This pinwheel is a simple origami project that can be made in any size or color. Choose bright-colored paper and mount the pinwheel to make a toy that will spin in the breeze.
Instructions
1. Begin with one corner of a square sheet of paper pointing toward you. Fold the bottom corner to the top corner. Crease and unfold.
2. Rotate the paper so that the left corner is now pointing toward you. Fold the bottom corner to the top corner. Crease and unfold.
3. Fold all four corners to the center. Crease and unfold. Turn the paper over with any edge facing you.
4. Fold the left and right edges to the center, using crease lines as a guide.
5. Fold the bottom edge to the center. Crease and unfold.
6. Push the bottom right corner in toward the center until the point comes to the center line. The diagonal crease you made in step 6 will "tent" up and a fold will be made at the bottom horizontal crease. The right corner point will now be lying flat along the center line. Repeat for the bottom left corner.
7. Grab both of the flaps you just made and gently pull them taut. The points will face outward and the bottom point will come up to lie flat.
8. Turn the paper 180 degrees and repeat steps 5, 6 and 7.
9. Fold the top right flap up along the existing crease line so that it points up. Fold the bottom left flap down along the existing crease line until it points straight down.
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