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SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
FOR PAPER PLATE KITE:
FOR THE DIAMOND PAPER KITE:
FOR THE SLED PAPER KITE:
DIRECTIONS:
PAPER PLATE KITE:
DIAMOND PAPER KITE:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.
SLED PAPER KITE:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.
JOANN HACKS:
FOR PAPER PLATE KITE:
- Paper Plate
- Baker's Twine
- Yarn
- Craft Paint
- Paintbrushes
- popsicle Stick or Found Stick
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape or Ruler
- Hole Punch
- Covered Workspace/Drop Cloth
FOR THE DIAMOND PAPER KITE:
- Large Paper Shopping Bags, Brown (2)
- .375" x 36" Wood Dowel Rods (2)
- Baker's Twine
- Yarn
- Craft Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape or Ruler
- Clear Tape
- Spool of Kite String
- Optional: Washi Tape
- Optional: Hot Glue Gun/Glue Gun Sticks or Wood Glue
- Covered Workspace/Drop Cloth
FOR THE SLED PAPER KITE:
- Large Paper Shopping Bag, Brown
- .375" x 36" Wood Dowel Rods or Bamboo Skewers (2)
- Baker's Twine
- Yarn
- Craft Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
- Ruler
- Hole Punch
- Self-Adhesive Hole Reinforcement Stickers
- Spool of Kite String
- Optional: Washi Tape
- Optional: Hot Glue Gun/Glue Gun Sticks
- Optional: Small Hack Saw or Kitchen Knife
- Covered Workspace/Drop Cloth
DIRECTIONS:
PAPER PLATE KITE:
- Use anything handy to trace a 4 1/2" to 5" circle in the center of a paper plate. Cut along that tracing to make a large hole in the paper plate.
- Using a hole punch, add three small holes into the paper plate, roughly making an inverted triangle shape. Add the first two holes above the center of the paper plate. This is for the "bridle string" where you will tie the end of the flying line.
- The third small hole should be centered horizontally near the bottom of the plate. This will be for the kite tail.
- Paint and decorate your kite.
- Loosely lace baker's twine, twice the width of your kite, through the two top holes and tie a tight knot to secure. This is the "bridle string." Next, loop long pieces of yarn through the remaining bottom hole to make a 24" long kite tail.
- Tightly knot one end of at least 20' of yarn to a popsicle stick or found stick, wrap the lengths around the stick, tying the remaining end of the yarn to the bridle string.
DIAMOND PAPER KITE:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.
- Cut out the bottoms of the paper bags and cut vertically up one seam, creating two flat sheets. Use clear tape to join the two flat paper bags with a 1 1/2" overlap. Tape both sides to reinforce the seam.
- Cut the 36" dowel rods down to two 24" pieces. Cross the dowel rods 8" down from the top of the vertical piece and wrap the baker's twine to secure them together. A dab of hot glue or wood glue can be added to reinforce.
- Wrap baker's twine around the perimeter of the crossed dowel rods, pull taut, add a dab of hot glue or wood glue to reinforce the four contact points.
- Place the kite form [dowel rods outlined with baker's twine] on top of the flat paper, trim the paper bag, 1" larger than the kite form on all sides. Fold, crease, and glue the overlap over the sting and secure with tape.
- Working with the wood dowel side up, add baker's twine to each end of the horizontal dowel rod and tie tightly, making the wood bow slightly.
- Turn the kite over, smooth side up and cut two small holes in the kite, reinforce on each side with clear tape. See sample photo for positioning. Lace a piece of baker's twine through the holes, leaving some slack in the twine. This is for the "bridle string" where you will tie the end of the flying line. The "tow point" should be in front of the cross point of the dowel rods.
- Paint and decorate your kite.
- Add a tail (this sample uses braided yarn) glued to the kite and reinforced with Washi tape. Add loose pom-pom loops to the braided tail and long strands of yarn to the two sides.
- Tightly knot the end of the kite string to the bridle.
SLED PAPER KITE:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.
- Cut the bottom out of the paper bag and cut vertically up the seam, creating one flat sheet. Fold the bag in half and use the diagram provided to mark the kite's measurements on the paper bag. Cut out the kite shape and unfold flat. Fold and crease the two verticals indicated on the template to make the "sides" of the "sled."
- Using a hole punch, add two holes at the furthest points of the kite. This is for the "bridle string" where you will tie the end of the flying line. Add self-adhesive hole reinforcement stickers for durability.
- Paint and decorate your kite.
- Cut the 36" dowel rod into two 14" pieces. Glue one dowel rod along each vertical fold, reinforce with Washi tape.
- Loosely lace baker's twine, twice the width of your kite, through the two holes and tie a tight knot to secure. This is the "bridle string."
- Add a tail (this sample uses eight 24" pieces of yarn) glued and secured with tape.
- Tightly knot the end of the kite string to the bridle.
JOANN HACKS:
- Bigger kites fly more easily, proportionally scale up the pattern for a larger kite.
- Crepe paper, paper streamers or fabric also make good kite tails.
- Hot glue gun/glue gun sticks can help glue some materials together if an adult crafter assists.
- Use kite string for higher flying.