How To Make Simple Paper Pinwheels While Cleaning For Passover

At this point most folks have done the bulk of the necessary cleaning for Passover, (or maybe they are closing up their homes and heading to family or on vacation) and if not they are certainly not taking time to peek at my blog, as Passover starts on Friday night and there is soooo much to do for this 7 day (8 days outside Israel) holiday. So if you are reading this, either you don’t celebrate Passover, or you are ready to do some quick crafting before the holiday, so lets do it! While of course pinwheels aren’t exactly traditional Passover symbols, why not? The spinning of the pinwheel represents the cycle of life and the 4 seasons, both themes which relate to Passover, namely the notion of passing down our traditions from generation to generation, and the fact that Passover always occurs in the Spring, which is why, despite having a lunar calendar, we also have a leap year to keep Passover as a Spring holiday, phew! Okay, lets make some pinwheels to add some fun to your home this Spring/Passover!

You’ll Need:

scrapbook paper or any colored cardstock
plastic or paper straws
hot glue or high tack craft glue
if you want pinwheels to actually spin, you’ll need paper fasteners and some way to poke a hole in straws

How To:

Paper pinwheels are made from squares of paper any size you like. Mine were made from squares roughly 210mm x 210mm, the width of the piece of scrap paper I found while trying to get organized for Passover.
If I had time I’d make you a diagram, you can certainly google this or just pay attention for one little minute. Draw a dime/shekel sized circle in the exact middle of the square. The draw a straight line from each corner to the opposite corner, two lines total.
Now cut on the diagonal lines, stopping at the border of the center circle.
Now simply bend every other piece to the center and glue. To make a pinwhee that spins, add a paper fastener to the center that goes through the pinwheel.
Glue pinwheel to straw, if making one that spins, make hole in straw and thread paper fastener through hole, bending prongs on back of straw to hold in place.

Enjoy!

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