A pretty paper pinwheel!
Step 1
Obtain a square piece of paper. If it's origami paper, start with the white side up. Fold it in half diagonally both ways.
Step 2
Unfold.
Step 3
Fold all four corners to the center, like your making a fortune teller. (Called a blintz fold.)
Step 4
Unfold.
Step 5
Fold it in half. (called book fold.)
Step 6
Unfold.
Step 7
Fold each side to the center so it looks like opening French doors (called cupboard fold). Do NOT unfold this.
Step 8
Look at the diagonal creases at the very top. Pull them up and pinch them so they stick up. Then pull it down to the middle so it looks like this.
Step 9
Turn around so the unfolded end is facing away from you and the folded end is facing you. Repeat step eight on the unfolded side.
Step 10
Take the left flap on the top and fold it up, like this.
Step 11
Now, on the bottom portion, fold the right flap down. It's finished!
Tips
- After you finish, find a pushpin and a chopstick/pencil. Push the pushpin through the paper and into the chopstick or pencil and it looks like a real pinwheel. If you leave room on the pushpin for the wheel to slide back and forth and you blow, it works like a real one.
- The tighter your creases are, the better it will look.
- They're pretty garden decorations.
