After you’ve done your spring cleaning, hang up some bright and colorful windsock decorations! 

Age: 3+

Duration: 15-20 minutes

Learning Objectives: Exercise fine motor skills with precise weaving. Make a beautiful windsock craft for summer time using a multi-step process.

You’ll Need:

• R16019 Placemat Weaving Mats

• Hole punch

• Tape

• Yarn

• Scissors

Each pack of Placemat Weaving Mats come with an assortment of beautiful patterns and designs for the placemats. The placemats will be your base for making the windsocks. Choose the one that will best represent your windsock! The slots are pre-cut for easy weaving.

Each pack features die-cut patterned strips that can be intertwined with the placemat slots. Weaving the slots should be done in an over-and-under pattern. For each column you complete, be sure to alternate the start of your weaving.

Here’s what the placemat looks like when it’s all finished and woven!

You can secure all of the strips down with tape.

Roll the placemat into a cylinder and secure the edges together with tape.

Take one of the placemats with the pre-cut weaving slots and cut along the edge on one side. Repeat for the opposite side. This will allow you to easily detach the resulting slots apart to make your own streamers for the windsock. Alternatively, you can use scrapbooking scissors to cut your streamers from tissue paper or decorative paper.

Tape the individual strips to the inside bottom edge of the windsock.

Make sure the inside edge is completely filled with streamers.

Hole punch two holes on either side of the placemat weaving mat cylinder.

Cut a length of yarn and tie through the holes in the windsock.

Here’s a beautiful ensemble of Weaving Mat Windsocks hung up in front of a classroom wall! How pretty does that look? Good enough for a summer art display!

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