Yield: 12 paper fortune cookies

How To Make Paper Fortune Cookies

paper fortune cookies made with scrapbook paper

These cute DIY paper fortune cookies are super easy to make! A fun Chinese New Year craft for kids, or even Valentine's Day, wedding favors, birthday parties & much more...

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

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Instructions

  1. Trace the circles on the back side of the scrapbooking paper, and carefully cut them out. If you have a rotary paper cutter, you can eliminate this step altogether. Just set it to a 3.5″ or so diameter and start cutting.
  2. Take one of the cut circles and gently fold it in half. Smooth out a hard crease on just the center inch or so of the fold.
  3. Open the circle back up, and fold it in half the opposite way. The small crease you just made should be running perpendicular to the new fold.
  4. Gently push the fold inward with your index finger, while using your thumb and middle finger to bring both ends together.
  5. Slip a fortune in the opening on one side before bringing both ends completely together. Secure the paper fortune cookie closed with an extra sticky glue dot positioned near the fold.

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