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Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beaut

Do you still remember the paper pinwheels we played when we were children and it was sunny and windy? A magical toy that can spin with a gentle breeze. The toys of our childhood brought us a lot of fun, and now we can also teach our children so that they can experience the fun of our childhood.

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.
The finished windmill is folded according to the windmill folding method in the tutorial

The folding method of this paper pinwheel is very simple, and it is very beautiful. It is a triangular paper pinwheel. After folding, we can turn it around by blowing it with our mouth. If you don’t know how to fold a paper pinwheel, but want to learn how to fold it, come and take a look!

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular pinwheel:

Materials used in this triangular paper pinwheel folding method: a piece of origami paper cut from an equilateral triangle (you can use square origami paper to cut it), disposable chopsticks, and thumbtacks

Step 1: First fold the right triangle origami in half along the middle of one corner, and then unfold it.

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

Fold the other two corners in half in the same way, leaving the following creases at the end

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

Step 2: Fold the three sides inward as the center. First fold it from the bottom edge.

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

Fold the right side down

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

The last one is the left side, pay attention to the three sidesThe width of the fold is the same

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

Step 3: Re-adjust, slightly raise the lower left corner, and adjust the other two corners similarly

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

The folding method of triangular paper pinwheel is completed!

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

Put the thumbtack in the middle of the folded pinwheel and fix it on the end of the disposable chopsticks, and you're done!

Tutorial on how to fold a triangular paper pinwheel that can turn when the wind blows. It’s so beautiful.

Now let’s take a deep breath, blow our pinwheel, and let it spin!

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