angry chicken: you can click on it for a bigger view

That was totally the folding technique I used as a teenager too. I could probably take pictures if you really want to remember how to do it!

Posted by: Rachel | March 17, 2008 at 08:40 AM

oooo! I know just the fold you're talking about from those drawings. I did it too way back when. I wish I had my shoe box full of notes I saved from 7/8th grade. Then I could pull it out and reteach myself. Folding notes was at least 3/4 of the fun of note passing. Sadly, that box is tucked away in some corner of my parents' home and I probably wont find it for years. When I do it'll be like stumbling upon a time capsule.

I wish you luck in finding out that fold!

Posted by: Megan | March 17, 2008 at 08:46 AM

too funny!!

Posted by: cloth.paper.string | March 17, 2008 at 09:08 AM

Oh my gosh! That takes me back! I wish I could help but I just don't remember, oh and yes the folding was the best part!

Posted by: Amy | March 17, 2008 at 09:11 AM

i remember doing that as a kid. i also had that note box...the good old days.

Posted by: erinn Johnson | March 17, 2008 at 09:18 AM

How cool is that? I'm going to try it.

Paper was so precious and postage so expensive that during the 1800's this was a necessity.

Posted by: Suzanne - The Farmer's Wife | March 17, 2008 at 10:55 AM

i love everything about this.

Posted by: erin | March 17, 2008 at 11:08 AM

Ahhhh... note passing. We folded, refolded, all to find the coolest folds for our notes. I forgot all about this until I read your post!

Posted by: Nicole | March 17, 2008 at 11:22 AM

Hi Amy,

I think your handwriting will show that you are a compulsive crafter. =)

* Allison

Posted by: Allison Fouse | March 17, 2008 at 12:13 PM

thanks for sharing this with us! I used to pass notes like this all of the time, and have forgotted how to make them. I also used to be able to fold mine into an arrow.

Posted by: forcryeye | March 17, 2008 at 12:43 PM

Oh, this makes me so happy. My friends and I used to fold notes like that all the time. At least the one you have written down that isn't quite there yet. That one, and there was another one that had a pull-tab tucked into the corner. Ah, memories.

Posted by: Becky Haas | March 17, 2008 at 12:48 PM

I enjoyed your last post that inspired this, but didn't think on it further. Then I clicked on the photos to read today's post and I realised, Hey! I like looking at people's handwritings too!

And I was surprised that your handwriting looked different than I thought it would. Good luck finding a diagram for how to fold that note. I can remember, but don't have the means to post the instructions right now. (does that make me a tease?)

Posted by: jean | March 17, 2008 at 01:21 PM

i like your handwriting.

Posted by: alicia | March 17, 2008 at 01:33 PM

I can't find that one either but I definitely used the first three on this site http://www.perfectnow.net/origami/pages/notes.html
all the time :)

Posted by: Helen | March 17, 2008 at 01:43 PM

Ah! I just found it!!!

http://www.wikihow.com/Fold-a-Bus-Note

Posted by: Helen | March 17, 2008 at 01:45 PM

That is exactly how we used to fold our notes in high school! I had forgotten how to do that fold and I tried in vain to re-create it. I better bookmark that link to the video tutorial in case I forget again.

Posted by: Renee | March 17, 2008 at 02:25 PM

love the handwritten post - GREAT idea!

Posted by: Kelly | March 17, 2008 at 02:51 PM

You're killin' me, PeeWee! Great post. and the nests, too!

Posted by: Grammie | March 17, 2008 at 03:00 PM

My kids and I did something similar for valentines day except the folded out sheet we cut into the shape of a heart. I think I got the idea from marthastewart's website under valentine kids crafts. It was an easy last minute thing to do and we all wrote my husband special letters. I enjoy reading your blog, especially since like me you are in the trenches of kid raising, but still manage to be creative! Thanks for being an inspiration! If you have time, I'd love to invite you to check out my art journal - it's a collaboration with my family of our art adventures!
thingswithwingsartjournal.blogspot.com

Posted by: Jill | March 17, 2008 at 03:44 PM

omg we used to fold our letters/notes all the time like this in school as kids. there were quiet a few folds we did... i cant remember all the types now, but this was the most common. wow thanks for the reminder! (^_^)v

Posted by: amigurumigirl | March 17, 2008 at 07:06 PM

Total flashback from junior high! I actually smelled the hallway for a second when I saw that. Okay, that might be weird.

Posted by: Lasso the Moon | March 17, 2008 at 08:38 PM

wow, I use to get in so much trouble for those fun little notes!

Posted by: Heather | March 18, 2008 at 09:17 AM

This rules!

Posted by: Sarah | March 18, 2008 at 10:26 AM

How cool to post in handwriting. Very retro! Ah, the memories. With all the notes being passed how did we ever get through school?

Posted by: Liz | March 18, 2008 at 03:53 PM

I didn't know I needed to know how to letter fold until I checked in at your site today! Thanks - I'll have to see if my own 10 year old knows how.

Posted by: amyb | March 21, 2008 at 08:55 AM

I have been having the hardest time trying to learn how to fold an envelope! Thanks for this!