Inside: Free printable Dad joke teller for kids to share some silly dad jokes.
This Dad joke teller (sometimes called fortune tellers or cootie catchers) is full of silly Dad jokes that are perfect for elementary school students.
Grab the free printable joke teller for a fun Father’s day activity or just as a fun activity for joke loving kids.
Dad Joke Teller
Did you ever make a paper fortune teller when you were growing up. Where I grew up we called them cootie catchers.
They are a simple paper game made by folding a square of paper into a moveable game with 8 flaps that are filled with messages, jokes or “fortunes.”
This Dad Joke Teller is similar the exact same shape as the fortune tellers we made growing up but instead of predicting the future I changed it to be filled with fun kid appropriate Dad jokes.
How to Make a Paper Fortune Teller (Joke Teller)
Fortune tellers are made by folding a square of paper into 8 movable flaps.
Each flap is labeled with a number and under each number is a joke (or message/ fortune). When you Download and print the joke teller you get folding instructions with the joke teller.
How To Make a Dad Joke Teller
This premade Dad Joke teller is easy to make (if you don’t want to print this you can make your own with a sheet of paper).
- Grab the free printable joke teller at the bottom of the post and save it to your computer (there are 2 different joke tellers to choose from).
- Print the file on regular paper (use cardstock if you want it extra sturdy).
- Color the joke teller (it’s in black and white so kids can personalize it).
- Fold and start sharing silly Dad jokes!
How to Use a Joke Teller
To use the person holding the joke teller asks a friend to choose from each layer of the joke teller. The choices (word/number) determine which flaps are opened and which joke is told.
The Dad Joke Teller gives kids the choices of a the words Dad, Silly, Joke, Funny for the first round.
Second and third rounds kids choose a number 1,2,3 or 4. The second number is the flap that is lifted with a joke and answer under the flap.
Funny Dad Jokes for Kids
Each joke teller has 8 jokes for kids, because the printable includes two joke tellers for kids to choose from there are a total of 16 Dad jokes.
Here are the 16 jokes included on the printables:
- When is a car not a car? When it turns into a parking lot.
- Why don’t eggs tell jokes? They might crack up!
- Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts!
- Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one!
- Why do seagulls fly over the sea? If thy flew over the bay, they would be bagels.
- Why did the football coach go to the bank? To get his quarterback.
- Why are fish so smart? They live in schools!
- What did one toilet say to the other? You appear a bit flushed!
- How do mice floss their teeth? With string cheese!
- What kind of bagel can travel? A plain bagel.
- Why did the piano get locked out of its car? It lost its keys.
- How do you make an eggroll? You push it!
- Why did the pony ask for a glass of water? Because it was a little horse.
- When does Friday come before Thursday? In the dictionary!
- Why shouldn’t you trust trees? They seem shady!
- What do kids play when they have nothing else to do? Bored Games!
Free Printable Dad Joke Teller
Please keep this printable for personal and class use only.
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