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Make a Fan

What to do:

  1. Have children draw a picture on a sheet of paper.
  2. Accordion fold the paper (fold one way, then the other) in approximately one inch strips.
  3. When the page is all folded, staple or tape one end of the folds together to form a handle.
  4. Experiment with wind, or with drying drips of water from a table.

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