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Celebrate Earth Week Outside By Building & Flying Your Own Kite
What a great way to enjoy the spring weather, gusts, and breezes by finding an open space to try out a homemade kite. Kite flying is also a great social distance activity as you will have more success if you stay 10 feet or further away from any other kite flyers!
Simple Plastic Bag Kite
Materials Needed:
1 plastic grocery bag
Tape
Skewers, straws, dowels, coffee stirrers
Kite string & reel
Watch & follow this simple video to construct a kite from a plastic grocery bag
Garbage Bag Kite
Materials Needed:
1 kitchen trash bag
Tape
2 sticks or dowels
Kite string & reel
Optional decorations, ribbon
Follow the steps on this blog to create your own garbage bag kite, slightly larger than the plastic bag option above. This also has a good tutorial on tying the kite string.
My Best Kite Giant Resource Site
Everything you want to know about building kites including:
different styles of kites (diamond, delta, sled)
consideration of different wind speeds
many photos to inspire you
even download a free e-book with so much more information
Give Your Kite Some Personality!
Use lightweight materials around your home to add decorations and style to your kite. Consider....
...tissue paper to make your kite look like a pinata or a scaled fish
...newspaper to make your kite look super informational
...painted newspaper to add your own design
...Paint or paper strips to write a message in the sky
...ribbons or plastic strips to create a tail
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