Grab your Supplies!
1/4 inch round wooden dowel (36 inch) twine or string small handsaw, to cut the dowel lightweight craft paper, large enough to fit the frame of your kite (A roll of easel paper works well.) scissors glue stick ribbon craft paint and brushes craft tube
Begin by using a small handsaw to cut a 1 foot piece off the end of the wooden dowel. Carefully, use the handsaw to cut grooves into the ends of each dowel.
Step 1
On a table, arrange the dowels into the shape of a cross. You want the horizontal piece north of center. Wrap a piece of string around several times to secure and tie off with a knot.
Step 2
Tucking it into the grooves at the end of each dowel, run a length of sting around the outside to create the kite frame. Secure the ends with a knot and cut of any excess string with scissors. It will look like this:
Step 3
Cut a sheet of paper slightly larger than the kite frame, allowing about 1-inch excess on each end. Then use the scissors to cut around the kite, again leaving about 1-inch border. Then , Fold over the edges and secure with glue.
Step 4
Turn the kite over and paint your design.
Step 5
Once the paint is dry, cut a 12-inch length of string. Fold in half and tie a loop at the end. Next, tie the loose ends onto the horizontal dowel as in the picture below.
Step 6
For the tail of the kite, cut 6 4-inch pieces of ribbon and a length of string about a foot and a half long. Tie each ribbon around the string, knotting in the center. Then tie one end of the string around the wooden dowel at the bottom of the kite.
Step 7
Take a long length of string. The length depends on how high you want your kit to go into the air. Tie one end around the craft tube and secure with a knot. Wrap the remaining string around the tube then tie the other end to the loop on the back of the kite. And then fly your kite
Step 8