How To Make A Simple Kite

Now that school's back in session, and fall is rapidly approaching, that means windier weather is on the way and....kites!!  This is a nice, easy, and fun activity.  Dad or Mom can help if the child is too young to wing it on their own.  It gives 'together time' while doing something fun too.  The best part of the fun, of course, is getting it up into the air and watching it soar and catch the currents.

This website has 27 different types of kites to make, and has step-by-step full set of instructions for each.  There's kites you can make from dowels, or skewers, and you can choose which size you want to make it (3 different sizes available.)  They have a nice video to catch too, with the different types of kites and all. There's a section on knots for tying your kite, as well as 3 different types of box kites.

I'm thinking of trying a box kite with my grandson this fall, I've never made one of those and they do look like fun!  Sounds like good family fun to me!!

http://www.my-best-kite.com/how-to-make-a-kite.html