Note-passing guides

Everything we remember about passing notes in class, written down before we forget.

How to fold a note like in middle school

Step-by-step instructions for the classic folded notes: the triangle, the pull tab and the square envelope.

Note-passing slang: what S.W.A.K., LYLAS, K.I.T. and H.A.G.S. mean

A glossary of the abbreviations people wrote on folded notes and in yearbooks in the '80s and '90s.

How to make a paper fortune teller (cootie catcher)

Fold a paper fortune teller in eight steps, then fill it in and play it.

How to play MASH, the notebook fortune game

Mansion, apartment, shack or house: how to set up MASH, draw the spiral and count out your future.