- Paper plate, thin cardboard, brad, scissors, markers Some
things are best left to fate… and other things are best left to
fortune-tellers. Here's an easy way for your child to make a
fortune-telling device that's guaranteed to be somewhat
accurate, some of the time. Attach a spinner to the center of a
paper plate using a brad, making sure that the spinner can spin
freely. (The spinner, which you can cut out of thin cardboard,
should measure about 4 inches by ½ an inch and end in a point.)
Divide the plate into various answer zones. Each zone should
have a label (Never, Sometimes, Tomorrow, In 5 minutes, Twenty
years from now, and so on). Then ask a time-related question.
Your child can close his or her eyes, spin the spinner, and read
the future. Now let your child ask a question and you can take
on the fortune-telling role. So when will you get a pet
dinosaur? Twenty years from now? We'll have to see a picture of
that! From 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child
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