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A Guide On … How to make a paper kite

What you will need:

  • Wool
  • Tape
  • Stapler
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • A stick
  • Paper A4

Method

  1. Fold the paper in half, so that you are left with a short, wide rectangle
  2. Along the fold, measure and mark a point at 5cm, and another at 7.5 cms.
  3. Using the hole punch, make a hole just above the fold, at the 7.5 cm mark.
  4. Holding the paper by the fold, fold each of the two corners nearest 5 cm mark outwards
  5. and down to the 5 cm mark. Staple the corners together (through the fold). The kite should now have two long curves when viewed from the top.
  6. Cut a long piece of wool – approx. 2m and thread it through the punched hole, knot it and tape it in place to prevent the hole from ripping.
  7. Tie the other end of the wool onto the lolly stick, then wind the spare wool around the stick, to take up any slack.

Areas of learning and development:

  • PSED Personal, Social and Emotional Development
  • PD Physical development
  • EAD Expressive Arts and Design
  • Math Mathematics