Make your very own whirligig! A classic pioneer-era toy.

Materials:

• This printable whirlygig patterns template (We recommend using the blank template so you can create your own pattern!)
• String
• A scrap of heavy recycled cardboard
• Crayons
• Gluestick
• Scissors
• Kitchen skewer

Directions:

1. Print out your templates and choose two patterns you’d like to use. You can also print off the blank templates and decorate them with your own design.

2. Glue one piece onto your recycled cardboard scrap, cut around it with the scissors, and then glue the second pattern onto the reverse.

3. Poke two small holes in the whirligig with the kitchen skewer and thread the string through, tying in a knot once done.

4. Whirl and twirl away!

Thanks to The Craft Train for the awesome craft idea!