Around the World Day / Paper Tulips and Windmills
Paper Tulips and Windmills
Children make paper tulips and spinning paper windmills, ideally guided by families with Dutch heritage, learning about the Netherlands.
How to run it
- Share pictures of Dutch tulip fields and windmills.
- Invite a family member with Dutch heritage to help, if available.
- Fold and cut paper tulips and glue them onto stems.
- Make pinwheel windmills from square paper fixed to a stick with a split pin.
- Test the windmills outside or with a fan.
You will need
- coloured paper
- split pins
- straws or sticks
- scissors
- glue
Make it easier or harderPre-cut shapes for younger children; older children can test how blade size affects spinning.
SafetyAn educator pushes split pins through and supervises scissor use.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2, Outcome 4Children connect with families' heritage and learn about another country through making.
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