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New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher

December 24, 2019 by Erin Vincent 5 Comments

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If you’re looking for a fun activity for your children on New Year’s Eve while they excitedly wait for the ball drop then you might enjoy our New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher! It tells the future…kinda like a magic 8 ball!

Simply print, fold, and then ask it simple yes or no questions.

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher: If you're looking for a fun activity for your children on New Year's Eve while they excitedly wait for the ball drop then you might enjoy our New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher! It tells the future...kinda like a magic 8 ball! #fortunetellergame #newyear #newyearseve #printable #homeschool #cootiecatcher

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New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher Question Ideas

  • Are we going to get lots of snow this winter?
  • Will spring come early?
  • Can you go on a nature walk?
  • Will someone invent time travel in the new year?
  • Does your birthday happen to be on a weekend this year?
  • Is the New Year going to bring new adventure?
  • Will you grow 6 inches this year?

Come up with your own yes or no questions for the New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher to answer!
New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

How to Make Your New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher

Cut off the white edges of the square pattern you printed.
New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

With your pattern facing down, fold all four of the corners into the center. Be sure to watch your lines and try to make it as even as possible.

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

Turn your pattern over so that the phrases are facing up. Fold the corners into the center again to create a smaller square. Be sure to crease your edges.

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

Next, fold the square in half so that the golden disco ball picture is on top. Make a crease. Unfold it. Then fold it the opposite way so that the clock is on top. Make a crease.

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

Then, place your fingers into the bottom of the paper and pop it up to make four cone shapes. The New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher is ready to start predicting the future!

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New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

How to Play with Your New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher

Hold your New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher with two hands. Place your thumbs and pointer fingers inside the cone shapes. Choose one of the images on the top. Either the Golden Disco Ball, Clock, Party Hat, or Party Favor.

Each picture has a number associated with it. Open and close the Cootie Catcher alternating between up and then across with your fingers. For example; if you chose the Clock, you open the Cootie Catcher 5 times. If the Party Hat is chosen, then you open the Cootie Catcher 4 times.
New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

Then, you will choose one of the pictures with a number on the inside of the Cootie Catcher. The number next to the picture tells you how many times to open and close the Cootie Catcher again.

Repeat this process for a total of 2-3 times.

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

On the second or third selection, instead of counting out the numbers again, you will open the flap and read the prediction under the number/picture. These fortunes range from “It will take hard work,” “It is certain,” “Answer is unclear,” “Unlikely,” “Anything can happen,” “100% YES,” “Sorry, not this year,” and “There is a chance.”

New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

This paper Fortune Teller will “Magically” tell the fortunes of kids and adults alike! I hope you have fun!

This is a Subscriber only Free Printable! Subscribe to our mailing list and you will receive access to our Free Subscriber resources including our New Year’s Eve Cootie Catcher! OR you can purchase it at Teachers Pay Teachers HERE!
New Year's Eve Cootie Catcher

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About Erin Vincent

Erin is a writer, blogger, and homeschooler to two intense kids. She loves nature, farm life, good books, knitting, new pens, and hot coffee. Erin is a contributing writer for Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. Her work has also been featured on Simple Homeschool and Book Shark.

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  1. Mother of 3 says

    December 28, 2017 at 6:29 am

    That does sound fun! I used to love these as a kid and just forgot how to make them. Pinned and shared.

    Reply
    • Erin Vincent says

      December 28, 2017 at 9:50 am

      Thank you! It’s a fun little printable. 🙂

      Reply

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