Magic 8 Ball Free Printable Valentines Cards

All signs point to a happy Valentine’s day with these Magic 8 ball free printable Valentines Cards. This quick Valentine papercraft uses simple supplies including: black and white card stock, a printer or Silhouette cutter, and black scrap booking brads. If you can cut and glue you can make these fun Valentines!

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The Magic Eight Ball

Did you ever have a Magic Eight Ball? It’s a wacky plastic toy filed with mysterious blue liquid that “answers” yes-no questions when it is turned over. My college roommate and I had one that we enjoyed asking about our future love lives. It must have worked, we’ve both been happily married to our husbands for more than 15 years!

The Magic 8 Ball was developed in the 1950s and is still manufactured by Mattel. Legend has it that the “8 ball” design comes from a Three Stooge’s skit where they call an actual eight ball (the kind from a pool table) a “magic ball.”

Do you remember the 20 classic Magic 8 ball answers? They are:

1. It is certain
2. It is decidedly so
3. Without a doubt
4. Yes definitely
5. You may rely on it
6. As I see it, yes
7. Most likely
8. Outlook good
9. Yes
10. Signs point to yes
11. Reply hazy try again
12. Ask again later
13. Better not tell you now
14. Cannot predict now
15. Concentrate and ask again
16. Don’t count on it
17. My reply is no
18. My sources say no
19. Outlook not so good
20. Very doubtful

 

Valentines for Older Kids

These free Magic 8 ball Valentine cards delight older kids. They proclaim, “I predict a GREAT Valentine’s day” with a cute pivoting design. My sixth grader and I designed these cards to appeal to his older (but still Valentine loving) classmates.

We attached a Magic 8 ball pen to the cards so classmates could have fun predicating the future for one another. The pens rotate through 6 different answers with each click. The pen’s answers include:

1. Try again
2. Absolutely
3. Doubt it
4. Answer is unclear
5. No Way
6. Sounds good

Want a gift to attach to your cards?  You can order Magic 8 Ball Pens or Magic 8 Ball Key Chains from Oriental Trading Company.

There will “Absolutely” be some happy kids with these fun Valentines!

Magic 8 Ball Free Printable Valentines Directions

1. Gather supplies.

• Free printable pattern or Silhouette cut file.
• Black and white cardstock
• Small black round brads

2. Print the card phrases on white cardstock. Print the Magic 8 ball front and back on black card stock. Cut out all shapes.

3. Glue the white phrase to the black back cover. Make sure the white circle is centered in the black circle.

4. Line up the top cove over the glued-together layers, make sure you can see the “8” but none of the other text.

5. Use a metal stylus or sharp tool to punch a hole through all three pieces of paper. The hole should be midway down the left side of the front and back. Use a small black scrap booking brad to attach the cover to the card. Open the tabs of the brad and flatten it against the back of the card. This secures the card together and allows the cover to pivot in a full circle.

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