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Materials
- Colorful paper (construction or scrapbooking paper)
- Wooden dowels (generally 3/8 inch in diameter)
- Scissors
- Craft glue or a glue gun
- Decorative stickers or embellishments (optional)
- A pencil
- Ruler
- Hole punch
Instructions
- Start by cutting your colorful paper into squares. A size of 6- to 10-inches works well, allowing for variation in sizes.
- Take each square and fold it diagonally in half to create a triangle, then unfold it to find the center point.
- Mark your square with a pencil, drawing light lines from each corner to the center. This will help guide your cuts.
- Make slits along the lines drawn, stopping about an inch from the center to create ‘petals’ for your pinwheel.
- Gently pull every other corner toward the center and secure it with glue, forming the pinwheel shape.
- Use a hole punch to create a small hole at the center of your pinwheel.
- Insert a wooden dowel through the hole, ensuring that the pinwheel can spin freely. Secure it with glue as necessary.
- Decorate your pinwheel with stickers or other embellishments, if desired, to make it unique.
- Once everything is set, place your new garden stake into the soil in your garden or flower pot.
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