Print, cut, fold origami-style, and face the fact that square pants are very much in your future. This Kamp Koral cootie catcher provides lots of backseat-of-the-car fun (a.k.a. it’s a great game on the go).
Step 1: Print the cootie catcher step-by-step folding instructions and the cootie catcher.
The cootie catcher instructions teach you how to make a fortune teller from a rectangular piece of paper. For this cootie catcher, all you need to do is print, cut the square, and then you can skip right to line two in the step-by-step instructions or follow the steps below!
Step 2: Cut out the cootie catcher.
Step 3: Fold your square in a diagonal to create to folds with a letter X shape.
Step 4: Fold each corner into center to create a diamond shape. Then flip the cootie catcher over so the openings are facing down.
Step 5: Keep the cootie catcher faced down (so no creases show) and fold in each side.
Step 6: Fold the cootie catcher in half horizontally to create a rectangle.
Step 7: Insert thumb and index fingers underneath the folds to open the cootie catcher.
Step 8: Have your kid pick a number and a color!
Happy cootie catching!
