Make a Pinwheel
Pinwheels are a little tricky for preschool hands to make, but with your help, you'll be turning them out in no time.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Preschooler's Busy Book
Make a Pinwheel
Materials
- Plain or construction paper
- Crayons, markers, glitter, stickers, and other decorative items
- Scissors
- Tape
- Paper fastener
- Cardboard cut into a small circle
- Straw, wooden dowel, or unsharpened pencil
Directions
- Have your child decorate a square piece of paper with crayons, markers, paint, glitter, stickers, and so on.
- Mark the center of the square and cut from each corner into the center, stopping one inch from the center.
- Fold every other point into the center and tape; make sure the decorated side of the paper is on the outside.
- Push a paper fastener through a small circular piece of cardboard, then through the center of the pinwheel.
- Fasten around a straw, wooden dowel, or unsharpened pencil.