Toilet Paper Roll Pinwheel Toy Craft

This creative toilet paper roll pinwheel craft comes from a Japanese website. The cardboard tube is strong, yet flexible and already has a curved shape, perfect for a pinwheel blade. Recycle a toilet paper roll into this fun, old-fashioned toy. The website features 6, 3, and 5 bladed versions of the pinwheel plus short demonstration videos. Also great for an Earth Day craft.

Materials:

• toilet paper roll
• scissors
• stapler
• disposable chopstick or thin dowel
• pushpin

Directions:

1. Cut the toilet roll in half lengthwise.
2. Cut each half along the natural curve line into 4 pieces about 1/2 an inch wide.
3. Staple or glue three blades together.
4. Poke a hole in the middle with a pushpin.
5. Cut a very short piece of straw to go behind the pinwheel.
6. Push the pushpin through the straw and into the top of a chopstick or dowel.

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