4th of July Patriotic Pinwheel Craft for Kids
Celebrate the 4th of July in style with this adorable, printable patriotic pinwheel kids' crafts.
Servings: 1 pinwheel
Ingredients
- A4 size regular paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Brad
- Drinking straw
- Paper patterns
Instructions
- Print out the provided template patterns. Print both sides of the same paper or
attach 2 printed papers together on their blank sides. - Cut the printed papers into squares. Fold the square paper into half diagonally
crisscross wise to create crease lines. - Cut slits along the crease lines. Cut the slits 1/3 of the way from the
center. - Each slit will have 2 open corner ends on both sides. Hold and bring any
one of the open corner points towards the center and apply glue to secure its
position on the center. - Skip the open-end corner next to the center folded corner. Now, bring
the next corner towards the center. - Repeat the process until all 4 open ends are drawn into the center. Apply
glue to secure the paper pin wheel pattern. - Grab the straw, brad, and paper pinwheel. Place the brad through the center of the pinwheel.
- Place the drinking straw on the back side of the paper pinwheel, and
carefully pressing it into the brad on the back side. Apply a small piece
of sticky tape to secure the pointy edge of the brad on the back side.