Supplies:
- Two wooden dowels 1/8″ in diameter cut to 33″ and 24″ lengths.
- 36″ wide sheet of paper
- Twine
- Packing Tape
- Ribbon or fabric scraps
Instructions:
1. Cut one wooden dowel to 33” long.
2. Cut one wooden dowel to 24” long.
3. Place the shorter dowel a third of the way down the longer dowel making a “t” Tie the two dowels together and use hot glue for extra strength.
4. Using one string, wrap twine around each end of the dowels to create your frame. Securing with hot glue.
5. Lay kite on top of 36” wide paper.
6. Trim paper leaving a 2” boarder.
7. Tape each corner down with packing tape.
8. Fold sides over and secure with packing tape.
9. On the long dowel measure 5.5” down from the top of kite and add a square of packing tape under dowel.
10. On the same dowel measure 11” up and place another square of tape under dowel.
11. Tie the string to the dowel above packing tape and secure with hot glue.
12. Poke a small hole in the tape to thread string through.
13. Thread the string from the front of the kite through other hole and tie the tread to the dowel. Secure with hot glue.
14. Tie some ribbon to the bottom dowel to be the kite’s tail.
15. Tie the string to the center of the string on kite.
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