Wind-Based Crafts explore how air and motion shape the world around us. These hands-on projects use simple materials to create movement, sound, and lift. Learn how wind interacts with shape, balance, and design while building playful creations that respond to nature in real time.
Types of Crafts:
- Flying and Floating Crafts – These use wind to lift or carry objects:
- Kites (simple diamond or box styles)
- Parachutes made from plastic bags or fabric
- Paper helicopters or gliders
- Balloon sails or wind-propelled boats
- Sound and Sensory Crafts – These let scouts hear or feel the wind:
- Wind Chimes using metal, wood, or shells
- Wind drums or noise makers
- Feather or bubble wands
- Blow painting with straws
- Spinning and Twirling Crafts – These show how wind makes things move in circles or spin:
- Pinwheels
- Whirligigs
- Wind spinners made from plastic bottles or paper plates
- Twisting ribbon mobiles
- Swaying and Fluttering Crafts – These respond gently to breezes:
- Windsocks made from fabric or paper
- Streamer poles or ribbon wands
- Hanging wind dancers or leaf mobiles
- Tissue or crepe paper flags
- Wind Science and Games – These explore how wind works:
- Wind races using cotton balls or ping pong balls
- Wind tunnel experiments with fans and paper
- Air pressure balloon tests
- Wind direction flags or weather vanes
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