DIY Origami Fortune Cookie for Valentine’s Day

Get your loved one a fun and easy Origami Fortune Cookie this Valentine’s Day. Make it together with your kids and enjoy the time together.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, love starts to inspire us to bring some color and mood to our homes or offices right?

So I made this cute origami fortune cookie to decorate mine and I’ll share one with each family and friend. You can learn how to make them too!

You might also love these other Valentine crafts ideas: Valentine’s Day Candy Pouches,  Valentine’s Day Mini Cards (Free Printable), and DIY Paper Heart Garland for Valentine’s Day.

Origami Fortune Cookies Tutorial for Valentine’s Day

Haha I know what you might be thinking, yes, I mixed together 2 different cultures. The Japanese art of origami and the ancient Chinese fortune cookies.

Although this doesn’t look exactly like the Chinese fortune cookie shape, I LOVE these cute origamis that pop open when you press them and the sweet secret message comes out!

I thought Origami Fortune cookies is the perfect name for it and such a fun paper craft activity to share with kids, family night, and even with our dear friends in a crafting night!

These are super easy Valentines origami plus they are fun to make and you can put inside messages or treats not just for Valentine’s day you could even use these for birthdays, party favors, showers, wedding favors, or any celebration really.

One thing I love the most about this project is that you don’t need any fancy equipment, no glue, no cutting machine, just paper, and your hands.

But what is Origami?

Origami is the art of paper folding. Its name derives from the Japanese words ori (“folding”) and kami (“paper”). Nowadays, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all and any folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin.

According to My Modern Met, traditional origami consists of folding a single sheet of square paper (often with a colored side) into a sculpture without cutting, gluing, taping, or even marking it.

You can create so many fun things with origami, Origami Instructions has an incredible amount of Origami tutorials for anyone who wants to learn.

Practicing Origami can be very relaxing and enjoyable. A fun activity to include kids. I find it absolutely fascinating, even though I don’t practice it as much as I would love to.

What type of paper is used to make these DIY paper fortune cookies?

Actual origami paper is ideal but you can use pretty much any paper for this particular project. I don’t really recommend cardstock since it’s heavier and not so easy to fold for small pieces. Here are some ideas:

• Plain paper
• Construction paper (lightweight)
• Scrapbook paper (lighweight)
• Even printed digital paper.

All papers need to be perfect squares for the origami to work.

How to make a Origami Fortune Cookie

Paper Fortune Cookies Supplies:

• 3×3 inches – 7.5×7.5 cm Origami paper or any cute thin paper like scrapbook paper.
• Strips of paper with messages or treats {candies}. You can snag my secret messages here.
• Scissors and pencil or pen (If you plan on handwriting the messages yourself)

Instructions

I created this quick video tutorial to make it easy for you! However, if you are more of a photo step-by-step kind of person just scroll down and keep reading!

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You will need sets of 3 origami papers. I did them with 3 different patterns and colors you can match yours as you like.

I cut a few strips of paper with messages!

How to fold a Fortune Cookie:

Origami fortune cookie folding begins with one square. These step-by-step instructions will walk you through the process.

• Take one square with the pattern facing down and fold on both diagonal axis matching corners and edges. Crease well.

• Fold right and left points to meet center crease line.

• Unfold and take one corner and fold to meet center line.

• Fold back and you will have something like this:

That’s it. Repeat with the other two fortune origami squares.

Assembling the Fortune Cookies:

Now you have to insert the two points of one piece between the folded side and the blank one like this:

• Make sure it goes all the way, so it creates a rhombus.

• Repeat with the third piece but here you are going to leave only one peace out so you can insert the message or the treats.

• Next, insert it through the gap and finally close the last point.

There you go! One super cute Origami Fortune Cookie!!!

Lastly, to see what’s inside, just press up both sides and it will pop open.

Your message will probably pop up or just take it out.

You can close it back =D over and over again.

After I finished the first origami fortune cookie I got hooked and made about ten of these and place them on a cute dish and put on my table.

They turned out super cute and people love it they come and ask what’s that? Can I get one? LOL.

What do you think, do you like these origami fortune cookies?

If you like this idea, make sure you share with your friends!

Have you ever made an origami fortune cookie???

Tell me all about it on the comments below!

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