How to Make Felt Fortune Cookies!

 

How to Make Felt Fortune Cookies!

I love fortune cookies! I love picking a fortune cookie and hoping for an actual fortune, but alas, a witty quip or odd saying. Make your own cookies and include actual fortunes!

These colorful felt fortune cookies are easy to make and take less than 15 minutes.  They are perfect reusable play food toys.  

Make a bunch of brightly colored fortune cookies for imaginative play, as a decoration, or string them up on a garland!

These cute fortune cookies are perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year and work great as Valentine decor too. 

They would make a great non-candy Valentine to pass out to a school class. Everyone will love reading their custom fortunes!

Pick bright colors of felt and make a giant bowl full--or a take out box filled with felt fortune cookies!

Supplies Needed for Felt Fortune Cookies:

• 4" circles of colored felt (these 4" squares are perfect)
• 3" strips of twill tape or ribbon
• 3.5" of pipecleaner
• Hot Glue/Gun
• Scissors
• Sharpie Extra Fine Marker

Step 1: Cut Circles

Use a big mug or plate that is 4 inches across and trace the circle onto the felt with a pencil. 

You could also trace the circle onto a piece of cardstock or cardboard and cut it out. Then use the circle as the pattern. 

This works better when working with groups of people or kids making fortune cookies.

Step 2: Cut Pipecleaner

Cut the pipecleaner to fit inside each felt circle. Each pipecleaner piece is slightly less than the 4" diameter of the circle. 

So having 3.5" pipecleaner pieces cut and ready to go is a great option to.

Step 3: Hot Glue

Now run a bead of hot glue across the center of the felt circle. 

Then gently place the pipecleaner on the hot glue. Use heat resistant gloves, those silicone fingertip things, or the blades of scissors to press the pipecleaner into the glue.

This can also be done with white school type glue, but needs plenty of time to dry.

Step 4: Twill Tape

Cut 3 inch strips of twill tape. You could also just use strips of paper, but the fabric is a fun touch with the felt cookies.

Step 5: Fortunes

Now use a permanent marker to write a personalized fortune on the twill tape strip.

Here's some fortune ideas:

This is your Lucky Day!

You will inherit a large sum of money soon!

True love is heading your way!

You are stunningly beautiful and people are taking notice!

Expect an unexpected Surprise this week!

Step 6: Folding the Felt Fortune Cookie!

Place the fortune on the felt circle along side the pipecleaner that has been glued in place and is completely dry.

Then fold the bottom edge of the felt up to the top edge.

This should not bend the pipecleaner at all.

Finally, fold the felt fortune cookie in half the other direction. Push and pinch the center in.  

The pipecleaner will hold the shape and make the fortune cookie reusable.

The iconic shape of the fortune cookie is perfectly captured in felt. They can be opened and reclosed repeatedly. 

I love the little fortune strip peeking out on the sides--I am just dying to know what the fortune reads!

Repeat the fortune stuffing and felt folding for each fortune cookie!  

Fill up a take-out box, thread them on a string for a garland, fill a bowl, make a bunch for non-candy class Valentine cards and more!

That's it!

Everyone loves these darling and irresistible felt fortune cookies!

Make them in every color of the rainbow!

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I love the versatility and craftability (not a word) of felt! 

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