Paper Fortune Cookies

by leanneja on February 3, 2023

Paper Fortune Cookies are a creative and fun project to make for a Valentine’s Day dinner or a special family dinner.

Paper Fortune Cookies Valentines day

I love craft projects where I am able to use things I already have in my home. You only need a few supplies so hopefully you have most of these on hand. If you don’t, they are easy to find and there’s plenty of time to make them before Valentine’s day.

Supplies needed for Paper Fortune Cookies:
scrapbook paper
scissors
fortune strips
glue dots
3″ circle template

Since I didn’t want to make my own fortunes I googled fortune cookie fortunes then printed them out. You could make up your own fortunes if you’re creative, but I decided I wasn’t creative enough for that on short notice. It would be fun to make very personalized fortunes for each person too.

I traced a 3″ lid to use as the circle for the fortune cookies. That makes them about the same size as a real fortune cookie. Trace the circle on the back of the scrapbook paper so the lines don’t show on the front.

You can use a variety of colors and patterns of paper. They don’t have to be Valentine’s day papers but the colors can represent the holiday. I like the papers to be a little less obvious.

To make the cookies, place a glue dot close to the edge of the circle as shown below.

Fold the circle in half so the glue dot holds the edges together. Do not make a crease in the center.

Cut the fortunes in paper strips then fold them in half and place inside the cookies. Put your thumb on one end and your middle finger on the other then push in the center with your index finger.

Keep pushing until the paper folds in half. Place a glue dot at the bottom of the folded area to hold the 2 sides together.

I’m going to put them at each family members place setting for Valentine’s Day dinner. You could also use them for Chinese New Year, although I would change the colors to red or gold.

This is a fun and easy craft for kids to do. They can even be creative and come up with the fortunes. It would also be a fun classroom project for Valentine’s Day or a Chinese New Year celebration.