Make an EASY Paper Helicopter Spinner {STEM Activity}

This Paper Helicopter Spinner is a fun and easy activity to do with kids. It’s also a great experiment for STEM or a boredom buster for indoor fun with the kids. 

Easy Paper Helicopter Spinner

We found this craft and activity years ago at an Airplane Museum. It’s super simple, and the kids just love it.

This helicopter activity isn’t limited to just a boredom buster activity. Use it for a school lesson, in STEM or a craft to go with a Sunday School lesson. One Sunday, as usual, I was scrambling for a craft to go with the lesson. I ended up taking this helicopter craft to our Kindergarten Sunday School Class. It was such a big hit. I think we wrote a Bible verse on the propellers.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Scissors
• Paper Clips – Assorted Weights
• Paper
• Ruler

Now, Here’s What You’ll Want To Do:

• Cut a strip of paper about 5&1/2 inches X 2 inches

• Next, cut propellers by using scissors to cut a strip up the middle of the length of the paper – Cut about 2 & 1/2 to 3 inches

• Bend these strips in opposite directions, creating a propeller

• Add a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter as a weight – experiment with different weighted paper clips. The heavy ones will make the paper spin faster – too heavy and it pulls the helicopter down super fast, and you don’t enjoy watching it as much.

• Get up as high as you can. We used chairs to stand on and dropped it over a balcony.

If you are looking for more easy activities to do with the kids, try:

• Make Bath Bombs with the kids
• Make a Bubble Making Machine 
• Tie-Dye flowers

~ Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do