Children always love pinwheels. It's fun to be able to make them yourself. Fold a square approximately  8 1/2"down the iddle.
Crease. Unfold. Bring lines A-B and C-D to center crease line.

Fold. Fold on the dotted line Y-Y. Crease. Unfold

Pick up lower corner D and lift upward to right, matching edge (line C-D) with creased line Y. Fold across diagonal dotted line.

Repeat with lower corner B, lifting it upward toward left and folding.

Fold underside from X to X and crease flat.

Pinwheel now looks like Fig. 41. Turn it upside down and repeat steps in Fig. 40. When completed model will look as in Fig. 42.

Bring point C upward by folding on the dotted line.

Fold on the dotted line by bringing point B downward.

Folded pinwheel.

Cut two small 1/2" squares. Paste one over the center to catch the corners together. Stick a pin through the center of the pinwheel, then through the center of the second small square, and then push it firmly into a stick. Pull the flaps of the pinwheel open, and it is ready for a whirl in the breeze.

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