Cootie Catcher Valentine — Let your Love Choose the Message!
Cootie Catcher Valentine –When you just can’t decide what sentiment to share!
Bring your Childhood Back with a Cootie Catcher Valentine
When making Valentine’s Day crafts, I thought back to some of the games I enjoyed from my childhood. The one that stuck out the most was the cootie catcher, or paper fortune teller game. When it came to cootie catchers, making them was half of the fun because you make up the end results for your friends!
Valentine’s Day Crafts with Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart Crafts is hands down my favorite craft supply company. The variety of products that they carry for everyday occasions, as well as holidays, helps me complete my projects with ease. For this project, I used:
- Valentine Cupid Stickers ($3.49)
- Valentine Hearts Wood Stamp Set ($19.00)
- Doily Lace Edge Punch ($16.49)
Martha Stewart Crafts Valentine Products Including Cupid Stickers and Heart Stamps
Being a paper crafter, I have used punches for years and have found none that are as great in quality as the ones carried by Martha Stewart Crafts. They don’t bend my paper and have handles in all the appropriate places so I know exactly how much pressure is required. Standard cootie catchers are not very exciting, so I decided to jazz them up a bit by making them Valentine’s Day themed.
Cootie Catcher Instructions
#1. Fold a piece of 8 ½ x 11” paper over to make a square. Cut off the excess strip using scissors.
Cut Paper
#2 Unfold the square and refold it the opposite direction, following the diagram below.
Fold Paper
#3 Fold all four corners of the paper in toward the center.
Fold Corners
#4 Flip the paper over and fold all four corners into the center again.
Fold Opposite
#5 Stamp the insides of the cootie catcher. Since mine is Valentine’s Day themed, I used heart stamps. You can also choose to number this area or to add other text, depending on what theme you are using.
Stamp
#6 Lift up the flaps and write down the ending fortune. Fold the cootie catcher together and start decorating it. I decided to use a punch to give the ends some texture.
Finish Cootie Catcher
#7 Use stickers to add the final touches to the outside.
If you made a cootie catcher as part of your Valentine’s Day crafts, what messages would you put on the inside?
Cootie Catcher Valentine Day Craft was a guest post from Amanda Long, who blogs about food, crafts, and family at Midwestern Moms. When she isn’t busy caring for her 3-year old daughter, she enjoys reading, crocheting, and browsing the Internet for new project inspiration.
Blog Note: The Chief Blonde was uncompensated for this post. She did receive products to review
This is so cute!!
I would put play a game for one of mine or maybe backrub for hubby
I thought about making one of these the other day but opted to make scratch off cards for my husband instead 🙂 Really cute idea though!
That is so cute!! Definitely a fresh twist to the traditional one!
This is not anything I would want to make, so no message.
These Martha Stewart stickers are so cute! I love complicated crafts for sure, but sometimes I like a quick easy one. This is perfect for that! I haven’t made one of these since middle school! Sure brings back the memories!
This is a really cute idea. I haven’t thought about one of these in ages. Thanks!
This ks a cute craft and I know kids would love it. I haven’t made one of these in so many years that it will be fun for me too.
So much fun! I remember these.
Nice I could never make those as a child. I’ll print out this page soon so my daughter and I can make one and help her with her fine motor skills
i renumber them as kid and then we use them to paly game
This is something my son and I would really enjoy doing together.
What a cute craft, I like that you added the punch detail, really gives it some dainty interest, perfect for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for sharing.
What a fun, easy craft to do with my son! I love the stamps!
Cute and memories…more for my daughter. She’s grown now but she used to play with these with her friends. I don’t remember them called cootie catchers, but they did have fun with them. Thanks for the reminder.
Very cute especially for Valentine’s day! Loved these as a kid and my daughter makes these now.
crafting is the only activity that is guaranteed bonding time with the family, also to make you laugh that is why I love arts and crafts
Aww this is really cute! This is like a valentine version of that game I used to play when I was a kid! It brings back memories 🙂
We used to make these all the time when I was younger. They drove the teachers crazy because we were always playing with them in class.
That is such a super cute craft!! Perfect for Valentine’s. I’ve been trying to find ideas for crafts with the kids…and I know they’d love this. Thanks for sharing!
Ohhh! Looks super easy and looks like something my almost 4 year old would LOVE!!