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Craft: Making a kite

Take flight with this cool craft that you can make with your kids.

By Caitlin Doherty
Craft: Making a kite

Craft: Making a kite

Learning to make a kite: Step 1

Materials:

  • 2-to-3-mm-wide basket-weaving reed (available at craft or art supply stores)
  • Scissors
  • One spool of strong, thin string
  • Thin plastic tablecloth
  • Marker
  • Double-sided carpet tape
  • One sheet of coloured vinyl with a sticky backing
  • 15-cm wooden dowel (must be narrow enough to fit through the centre of your spool)

Craft: Making a kitePhoto by Daniel Harrison

Learning to make a kite: Step 2

Measure and cut your reed to lengths based on the diagram (below left). Tip: Soak reed in water for 10 min to make it more flexible.

Craft: Making a kite

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Learning to make a kite: Step 3

Use the reed to form the kite’s frame. Tie your reeds together with string wherever it’s marked with a cross on the diagram.

Craft: Making a kite

Learning to make a kite: Step 4

Lay the tablecloth down on a flat surface and place the frame on top of it. Use a marker to trace around the frame leaving a 2.5-cm border on all sides. Remove the frame and cut it out.

Craft: Making a kite

Learning to make a kite: Step 5

Apply tape to the tablecloth along the border, just outside of the frame. Fold the plastic around the reed and firmly press together.MeasurementsBlue: 182 cmOrange: 213 cmGreen: 91 cm

Craft: Making a kite

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Learning to make a kite: Step 6

Cut out vinyl shapes as eyes, stripes or a smile. Cut the excess tablecloth into strips and tape to the body to make a tail. Tie a string to the middle reed on the back of your kite. Slip the dowel through the spool and let it soar.

Craft: Making a kite
This article was originally published on May 29, 2012

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