Cool crafts
Make your own
paper kite
Our easy-breezy kite project is the best way to have fun on a windy day!
You will need
- Paper, old giftwrap or newspaper
- Crepe paper
- Scissors
- Two light, strong sticks (one about 30cm long, one about 50cm long)
- Small piece of cardboard for a spool
- A ball of string
- Sticky tape
- Paints
- Pencil
Step one
Arrange the sticks in a cross, with the short stick about three quarters of the way up the long stick. Tie them together.
Step two
Put the cross on top of the paper and draw lines to connect the ends of the sticks. Cut along the lines to create the shape of your kite. (Ask a grown-up for help with the cutting if you need to.)
Step three
Decorate your kite! We’ve chosen a bright tiger design, but you can make another animal or just paint a cool pattern.
Step four
Attach the sticks to the back of the kite with sticky tape. Add ears if you like, too!
Step five
Using a sharp pencil, make holes either side of the long stick about 3cm above the short stick and 5cm below it.
Step six
Tie string through both sets of holes so that you have a loop about 15cm long between them.
Step seven
Make a spool and wind some string around it (about three metres).
Step eight
Tie the end of your spool string to the middle of your kite string.
Step nine
Make a kite tail from crepe paper. Decorate it and stick it on!
