One way to get out and enjoy the warm, dry days of May is to take your kids for a spin around the neighborhood with a toy gyrocopter. You can make one in five easy steps.

1. Cut out a 6 1/2-inch-long by 1 1/2-inch-wide strip of paper. (Note: We found that using pinking shears made the gyrocopter fly better, but one cut out with ordinary scissors works well too.)

2. Starting at the top, cut a 3-inch slit down through the middle of the strip to create a pair of wings.

3. Fold down the wings in opposite directions from one another.

4. Attach a paper clip to the bottom of the strip for weight.

5. Now your child can drop the finished gyrocopter from an elevated spot, and it should spin to the ground.