These printable patriotic pinwheels are a fun afternoon craft to do with kids. Display them in your yard for the Fourth of July or Memorial Day!
Why we love these printables
Patriotic pinwheels are quick and easy to make and fun to watch spin in the wind. You can place them in flower pots or even line your sidewalk with them. We always make these pinwheels to decorate outside, with some 4th of July coffee filter flowers Inside or on a party table.
Whether it’s for Flag Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July or Veterans Day, these printable patriotic pinwheels are an easy and cost-efficient way to decorate in true red, white and blue fashion.
How to use this printable
Pinwheels are best used outdoors, where you can watch them spin and spin in the breeze. However, they can also be used indoors for decoration!
- Line your sidewalk or driveway
- Place in a flower or plant pot
- Give them a party favor
- Great to take along on parade
- Decorate your garden with them
- Turn it into a wreath using a Foam bead form
- Stick them on the wall (without the handle on them).
- Place them in vases with different handle lengths to create a bouquet
Supplies you will need
- Pinwheel template of your choice (see below)
- Chopstick, dowel, or wooden skewer
- Pushpin
- Glue stick
- Scissors
How to make a pinwheel
- If using a blank template and your own patterned or solid papers, load the printer with your paper and print the templates. If using our patterned templates, select which pages you want to print in your printer’s dialog box. You will need 2 patterns for each pinwheel, don’t forget to choose double-sided before printing. (See below this section for downloads).
- Cut out the templates.
- Using a glue stick, bring one corner to the center of the pinwheel. Repeat for each corner.
- Insert the push pin through the center. It is helpful to push the pins into a piece of corkboard or foam and let them dry for about an hour.
- When the pinwheels are dry, remove them from the corkboard and push the pin into the end of your stick.
Here is your download
We are providing few options for you here. Choose the one you want or download all three! Watch this video explaining How to print your pinwheels!
- Blank pinwheel templates – If you want to use your own patterned or solid Scrapbook paperPrint blank templates to make your pinwheels. A great option for making pinwheels for other holidays and events!
- Curved pinwheel templates with patterns – Here we are providing you patterned papers that already have templates on them. So all you have to do is print double-sided and cut them out. This pattern has curved “petals”.
- Straight pinwheel templates with patterns – Here we are providing you patterned papers that already have templates on them. So all you have to do is print double-sided and cut them out. This pattern has straight “petals”.
Easily decorate the outdoors with these printable patriotic pinwheels for your red, white and blue celebration. If you are planning such a party be sure to check out some of my homemade goodies on my cooking blog American Flag CupcakesThis Taco Salad Flagor this Red White and Blue Poke Cake!
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This post originally appeared here on June 16, 2021.
