What could you put on a cootie catcher?

1. What is the difference between a cootie catcher and a fortune teller?
2. What do you write on paper fortune teller?
3. Are cooties real?
4. What is another name for cootie catcher?
5. Why are Cootie catchers called?
6. What is an old time cootie catcher?
7. How does a paper fortune teller work?

What is the difference between a cootie catcher and a fortune teller?

A cootie catcher is full of carefully-folded dichotomies. ... The fortune teller also goes by chatterbox, whirlybird, or salt cellar, and that last name is actually reflective of how the origami figure was first introduced to the United States.

What do you write on paper fortune teller?

Start with the No. 1 in the smaller top left triangle on the fortune teller. Write the numbers in ascending order clockwise around the triangles until you get to eight. Then pick four colors to write on the front side of the fortune teller.

Are cooties real?

Cooties is a fictitious childhood disease, commonly represented as childlore. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines as a rejection term and an infection tag game (such as Humans vs. Zombies).

What is another name for cootie catcher?

You may have known the device by another name— “fortune teller” is the most common alternative, though certain regions also favor salt-cellar, whirlybird, chatterbox, or snapdragon, among others.

Why are Cootie catchers called?

Cootie Catcher

“Cootie” apparently comes from the Malay work “kutu” which means “dog tick”. ... Tiny dots would be drawn inside the cootie catcher to represent bugs, and the corners of the cootie catcher would act as pincers, trapping all the cooties inside!

What is an old time cootie catcher?

A fortune teller (also called a cootie catcher, chatterbox, salt cellar, whirlybird, or paku-paku) is a form of origami used in children's games. ... The person operating the fortune teller manipulates the device based on the choices made by the player, and finally one of the hidden messages is revealed.

How does a paper fortune teller work?

A fortune teller works by having the person who's fortune is being told choose a color from the ones labeled on the outer folds. The operator of the fortune teller then spells out that color by moving the sides in and out in a pinch and pull motion four times as they spell out “B-L-U-E”.