Pinwheels for peace

My girls' school participated in Pinwheels for Peace today. Each grade made a different color pinwheel...Ruthie's class did red, Emma's class did orange. Here is a little bit about the Pinwheels for Peace project... Students will create pinwheels, pinwheels of all shapes and sizes – as part of the creation process, the students will write their thoughts about "war and peace / tolerance/ living in harmony with others" on one side. The writing can be poetry, prose, haiku, or essay-style –…

I stumbled across a website at the end of the last school year that seemed perfect for a beginning of the year project! Pinwheels for Peace was started in 2005 by two art teachers as a way to show…

Once again this year, Marshall students took part in Pinwheels for Peace, an international art and literacy project, by creating and displaying pinwheels with thoughts and ideas of peace at Marshal…

International Peace Day, September 21st, is International Peace Day. Now is a good time to make these Pinwheels for Peace. Get your friends, troop or class together to make this craft and display our country’s commitment to international peace. It’s a fun project and a great concept.

To create your own pinwheel, follow these directions - to print this page, click here.

Easy Pinwheel Craft Idea for summer - how to make simple pinwheels - Sugar Bee Crafts

So this year I decided to participate in Pinwheels for Peace. I saw a lecture about art advocacy at a FAEA conference and one of the projects they did with their kids were making pinwheels for Pinwheels for Peace on the national day of peace, September 21st. I had my students start designing their pinwheel the first day of school as an extra activity and then I had another day for the class to finish and assemble. I really love how the board turned out. Yes, yes, I know that the board is…

Practice mindfulness through coloring and breathing with this paper pinwheel craft activity.

The Creator's Leaf: Pinwheels For Peace, 2012