Every second weekend in May:Meet the wind and water mills in your area!
The first National Milldag was in 1973, and in 1976 this day was combined with TheLandelijke Bicycle Day! So could and could, anyone,on the bike, visit the mills on this day! In the meantime, TheLandelijke Bicycle Day no longer exists, now thewhole month of Maydeclared Cycling Month.
Also nice to know, is that there is alsoGroundare open to visitors, and it is2 daysbecome. So now it'sNational Mill and Grinding Daysbecome! Would you like to cycle there this weekend?
Do you want to knowtruefind your windmills in your region? Then look HERE
TheChildren's pageof TheHollandsche Mill you can find HERE
A millis a tool with a variety of functions. It can serve to manufacture flour, oil, paint and so on, sawing wood to pumping water.A mill can be powered by the wind, water, electricity, the muscular strength of people (hand mill, treadmill) or animals (rosmols). A windmill with old Dutch rigging of the blades can average 25 to 30kilowattsdeliver. With Streamlinerods, such asbreeding peakscan be supplied up to 45 kW.Source: Wikipedia
If you can't or do not have time to visit a mill, I have belowcraft tips to craft a mill yourself!
With paper plate. Source: Proki Events
Source: Prosxolikipareoula
From Greek website Nikoybasilikh
Made from an empty milk carton! Click here for the clear method: Lost Your Craft Egg
With kitchen rolls and sticky figures. The creator is unfortunately unknown .
Made of a toilet roll and 4 stirrers! Click here for the method: The Friendship
Also made of a toilet roll. Look here for the (English) working description: Laura Fenton
With popsicle sticks. Working description in English, including step photos: Craft Project Ideas
Made of cardboard coffee cups, painted with acrylic paint. Use a split pin so that the blades can really rotate! The Pinterested Parent
Made of 3 terracotta flower pots and small popsicle sticks. Creator unknown
Here with two jars. Creator unknown
Draw windmills on a stone. Source unknown
Download free building plate in color (7 pages) to assemble this mill yourself! Creative Park
Beadboard Kindergarten idea
Here you can assemble the virtual mill yourself: What does a mill do?
If you want to listen to the song “So goes the mill, the mill”, check out Nursery rhymes !
Great nice edible mill! So goes the mill, the mill. Design: Oh. My.Bento
Coloring page to download at Coloring pages and so on
Free coloring page to download at Schoolplaten.com
Below the song: Daar bij die molen - Johnny Hoes and The Singer Without Name (source: nursery rhymes. Info ) So sing along! :)
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