Magic Carpet Sweeper says,
"Hey, man. You can make some clean magic with a whirligig.
Give it a try."
Here are links to instructions for some simple whirligigs
you can make from things around the house:
http://www.ehow.com/info_8045029_whirligigs.html
http://www.ehow.com/video_4951970_make-paper-whirligig.html
http://www.stratfordhall.org/learn/teacher/games.php
http://sparklab.si.edu/downloads/sparklab-whirligig.pdf
http://www.ehow.com/video_4437331_build-whirligig-out-metal.html
We looked at these videos of more complicated whirligigs in preparation for designing our own. Our group project was to design a whirligig whose elements represented 3-5 themes in the novel.
Dancing Couple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu7a_vZBeWQ&feature=related
Fantastic Antique http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSuCP8rcMBk&feature=related
Woodpeckers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1JQPYEvfyY&feature=related
Magician and Rabbit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIXKUXCuz4U&feature=related
The Boneshakers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMbiSIVrPgk&feature=related
Toy Maker Ed Larson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttffx1JoT5I&feature=related