How to Fold an Origami Fortune Teller

This class will be available to view on October 28, 2026.
Whether you initially learned this technique in summer camp, study hall, or the school cafeteria, folding a Fortune Teller is simple project with wildly engaging results. In this quick technique class, artist Courtney Cerruti uses the free downloadable template, though you can use any square piece of paper and design your own. Once you’ve mastered the basic folds, you can fill each flap with fortunes, prompts, questions, or tiny surprises to create a playful project that’s uniquely yours. Whether you call it a Fortune Teller, Cootie Catcher, or Chatterbox, these projects are endlessly customizable and fabulously entertaining.