This is an easy project which works
really well! It is great fun to paint and will fly even in the faintest breeze.
You will need:
A sheet of A4 writing paper
Staples
Sellotape
A small, light twig (preferably bamboo) 18 cm (7") long
Button thread or thin twine
1. Fold the paper in half.
(diagram 1)
Diagram 1
2.Fold the top half diagonally, a centimetre (3/8") in from both corners. (diagram 2)
Diagram 2
The piece of paper should now look like diagram 3.
Diagram 3
3. Fold back the bottom flap as in diagram 4.
Diagram 4
Staple the keel and punch three holes along its edge.
(diagram 5)
Diagram 5
5. Hold the wings flat by sellotaping the small twig
onto the front. (see colour picture)
Note: If the twig is thinner at
one end than the other, make it even by shaving down the thicker end.
Your kite is now ready to fly!
Diagram 7