How to Make a Spinner With a Paper Clip

A paper clip spinner is an easy way to decide games of chance. You can make your spinner with 4, 6, 8 or any number of evenly divided spaces. Alternately, you can make some outcomes more likely than others by drawing bigger and smaller regions on the spinner.

Things You'll Need

• Cardboard
• Paper clip
• Needle-nosed pliers
• Fastener
• Pen
• Pencil

Instructions

1. Straighten the paperclip out, then make a small loop on one end. You can use your fingers or needle-nosed pliers.

2. Draw a circle on a piece of cardboard and divide it up into sections. You can label each section with a number, color or instructions, depending on what sort of game you are using your spinner for.

3. Make a dot in the center of the circle. Put the paper clip on the paper with the loop directly in the center.

4. Push a metal fastener through the loop and the dot in the center of the circle. Open the ends under the piece of cardboard to secure it.

5. Spin the spinner a couple of times. It should turn smoothly and land on a random number every time. If it is stiff, remove it, enlarge the loop and attach it again.