I've been looking for a fun summer craft to do with kids when I looked out into my own backyard and saw my ladybug pinwheel! Pinwheels are so fun and add life and colour to dull spaces so I knew I had a mission. My pinwheels, however, do not spin. I'm sure there are ways to make ones that do (or even make mine spin!) but the way I learned make pretty decorations for parties, cupcakes, or playhouses.
Here's how to make pinwheels in 9 easy steps!
1. Start with a square
2. Fold in half diagonally
3. Fold diagonally again
4. snip off the very tip - just a tiny bit to create a hole in the center of the square
5. Unfold
6. Cut just over half way up each fold
7. Punch a hole on right side of each cut
8.Gather the four holes together and place a brad through all four
9.Fasten bad on reverse side
Voilà! You have a pinwheel!
Use two sheets of paper, back to back for double printed pinwheels and attach a skewer or dowel to back of pinwheel with wire or glue gun. Below are the ones I made with the child I was babysitting. So sweet!
Enjoy your pinwheels!
"As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes." ~ Mel Brooks
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