Step one: Plant maple seed.
Step two: Wait.
Step three: Obtain copious amounts of maple seeds in springtime.
Step four: Fling in air.
Step five: Repeat steps three, four and five.
[Make an autorotating helicopter out of paper, based on a maple seed](http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Aeronautics/Maple_Seed.html)
We call them helicopters. They can be deadly when you unexpectedly get hit by them! Good fun for the kids, though. Aren't God's designs amazing.
We played with those yesterday outside :). We call them helicopter seeds 🙂
I love those and gum tree balls.
We call em helicopter seeds too. Thanks for the link~! 🙂