All rights reserved. May not be reprinted without the expressed written permission of the author. First a copy of this wonderful book and encouraged us to feature an excerpt. 365 Days of Creative Play is chock- full of excellent crafts and play ideas for children starting from age 2 years and up. The list of crafts in this book is endless- from napkin holders to various crafts taken directly from nature.
Pinwheels are so much fun to make and watch spin whether in the use or on a bicycle.
They can be a patriotic Fourth of July decoration if you use red, white, and blue colored construction paper. Draw in the diagonals, corner to corner. Trace a round a penny in the center of the diagonal lines. Remove penny and then cut along the diagonals from each corner to the edge of the circle in the center. Stick the pin firmly into the top of the dowel or the eraser of the pencil.