How To Make Origami Pinwheels While Spring Cleaning
Origami pinwheels, also referred to as origami windmills, are simple to make and a great way to make some spring decorations while also using up bits of scrapbooking or other paper you have hanging around collecting dust! I love making origami from wrapping paper, so that is game as well, as are recycled magazine pages and just about anything thin enough to fold. I came across this two sheets of A4 sized bubble wrap printed paper that I made a good twelve years ago, and instead of tossing it I decided to make some origami pinwheels, and I just love how cheerful they are. You can use these pinwheels to make a garland, or use a thumbtack or paper fastener to attach them to a straw or wooden stick, and they can actually spn. You can also plump them up a bit if you like, or keep them flat. Origami pinwheels are also a great way to introduce kids to the art of origami, so lets get started!
You’ll Need:
- squares of paper
- round stickers, mine are those used to close an invitation, or make some from tape
- instructions for folding an origami pinwheel, see image below.
How To:
With my A4 sheets of paper I made one large square, and with the remaining strip I made two more square, which are the tiny pinwheels. Use up all that paper as the more the better!
Instructions courtesy of paperorigamiblog.com, can’t wait to have time to see all their other origami instructions.
