With just a little help from you, your kids can craft these handmade paper pinwheels to add a splash of color to playtime.
--WH...
With just a little help from you, your kids can craft these handmade paper pinwheels to add a splash of color to playtime.
--WHAT YOU'LL NEED--
wooden pencils with erasers scissors straight pearl sewing pins needle-nose pliers colorful card stock or double-sided paper (available at your local scrapbooking store)
--STEP 1--
Using pliers, bend pins to create a 90-degree angle, approximately 1/3 of the length up from the pin's pointed end.
--STEP 2--
Cut paper into 4"x4" or 5"x5" squares. Using scissors, make four diagonal cuts toward the paper's center, stopping at least half an inch shy of the center.
--STEP 3--
Place paper on table and fold points to the left of each cut toward the center
--STEP 4--
Hold the folded points in place while you push a pin through the center, being careful to catch all four folded corners.
--STEP 5--
Next, gently guide paper around the bend in pin, sliding the pinwheel out to the pin's pearl end.
--STEP 6--
Firmly press the pin's pointed end straight down into the pencil's eraser. Give your pinwheel a spin!