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Craft Corner: Dr. Seuss Pinwheels

πŸ“š Celebrate Read Across America and Dr. Seuss' Birthday on March 2

By Michelle Melnik, Macaroni Kid Deerfield/Greenfield Publisher February 25, 2015

Pinwheels are such a fun and easy craft for any holiday, and they are a great way to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday!

What You Need:

  • Dr. Seuss books and a copier
  • Glue
  • Hole punch
  • Thumbtack or pushpin
  • Pencil with eraser

What You Do:

  1. Make copies of different pages or the cover of some Dr. Seuss books. Children can choose two pictures to use for their pinwheels.
  2. Place the two pictures together and fold the top corner diagonally. Then remove the bottom portion, so that when you open it, you will have a square.

  3. Then glue the two pieces together, so that both the front and the back have a picture. Fold again on the crease and then fold again diagonally.  
  4. 
When you open it up, you will cut to almost the center of the square on all four creases.

  5. Using a hole punch, make a hole in the right corner of each section, as well as in the center of the square. Bring each corner to the center and carefully add a thumbtack to the center and into the eraser of a pencil.