Over the years I have LOVED sharing lunchbox notes with my kids & with Chinese New Year 2014 just around the corner, Friday, January 31st to be exact, I decided that this year I was sending paper fortune cookies with some well wishes to my youngest. I have seen the fabric fortune cookies, but determined that wasn’t a project I could take on. I needed it to be quick, easy & something that was fun, but didn’t take up hours of my time. After a little configuring, we discovered that these are quick & easy to make. It only took approximately 20 minutes to complete the entire project to share and we’ve even simplified it a bit to share with you complete with a free printable.
Supplies Needed:
Colorful Scrapbooking Paper
Compass or ruler with a pencil
Scissors
Tape
Stapler & staples
Pipe cleaners
Step 1: Draw a 4 inch circle using the compass with pencil and cut it out.
Step 2: Cut a 4 inch piece of pipe cleaner.
Step 3: Tape the pipe cleaner down the center of the circle on the side that will ultimately be the inside of the paper fortune cookie.
Step 4: Fold the paper fortune cookie in half loosely not forming a crease at the bottom.
Step 5: Staple the very top of the folded cookie at the rounded edges.
Step 6: Fold the fortune cookie in half to create the fortune cookie shape.
We searched the internet for a few chinese symbols & created a free printable of notes to fill the fortune cookies for lunchbox packing fun. The printable is at the bottom of the page, but here is what it has included on it;
Here is the free printable to simply print & clip: fortune cookie notes
Also, check out our Gok Jai recipe for a little family fun taste testing by clicking here.
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What a wonderful treat for kids to kind in their lunchboxes!! I bet it makes their day… And CUTE too!!
Thanks so much for sharing.…
Have a happy weekend; hugs x, Crystelle
Crystelle Boutique
What an absolutely darling idea! Thanks so much for sharing. I can’t wait to make these for my daughter’s lunchboxes!
That is such a cute idea!!
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I love this idea! Thanks for the detailed directions. Can’t wait to surprise my kids with these.
Lots of fun!!!!
Love this version of lunchbox notes. So cute and easy. I will be tweeting this later in the week from @ritewhileucan
I had been the fabric fortune cookies and thought they would be a great idea for Valentine’s Day. I like your idea to use paper even more. Less time and a little easier for the kids. Thanks so much for the detailed instructions. That will help immensely. I found you at the We Made That Link Party
Super cute idea! Thank you for linking up at Tasty Tuesdays! Your post has been pinned to my Recipes from Tasty Tuesday board. I can’t wait to see what you link up next week!
Have a terrific weekend!
Cathy
APeekIntoMyParadise.com
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What a cute project to do with the kids, and it would be a great way to teach them about the Chinese culture in a fun way. Thank you so much for linking this up at the Shine a Spotlight Saturday Link Party on Angels Homestead this week!
April
These are awesome
I homeschooled my daughter, so I never had the chance to do lunchbox notes. Wish I had – these are too cute! Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
Jodie, any kid would love finding one of these in their lunch box. Great way to brighten their day! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann