A pinwheel has a rod, a shaft and multiple blade elements. The blade elements are rotatably attached to the shaft, and each blade element has a cutout so as to define a passage for wind passing therethrough in the blade element. In such a pinwheel, the blade elements can be actuated to rotate in any direction of wind passing through the pinwheel. In addition, multiple layers of blade elements can be mounted in the shaft to make the appearance of the pinwheel versatile.
