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Hey kids, here’s a really easy-to-make windmill made out of construction paper and a pencil! Try different colors, and make some for your friends. And enjoy the wind that God gives us to keep cool!
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What you need:
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- two different colored sheets of construction paper
- ruler
- scissors
- push pin
- bead
- pencil with an eraser
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What you do:
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- Fold one corner of the construction paper and draw a line along the edge to make a square. Do this to both pieces of construction paper.
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Cut out the two squares
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With your ruler, draw a big X from corner to corner on each sheet.
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Cut 2/3 of the way on each line towards the center point.
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Hold the squares together and bend each end back along the cut lines. Hold the points together at the center, slightly overlapping each other.
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Push your pin through the center, making sure it goes through all the points, holding them together in a fan-blade shape.
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Slip your bead on the back, and push the pin into the eraser on your pencil.
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Blow on your windmill, or run with it, and watch it whirl!
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Make another windmill using different colors and give it to your best friend!
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