How To Make a Pinwheel for Brownies Girl Scout Promise

Last night I started a local Brownie troop with my 2nd grade daughter, I was really excited and a little nervous. I wanted to do something fun with them at their first meeting. And I wanted them to hear the Girl Scout Promise. So I chose to do our first project on that.
I chose a pinwheel with 4 points because there are 4 lines in the promise.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Card stock cut to a square size, we did 8x8
pencils crayons
scissors
ribbon
brads
tape

The first thing I did was let the girls color the BACKSIDE of the paper, at this point it doesn't really matter because they are both blank but remind them that this will be the back. The back is also the design that will fold forward and give some color.

Next on the plain size we drew a line from corner to corner both ways in light pencil

(This leaves you with 4 large triangles on the paper)

Then on each side make a small mark, this shows the "half way point of each side"

THIS IS IMPORTANT because the girls will only write their promise on one half since the pinwheel will fold and cover up the other half.

Next, use scissors and cut on the diagonal lines

DO not go all the way to the center or you will end up with a broken pinwheel, I cut them about 1 inch short of the center

Take your scissors (I suggest an adult do this part) Make a small whole in the center and a small whole where the blank point are (this is to accommodate the brads)

I put  the girls in pairs, to share in making each others one at a time. One girl held the brad, poking it through the whole while her partner curved the next edge in for her to put the brad through.

After all 4 points, put the brad through the center whole and wa la.

I decided to use ribbon on the back instead of a stick.

Add ribbon to the center and the also to the side, so that the pinwheel will lye flat.

Now the girls can hang these on their walls or closet door and practice the promise.

They really enjoyed it:)