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    Rainbow DIY Fortune Cookies Craft

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    These super easy rainbow DIY fortune cookies are so fun and colorful and great for New Year's Craft, Chinese New Year's Craft or to hand out as Valentines. 

    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com

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    These DIY fortune cookies are fun and colorful and full of HAPPY

    It's that time of year we're into making all kinds of things for people. Whether it's gifts for the holidays or New Year. Both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day are coming up and it's always nice to give a little something.

    We highlighted this Chinese New Year Craft and Chinese New Year Printables along with some other fun kid's crafts in our January Crafts for Kids along with our 101+ Easy Craft Ideas for kids.

    Looking for some Valentine's Day craft project ideas for kids? Check out our Easy Paper Crafts for Kids for Valentine's Day and Heart Crafts Projects For Kids.

    DIY Fortune Cookies

    Happy New Year My Friends,  HAPPY Chinese New Year, and HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!! 

    This year, I was thinking about a fun craft that the kids can do that would be great for both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day and came up with these fun rainbow-felt fortune cookies. I mean, they are Chinese cookies that you open to find a fun fortune.

    This is all kinds of HAPPY. It was then that I realized I had never shared how I used to make these fun-felt fortune cookies as party favors and so you have it. All kinds of February.

    Do not miss our101+ Free Printables for Kids or our15+ Free Valentine’s Day Printables for Kids

    Supplies needed for this fortune cookie craft

    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com
    • Pieces of Felt
    • Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes - Grab Below
    • Ribbon
    • Wire or pipe cleaners
    • 4" Round Bowl for tracing
    • Scissors - My favorite pair
    • Wire cutters
    • Glue Gun
    • Pen/Pencil

    How to make these felt fortune cookies

    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com

    First, start by tracing the bowl onto the felt. I used a large jelly jar, but any bowl or even CD will work to get you the approximate four-inch circle.

    Next, print your paper fortunes and cut out the strips of paper.

    Using the wire cutter, cut the wire slightly shorter than the width of the circle.

    Cut a piece of matching ribbon the same length as the wire

    The next step is to hot glue the wire and the ribbon to the felt circle.  In order to find the halfway point of the circle, the easiest way is to fold the circle in half and pinch the center to mark the center. Place a line of hot glue down the center of the felt and place the wire on its halfway point. Add another line of hot glue on top of the wire and secure the ribbon covering the wire.

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    Once the ribbon and wire are secure, place the fortune over the ribbon. 

    Felt Fortune Cookie Folded
    Felt Fortune Cookie Folded In Half

    Fold the felt in half along the ribbon line

    With your now half-circle shape, fold the sides towards each other bending the wire and forming a U shape.

    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com
    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com

    Peel back one flap or both flaps slightly to give it the fortune cookie shape

    Viola, you have yourself the cutest little felt fortune cookies!

    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com

    Paper Fortune Cookies

    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com

    We love the way these sweet-felt fortune cookies look. Of course, paper fortune cookies can be made similarly way. The key is to make sure you are using sturdy cardstock or construction paper.

    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com

    Additional Questions For DIY Valentine Fortune Cookies 

    Here are a few questions you might have once you've started this project:

    What is the paper inside a fortune cookie called?

    The paper on the inside of a fortune cookie felt or actual cookie, is called a "fortune."

    How do I make fortune cookies?

    In terms of craft fortune cookies, you would make them similarly whether they are felt or paper. You may want to use a different glue in the case you are working with paper rather than felt.

    What do you write inside a fortune cookie?

    We have created a fun printable with a HAPPY wish for the New Year. But in the case you are creating them yourself, I would write something happy and hopeful for the coming year.

    Download Your Fortune Cookie Fortunes

    Enter your email address in the form below and you'll be taken directly to the printable fortune cookie inserts PDF file.

     

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    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com
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    Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies

    These super easy rainbow felt fortune cookies are so fun and colorful and great for New Years Craft, Chinese New Years Craft or to hand out as Valentines. 

    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes minutes
    Author Alli Ward

    Equipment

    • Craft Scissors

    Ingredients

    • Pieces of Felt
    • Printable Fortunes – Grab Below
    • Ribbon
    • Wire or pipe cleaners
    • 4 ″ Round Bowl for tracing
    • Wire cutters
    • Glue Gun
    • Pen

    Instructions

    • First start by tracing the bowl onto the felt. I used a large jelly jar, but any bowl, or even CD will work to get you the approximate four inch circle. Next print your paper fortunes and cut out the strips of paper. Using the wire cutter, cut the wire slightly shorter than the width of the circle. Cut a piece of matching ribbon the same length of the wire. The next step is to hot glue the wire and the ribbon to the felt circle.  In order to find the halfway point of the circle, the easiest way is to fold the circle in half and pinch the center to mark the center. Place a line of hot glue down the center of the felt and place the wire on its halfway point. Add another line of hot glue on top of the wire and secure the ribbon on covering the wire.
      Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com
    • Once the ribbon and wire are secure, place the fortune over the ribbon. 
    • Fold the felt in half along the ribbon line
    • With your now half circle shape, fold the the sides towards each other bending the wire and forming a U shape.
    • Peel back one flap or both flaps slightly to give it the fortune cookie shape
      Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies | DIY Fortune Cookies | Free Printable Fortune Cookie Fortunes | Chinese New Year Kids Crafts | Fun activities to do with the kids for Chinese New Year. | Valentines Fortune Cookies | www.madewithhappy.com

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