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How to make a kite 4 ways to make a kite
Method 1: Traditional diamond-shaped kite
1. Take a piece of paper and make the body of the kite. If necessary, you can use tape paper to stick four pieces of paper together. But you want to tape them together the right way! Tape two pieces of paper together at the top and tape the other two at the bottom. Then tape them to each other to make sure it's strong.
2. Simply cut off 4 corners of the paper to get a diamond shape. Take a look at the design plan below to follow the proportions. This rhombus needs a slightly larger proportion of the bottom -- about 8 centimeters down from the top is where the left and right top corners of the rhombus will be.
3. Connect the two sticks or tubes together. Make sure they're at the right points, by first marking them with a line on a piece of paper. Make the knots tied as tight as possible! It should be securely knotted, with the excess string cut off. Any string that can be tied tightly together can be used. As long as the twine doesn't come loose on its own, and isn't very straight and stiff, then it's ideal for making kite twine.
Wooden BBQ skewer sticks are great for making kite skeletons. Just don't stab yourself!
4. Tie 4 holes in each edge of the diamond-shaped paper. Pass string through each hole and wrap the string around each tube or stick. Leave some extra empty at the top to tie on a reinforcement if needed later. Tie a knot in the kite's sticks.
5. Tie the lines in both the left and right hand directions of the horizontal stick. Then tie to the center the string you are going to hang the line. The longer the hanging line for flying the kite, the better, of course!
6. Tie the edges of the paper or straps together to form the tail. You can add small strips to the tail of the kite, which will add buoyancy and weight to the kite. Also it looks more perfect.
7. Find a breeze or light wind. Ask someone to hold your kite for you while you wait for the wind to arrive. The wind should be coming from behind you, not blowing in front of you. When you feel a breeze coming, have someone let go of the kite and you start running, letting the kite float! With any luck, it will stay in the air.
8. Fly the kite. Doesn't it make you happy and proud that you made the whole kite yourself? Once you get tired of simple flying, do fancy maneuvers like zigzagging, turning and diving. If your kite isn't perfect, you may need to fix it, so keep some duct tape handy.
Method 2: Triangle Kite
1. Grab a large plastic bag. A large garbage or garden bag is ideal. Plastic grocery bags are not suitable for kites because they are not big enough to fly high. To make one, make it big. Lay the plastic bag on a flat surface. You need a clean, flat work surface to ensure your kite is as smooth as possible.
2. Work from the bottom. When you unwrap the plastic bag, it doubles in size, so you start your kite at 'half' size. Starting at the top position of the bottom seam, draw two sides of a triangle (the third side is the edge). When you have marked all the points, flip to trace the other side. The seam should be 29 centimeters long.
The bottom seam should be 27 cm long and end 4 cm higher than where it started.
The top line should connect from the top of the seam to the end of the bottom row. Draw a line - this will be called the 'fold line'. Then add a 5cm wide jib, starting 6cm from the start of the top line and working your way down to the bottom. Now your two sides will be small squares instead of dots.
3. Separate your keel. This is the small triangle that will control the flight of your kite. It should be 14 cm high and 12 cm wide. Draw two lines starting from a ****same point, and connect them to the third line. Cut with scissors.
4. Tape a circle along the outline of the kite, but leave that 5 cm wide aileron untaped. Not clear? Tape a circle of tape along the edge of the kite (only about half the width to minimize weight), but don't tape the aileron that starts 6 cm from the top and extends to the bottom.
5. Start putting in the skeleton. A long wooden skewer skewer for a barbecue is perfect for making a kite skeleton. Place the straightest wooden skewer you can find in the center. Cut it lengthwise to expose the pointy end. This skewer should run from the highest point all the way to the bottom. You will also need to place skewers of wood skewers at the edge of the kite. Place one on each side on the folded rows that cut off at the aileron edge (6 cm down from the top). Ideally, these should be as straight as the center skewer.
From the top of the center keel, 12 cm down, place another vertical keel to form a cross. Cut it to length so that its ends lap over the left and right keels. This structure is called the windward side and forms the basic skeleton of the kite. The ends are glued where they meet the keel on the side.
