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Make a Daffodil Wind Sock

Windy spring days are perfect for a bit of weather-watching. You can help your little meteorologist make a bright daffodil windsock and use it to observe the ways of the wind.

What You Need:

yellow construction paper
six 8" x 10" pieces of yellow tissue paper
scissors
glue stick
hole punch
string
ruler
compass (optional)

What You Do:

Cut a piece of construction paper to make a 6" x 9" rectangle. Roll the paper into a fat tube with the 6" edges together and glue in place.
Lay the six pieces of tissue paper together. Cut through all six layers in the shape of a large petal.
Glue three of the petals around the outside of one of the tube's ends, spacing them evenly all the way around. Glue the other three on top, in the spaces between.
Cut "fringes" into the other end of the tube and bend them out to look like the frilly edges of the flower trumpet.
Use a hole punch to make two holes across from each other at the fringe end of the tube. Punch the holes as far in as the punch will allow.
Cut a piece of string about a yard long. Thread it through the holes in the tube and tie a knot to hold the loose ends together.

How to Fly the Flutter Flower:

On a windy day, take the flutter flower outside and let your child hold it as it catches the breeze. Use a compass (if available) to show your child the wind's direction.

Remember that winds are described in terms of the direction they blow from. Point out which way north, south, east, and west are to your child.