Ready for a fun craft that can be made in minutes? Here’s how to make paper pinwheels with a straw for your next craft day, party, or special celebration!

Here are a few more colorful crafts you might enjoy: Paper Bag Pinatas, Painted Rock Art, and Stained Glass Butterflies.

8 paper pinwheels in different colors of the rainbow laying on the counter

Is there anything more bright and colorful than these fun paper pinwheels? How can you look at these and not smile and be happy?! Colorful paper pinwheels are some of the easiest paper crafts you’ll ever make- I first learned how to make these in grade school – they’re a great craft for little hands. They can be an affordable + quick way to decorate for a birthday party, baby shower, or family gathering. Here’s how to make them –

colorful paper, paper straws, scissors, hole punch, brads

Easy Paper Pinwheels with A Straw

SUPPLIES –

paper*
scissors
hole punch / Crop-A-Dile, the smaller the hole, the better.
paper straw**
brad fasteners

* You can use your favorite craft paper – card stock, construction paper, scrapbook paper, wrapping paper, decorative paper, printer paper – in the print and color of your choice, but we found that the thinner paper worked best if you plan to have them spin in the wind.

** You can use a wooden dowel with a straight pin instead of a brass fastener.

DIRECTIONS –

piece of red paper on the counter with a straw next to it

Cut a piece of paper into a perfect square. (You can do this by bringing opposite corners together and cutting off the strip on the side.

red piece of paper with gold scissors and a paper straw

Cut the paper in 4 diagonal lines from each corner up to about an inch from the center point.

Punch small holes in the corner of the paper to the left of each straight cut you made with your scissors.

red paper folded in half being hole punched in the center

Using a hole punch or the tip of a pencil, make a hole in the middle of the paper.

using a hole punch to put a hole in a paper straw

Flatten one end of your paper straw, then punch a hole through it.

making a paper pinwheel with red paper and a paper straw

Bring each corner with a hole to the center of the paper, lacing a brad through each hole. Line up the hole in your straw to the brad, and stick the brad through the straw. Fasten the brad to secure.

finished paper pinwheel with red paper on the counter

And you’re done!

colorful paper pinwheels in bowls on the counter

How cute would a bunch of paper pinwheels look sitting in a vase of a paper flowers or a fresh floral arrangement? You could even make some mini ones to use as cupcake toppers! There are just so many fun ways to use these pinwheels.

HERE’S A PRINTABLE CRAFT CARD SO YOU CAN SAVE THIS IDEA TO USE LATER –

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Paper Pinwheels

Ready for a fun craft that can be made in minutes? Here’s how to make paper pinwheels with a straw for your next craft day, party, or special celebration!

Course craft, kids craft

Keyword kids craft, paper

Prep Time 5

Ingredients

paper*
scissors
hole punch / Crop-A-Dile the smaller the hole, the better.
paper straw**
brad fasteners

Instructions

Cut a piece of paper into a perfect square. (You can do this by bringing opposite corners together and cutting off the strip on the side.
Cut the paper in 4 diagonal lines from each corner up to about an inch from the center point.
Punch small holes in the corner of the paper to the left of each straight cut you made with your scissors.
Using a hole punch or the tip of a pencil, make a hole in the middle of the paper.
Flatten one end of your paper straw, then punch a hole through it.
Bring each corner with a hole to the center of the paper, lacing a brad through each hole. Line up the hole in your straw to the brad, and stick the brad through the straw. Fasten the brad to secure.
…and you’re done!