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Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

The fidget spinner is a small toy with a bearing symmetrical structure that can spin on the fingers. Many people like to spin it on their fingers when they have nothing to do.

Share a video tutorial on how to make a fidget spinner out of cardboard. It’s simple and cost-effective. Just follow the step-by-step instructions in the video to complete it!~

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

Material Tools:

Cardboard

1 toothpick

4 coins (1 large and 3 small)

Ruler

Pencil

Scissors

Glue

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

1. Take a small piece of cardboard and a large coin, and use a pencil to draw the shape as shown in the picture. Make a circle in the middle, then draw 3 more circles at equal intervals around it.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

2. Then add 6 straight lines and draw the pattern as shown in the picture.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

3. Cut it along the drawn line. Place it on the cardboard again and cut out another one.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

4. Glue a small coin to each end of the first piece of cardboard, then align the second piece of cardboard and glue it on.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

5.Tear off a little bit of kraft paper from the cardboard and cut it into long strips. Then apply glue on one side to cover the sides of the fidget spinner.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

6. Take out a toothpick and poke a hole in the center of the fidget spinner.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

7. Use cardboard to make 2 small coin-sized discs and place them on both sides of the fidget spinner.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

8. Use hot melt glue or strong glue to glue the disc and toothpick together.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

9. Use scissors to cut off excess toothpicks.

Video tutorial on making handmade fidget spinners from cardboard

10. In addition, take corrugated paper and kraft paper and paste them as shown to make it look better.

A simple eco-friendly fingertip spinner DIY is completed. Let’s try its rotation performance after the glue dries~