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Paper Fortune Cookies How To

January 12, 2015

With Chinese New Year around the corner, we are starting to have a think about different Chinese New Year’s Crafts to do. Without fail, our favourite Chinese New Year’s Craft to date, have been our little Dragon Puppets that come with a handy free printable. In fact, I am going into Pip Squeak class again this year to make some more. We also had a go at some super pretty and super easy PAPER FORTUNE COOKIES – paper crafts are the best. Though many Chinese will tell you that you don’t actually get fortune cookies in China, fortune cookies still are associated in Western cultures with the mystics of Chine and DO build on many Chinese sayings and superstitious customs.

What I love about these paper fortune cookies, is that they are totally customisable – use pretty “girly” colours or go for auspicious reds and golds. Write messages of luck or write messages of wisdom. I also think these would be fun at a party with some simple “truth or dare” type games -but remember, be kind!!!

How to Make Paper Fortune Cookies for Chinese New Year

Paper Fortune Cookies Materials

Paper Fortune Cookie How To

  • Some pretty paper – we used origami paper to make our Paper Fortune Cookies
  • A circular something as a stencil – we used a small bowl
  • Pens
  • Scissors
  • GLUE – we used a hot glue gun as they work so quickly. Ordinary PVA glue works too, but you will have to be patient and hold your fortune cookie whilst it dries

How to make your Paper Fortune Cookies:

how to make fortune cookies

Trace and cut your circle – if there is an “edge” left over, use this to write your message on. If not, write your message on an ordinary strip of paper!

paper fortune cookie tutorial

Folder over you fortune cookie paper ad glue down (do not crease the edge).

Insert your message.

Paper fortune cookie how to make

Using your thumb, squeeze the centre of the edge inwards.

fortune cookie how to

Keep folding until the two ends meet. Glue in place. This is where a hot glue gun really is great! And now your paper fortune cookie is finished! Ta da.

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Filed Under: Chinese New Year, How To's, Paper Crafts 4 Comments

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  1. Bastelmagazin says

    January 19, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    wonderful ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  2. Jan says

    November 12, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    hi i was just wondering what size of paper did you use?

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      November 12, 2016 at 8:08 pm

      It was “origami paper” which is usually around 12cm x 12cm

      Reply

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