Childs Game Cant Remember the name

skyeandeviesmummy

Hi I hope that I have posted this in the right place. I was hoping to make a childhood game that I used to play myself for my daughter to play with only I cant remember the name of it and therefore cant search for the instructions. It is a bit like origami flower shape but under the flaps of paper you have different bits of writing or shapes that you choose until you fold it out to the final answer. You used to hold it in both hands with two fingers on each side and you could move the paper shape. I am not explaining this very well at all but I hope that someone out there knows what I am talking about and where I can find instructions. Many Thanks.

boo81

Dont know what its called, I used to be a wizard at making those things though. I saw one being sold the other day in kit form as a fortune teller!

Penelope_Penguin

That brings back memories - try this!

HTH, Penny. x

morganb

I know what you mean too but I don't know what it used to be called, but :

http://www.funorama.com/fortune.html

It's actually called an Origami Fortune Teller on the internet - type in into Google to get loads of pages, the above is just an example.

shell2001

I can still make them but dont know the name either. Just tried google but too much to sort through

skyeandeviesmummy

Thanks guys! Should keep her occupied this afternoon. :j

stefejb

Round here we call them "chatterboxes"

Stephen_Leak

I remember these. Can't remember what they were called though.

I do remember that, if you folded one bit in to make a mouth and two bits out to make wings, you could also make a "dragon" that opened its mouth when you squeezed the wings!

Bobbykins

Hiya

blimey, that brings back some memories - we used to love making these as littlies - don't know if this is the proper name but we used to call them "snapdragons"

xLolahx

stefejb wrote: »

Round here we call them "chatterboxes"

We called them that aswell

Penelope_Penguin

Bobbykins wrote: »

Hiya

blimey, that brings back some memories - we used to love making these as littlies - don't know if this is the proper name but we used to call them "snapdragons"

Snapdragons - that's it :dance:

Penny. x