• Foreign words. Small children can use a fortune teller to memorize foreign words. In this case, instead of numbers on the figure, words are written in one language, and instead of answers, their translation. During the game, the child first tries to translate the selected word himself, and then he learns the correct answer. This process helps make learning more fun.
• Interesting questions... In a new kindergarten or unfamiliar company, such a toy can be used in order to get to know the assembled people better. For this, instead of answers, questions are written on the sides of the fortuneteller. Each child in turn answers the one that falls to him. The questions are usually basic.
• Compliments... The toy can also be used in class at school or in kindergarten. For this, some pleasant compliments are written on the sides of the figurine. Each of the students in turn reads out the phrase dropped out to him. This process helps you quickly memorize words and difficult phrases.

Each of the options is interesting in its own way.Therefore, having learned how to make figures with your own hands, you can try to create several different paper fortune tellers at once.

It is very easy to use such a toy. Fortune telling is suitable for a company of several girls. One person usually guesses to the second. The rest are watching the game. The process consists of several stages.

1. First, you need to fix the craft on your fingers.... The index and thumb of two hands are inserted into the square pockets.
2. Next, the person asking the question must choose one of four main sides... Having decided on the choice, he needs to guess some kind of number, for example, six.
3. After that, the fortuneteller opens the fortuneteller six times. In this case, you need to move in a certain order. Fingers are spread apart, and then brought together. First you need to move up and down, and then right and left.
4. Having made the required number of movements, you need to see which numbers are visible... Next, the person who made a wish must choose one of them.
5. The fortuneteller opens the corresponding triangle and reads the text with the answer... After that, the figure is folded back.

There is also a simpler version of fortune telling. It is suitable for beginners. In this case, not numbers are written on different sides of the figure, but the answers or predictions themselves. The person asking the question simply thinks of a certain number and looks at what answer he gets. In this case, there are fewer answers. But guessing is much easier this way.