Origami Pinwheel Directions

This is also a common base for origami models.

Origami pinwheel directions. Find a pushpin and a chopstick pencil. Fold the left edge to the center. Fold in half and unfold.

This shows you how to make an origami pinwheel. Fold the top and bottom edges to the center. Step 2 fold both sides in to the centre along the dotted lines.

Push the pushpin through the paper and into the chopstick or pencil and it looks like a real pinwheel. If you leave room on the pushpin for the wheel to slide back and forth and you blow it works like a real one. Simple instructions showing you how to fold a pinwheel base the foundation of many origami models.

If you only have regular 8 5x11. Step 1 fold the paper in half and then unfold it.