Countdown to the 4th!

My plan is to share 5 days of 4th of July goodies 

(crafts, treats, food etc...).  

Today, I'm starting off with pinwheels. 

I love them!  They are cute, cool and pretty simple to make. 

I know you can buy them pretty cheap but I wanted to make my own.

I found this great paper from Sprik Space 

(there is almost any pattern you can imagine - ALL FREE).  

I printed out 5"x5" squares and glued them together 

(so I would have a pattern on both sides). 

I cut, on the diagonal, almost all the way into the center. 

And poked a hole in the middle.

I also used a hole punch on one corner of each 'almost' triangle.

I decided to use straws as the holder.  

I threaded the straw through the paper 

and then began folding over the hole-punched side onto the straw.  

I also used small glue dots to keep the flaps together.

I haven't decided if we will use the straws for drinking...

or if I will just have them all as decoration.  

What do you think?  

What would you do with them?


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