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Science · The activity desk
Handheld paper windsock
Make a paper windsock and watch moving air lift its strips.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Two full sheets of paper, large child-appropriate crayons, tape, and adult scissors.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Let's make it happen
- Decorate one sheet, then adult rolls it into a loose tube and tapes the overlapping edge.
- Adult cuts a few short, wide strips from the second sheet and tapes one end of each strip inside one end of the tube.
- Adult holds the tube in a gentle breeze or moves it slowly through still air. Watch the strips and describe how they move.
For ages 4 and up with an adult. Adult handles scissors and tape, holds the windsock during use, keeps strips away from faces and necks, and collects scraps afterward. Choose a safe place away from roads, water, and fans.