Pretty Pencil Pinwheels (Easy summer craft)

Pretty Pencil Pinwheel
This is one of the crafts were going to do tomorrow @The Book Club. It’s very easy to make.
Taken from: http://crafts.kaboose.com/pretty-pencil-pinwheel.html
By: Amanda Formaro
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 7 and up

(4.5/5)

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