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4th of July Crafts -- Red, White
& Blue Pinwheel
by Heidi Ott
 Materials
- red, white and blue construction paper
- scissors
- glue stick
- 1/4 inch dowel
- brass tack
Directions
Cut one 6-inch square from the red paper and one 6-inch square
from the blue paper. Cut 4 1/4 x 3-inch strips of white paper and
a 1-inch white star.
 On
the red square draw diagonal lines from corner to corner intersecting
at center. Layer red and blue squares together. Cut along the lines
through both squares, 3 inches from each corner. Glue white strips
onto blue square as shown in fig. 1.
With red and blue paper layered together and red paper on top,
bend every other corner to center overlapping the tips. Push a brass
tack through center of star and then through overlapping tips. Press
end of tack onto the side of the dowel.
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