
An uncomplicated cardboard gift for a child. What to make of cardboard and paper with your own hands
There are times when you need something quickly and from improvised meansmaterials to make a simple gift, for example, for a crying child, or just to amuse him with something new. It is for such cases that there are a variety of ideas and templates for crafts and gifts from cardboard, which you can use, having basic handicraft skills. Diversify the color schemes and textures of such a simple material as cardboard and paper, allow you to make the most incredible figures, products and gifts from it with your own hands. Today we will talk about a simple cardboard gift that even a child can make.We suggest you make it colorful and brighta pinwheel that will be a fun entertainment for your children, or you can give it as a colorful decoration or decor for a summer house or garden. You can also make a topiary or an exclusive bouquet from such pinwheels. To make such a craft, you can and should use thick colored paper, or covers of glossy magazines or photographs, or other bright material.
For needlework you will need to stock up on cardboard, scissors, a pin and a simple pencil with an eraser on the end.
We cut out a square from cardboard, then we docuts as in the picture, do not reach the middle by about one and a half centimeters. Next, you need to bend all four ends of the turntable and connect them at one point.
Next, we pierce a pin with a round eye into the center and secure the petals, following the pattern.
We bend the pin in half very carefully, andwe attach it to the eraser of a simple pencil. We pierce the eraser with a sharp corner so that in a strong wind your pinwheel does not come off the fastening, or so that the child himself cannot pull out the pin and hurt himself.
You can make double or triple spinners,using the base initially to attach two or three spinners. You can use hangers, a candelabra or stiff wire for this. You can make triple spinner blanks from very thick cardboard or plastic.
This craft will spin at the slightest wind, bringing joy and delight to your child.
Now all you have to do is go out with the kidsstreet or balcony and watch how fun these pinwheels are spinning backwards or forwards. You can make a composition of these pinwheels and attach them to a branch or stump, you can put them in balcony flowerpots. Just don't forget to take them away when it rains, because cardboard is good, but a very wet material. In any case, knowing the step-by-step instructions and having studied the master class, you can easily make such a pinwheel again for yourself or as a gift, using improvised means.