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How To Make An Origami Pinwheel

ORIGAMI PINWHEEL

Children always love pinwheels. It's fun to be able to make them yourself.
Fold a square approximately 8 1/2" down the middle. 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 this. Turn it upside down and repeat previous steps.
When completed model will look like this. 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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