How to Make a Pinwheel From Pencil and Paper

Pinwheels are a fun toy and an educational tool that can teach children about how the power of the wind can create energy. By using household items, this also makes for a very inexpensive project that anyone could easily do at home or in the classroom.

Things You'll Need

• A square piece of paper, preferably 4-by-4 inches A pencil A straight pin Scissors Tape

Instructions

Making the pinwheel

1. 

   Take your 4-by-4 inch square piece of paper and fold it in half. You'll then have a triangle.

2. 

   Fold the paper triangle in half.

3. Unfold the the paper. Cut the paper with scissors by using the folds as guidelines. Leave an 1 1/2 inches in the middle of the paper uncut.

4. 

   Fold 1/3 of each triangle over. You may want to use tape to reinforce the fold so your pinwheel doesn't break apart

5. Get your straight pin and pencil. Put a pin through the middle of the paper pin wheel and stick it into the eraser head of the pencil. Your pinwheel is ready!