You do not know how to make a windmill? It is a super fun activity that you can do as a family and in which you are not going to spend almost any money, because you will surely have the materials to do it.
To take advantage of the times you are at home and get away from technology and stress for a while, this is the perfect formula. It’s time for you to let your creativity fly and learn how to make a spinner or ask your parents, siblings, children or grandparents for help so that together they can build a beautiful windmill.
how to make a windmill
Get all the materials ready, bring your family to the table and get to work with this activity that everyone at home will surely love:
Materials
- A colored square sheet of paper
- a cigarette
- pins
- 2 small pearls (like those of the necklaces)
Implements necessary
- Rule
- Pencil
- Scissors
- glue
- Silicone
Time required
10 minutes
Estimated cost
$3,350 (COP)
Process
Step 1. Point
Unfold the sheet of paper on a flat surface and with the help of the ruler and pencil, draw an x that serves to join each diagonal of the paper. Now, divide each of these diagonals into 2 (you don’t need to fold the paper or anything) making a small sign with the pencil that indicates where these divisions are.
Step 2. Crop
Take the scissors and cut from each of the corners to the sign you marked for the first division.
Step 3. Paste
Put a little glue in the center of the paper and adhere the blades. That is, the 4 corners of the paper should be glued towards the center, so that they are interspersed with the other tabs that will not be glued. At this point you should have a kind of spiral on each side of the paper.
Step 4. Assemble
Now you must assemble the axis that will make it rotate. For this, take one of the pearls (hopefully they have a hole) and put a little silicone on it, immediately stick the pin on the side of the head to this pearl. Push this pin through one end of the straw, but don’t leave it in because you’ll need it later. Now take the spiral paper (the one with the blades) and open a hole in the center, insert the pin from the front into this hole and now yes, join the cigarette from the side where you made the hole. Seal the straw with the other pearl so that it does not come out of the pin, using a little silicone. Done, you are done and now you have a cute paper windmill.
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