Design by Night

It is a nice little trip down memory lane when every summer I walk into a store and see some of the same toys that have been summertime favorites since I was a kid. Plastic buckets and shovels, big colorful rubber balls, jacks, balsa wood planes, bubbles and pinwheels were the toys I begged my mother for when we visited Woolsworth during summer months. In memory of my childhood and because I love paper crafts, I decided to make my own pinwheel. Although I do not play with the pinwheel much, I think it looks nice in a potted plant. And every time I see the pinwheel it reminds me that summertime is here and I should work less and play more. Furthermore, if you have children making a pinwheel is a great rainy day craft. What you will need: 1 – 8.5”x11” sheet of cardstock paper 1 – wooden dow 6” wire (I used 20 gauge) 2 – medium/large beads needle nose pliers ruler and exactor knife or scissors Click here to download the PINWHEEL_template.pdf . Print out template at 100% on the cardstoc...