Create: Paper Whirligigs

Program Type:

Online/Virtual, LGBTQIA+, Summer Reading Program

Age Group:

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
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Event Details

This year's Summer Reading theme is Reading Colors Your World, so today we'll learn how to make colorful paper whirligigs!  You can hang them up & see them spin, use them as a table decoration, or even to "wrap" a small gift. 

The attached file is a template for the strips that you'll need to make your whirligig.  Either print them out onto colored letter-sized paper or print 1 as a pattern and then trace the shape onto your paper.  Each whirligig uses at least 8 strips; the more strips you use the fuller/rounder your whirligig will look.  For example, in the photo the red/white/blue whirligig has 8 strips and the rainbow whirligig was made with 9 strips.  

This year's Summer Reading Program runs through August 31st. Sign-up at sandiego.gov/SummerReading then earn prizes for reading and completing activities.

If you're looking for ideas about more fun things to create, visit the How-To Festival's site (sandiego.gov/H2F) for 50 videos on HOW-TO have a great time while learning from members of our community.  

And tune in for more virtual adult programs every week:

  • Tuesdays at 5 p.m. : Adult Create!
  • Thursdays at 5 p.m.: Adult Book Talks
  • Fridays during July at 5 p.m.: "Picture This" Watch Parties
  • Sundays at 9 a.m.: Wellness Programs (Mindful Meditation & Gentle Yoga) 

Accessibility

Need disability-related modifications or accommodations? Information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request by emailing JFRogers@sandiego.gov.