The Mom I Want to Be

 

2 pieces of construction paper (the thicker the better)

Scissors

A hole punch

A push-pin

A pencil with an eraser

Markers or crayons       

 

Start by making two square pieces of paper. To start making a square, put the two pieces of paper together. Fold a bottom corner all the way up across to form a triangle with 3 equal sides.  To finish making the squares, cut off the small rectangles of paper left at the top above the fold, forming two squares (which are already folded into a triangle). Fold the triangle in half, creasing the paper into quarters. Unfold the paper. Decorate one side of each sheet of paper in patriotic fashion, try stars and stripes, in flag colors, etc. Put the undecorated sides of the paper together.   Make four cuts along the fold lines – about halfway to the center. Punch four holes in the pinwheel, one at each corner. Gently gather each of the four points (with a hole) to the center. (Be careful not to crease the paper.)  Push a push-pin through the four punched holes through the center of the pinwheel to attach the pinwheel to the side of a pencil’s eraser.