Windmill With Strawbees

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Windmill With Strawbees

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List of parts:

Base

9 black straws

3 white straws

7 strawbees

Fan

One white straw

2 white straws cut (1 inches in length)

7 strawbees

Directions for Windmill Base

Take 3 black straws and connect with the tri-key strawbeees

Windmill Base

For the end of each black straw, attach another black straw with a strawbee

Windmill Base

Take 3 white straws and cut the bendy part of bendy straw off.

Windmill Base

Take one of the white straws. Attach it from one strawbee to another strawbee that is holding the black straws together. Repeat with all two white straws until a triangle forms.

Windmill Base

At end of white straw, attach a strawbee to keep it from slipping

Windmill Base

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At the very end of each black straw, attach a five-arm strawbee.

Windmill Base

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Attach a black straw to the five-arm strawbee. Then attach the opposite end to the end of a five-arm strawbee (already attached to a black straw)

Windmill Base

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Repeat with other two black straws until a triangle base forms

Windmill Fan

Cut ΒΌ of a black straw off. Repeat with two other straws.

Windmill Fan

Take a tri-strawbee and connect the black straws to form three arms

Windmill Fan

Place this in the center of the white triangle (stabilizer)

Windmill Fan

Insert a black straw into the center of tri-strawbeee

Windmill Fan

Take a black straw and insert into the top of tri-strawbee

Windmill Fan

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Take the end of this black straw into the other black straw in the center of the base

Windmill Fan

At the very top of the black straw, attach a bendy part of a white straw (that was previously cut) and attach a strawbee. Then attach another five-arm strawbee.

Windmill Fan

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Take 2 white straws and cut them into 1 inch pieces. Take the one inch pieces and attach to the five-arm strawbee. Then add post its and fold into triangle to form the fans.