6. Switch to the keel. Grab some release lines and glue two sections of line on either side so that they are mirror images of each other. Wrap some tape around the corners to reinforce its structure. Where the four cords meet, tie a knot. Then, at the end of the cords, tie another knot. Tie the loose ends of the cords in their respective corners, also all tied in knots, flush with the surface of the plastic film.
7. Back to the kite. Is the glue dry? Good. Fold those pesky sail tabs to the left and right keels and tape them on. Then fold the tape over the ends of the crossed skewers you built.
8. Attach the keel of the kite. Poke a hole in the plastic wrap where the two center cuttings meet. The keel should match the angle of the center skewer configuration; pass the hole through the upper keel line and tie a knot to hold it in place. Do the same thing for the edge keels. Poke another hole in the end of the keel, pass the cord through the hole and again tie a knot to secure it. Now that the keel is lined up correctly, use tape to secure it to the plastic wrap.
9. Add a cord and a tail. You know how there's an extra line leading from the keel and it has two knots on it? This is the line that is going to be tied to the release line -- this is where the keel controls the flight of your kite. So make sure the keel of your kite is not out of alignment or adjusted! As a tail, it's just a matter of adding a certain length of plastic (or ribbon) to the center skewer, plastic wrap, and perimeter skeleton. The tail looks more conspicuous than anything else. Don't wrap it too tightly, and if you don't like it later you can change it out.
Method 3: Paper Kites
1. Color a piece of regular printer paper. That is, an 8.5 x 11" sized piece of paper. Draw some designs on it with a pencil or marker.
2. Fold in half so that the two short edges overlap.
3. Measure 6.25 centimeters from one edge to make a mark for future use. Then, measure 12.5 centimeters from that edge to make a mark, also along the bottom of the sheet.
4. Fold an edge towards your first mark, but don't crease it. You need to keep the curve of the fly. Grab the other side of the paper and turn it down, folding it over and still not creasing it. Then, staple the edge of the paper to the center of the paper.
5. Drill a hole where your second mark is. This will be used to tie the release cord. Tie it tightly against the edge of the paper. It's as simple as that! Now point it at a fan or a breeze and prepare to lift your kite.
Method 4: Vortex Kite
1. Cut a piece from a garbage bag in the shape of a sail. Fold the garbage bag in half and then cut it. This will ensure that the left and right remain symmetrical.
2. Get a 3mm thick stick as the main skeleton and stick it to the film with self-adhesive tape along the centerline position.
3. Find a 3mm thick wooden stick as the cross brace, and then stick it with self-adhesive tape in the same way. Cut a hole in the film where the two sticks cross.
4. Wrap the center of the hole tightly around the cross of the sticks with tape. The back of the kite is shown here.
5. Use a piece of string to tighten the cross spar into a bow from the back of the kite. Tie the line to one end of the cross spar and form the cross spar into a bow back about 5 cm high, then tie the line to the other end.
6. Tie the kite tail to the bottom of the main skeleton. This can be filled by cutting 30-cm-long, 2.5-cm-wide straps from a garbage bag.
7. Tie the release rope through the round hole to the intersection of the two sticks. The side with the sticks faces up. Tie a knot.
TipFind an open spot where there are no trees but the wind is strong, such as by a lake.
Ideally, fly your kite in a park or at the beach, where there is plenty of space.
If the kite falls down, then run in the opposite direction and let it pull up.
Match the size of the kite to the size of the person flying it. Children will need child-sized kites.
Write some inspirational words and then if people see it in the air you will brighten their day!
You can color with colored pencils or even use stickers. To prevent it from blowing away, write your name on top of the kite !
The longer the string, the better. But remember to wrap it properly!
A great way to decorate your kite is to use different styles of tape. Try the zebra and cheetah prints.
A4 paper is a bit too small to use the first method. If you have larger paper, use it.
WarningDon't color with colored pens or markers until you're sure they won't poke a hole in the surface of the kite or get wet enough to weaken it on the other side.
Kites tear easily, so make sure the wind is gentle and light; don't fly your kite in moderate-to-great winds.
Stay away from water. And away from power lines. For lightning to come, never fly a kite either.
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