We spent lots of time today and on Friday making kites. First we had a look at some kites from around the world, then we made our own. We each got a big piece of white paper and folded it into triangles and rectangles.
We cut off the unwanted rectangles with our scissors. Next we folded our triangle in half again, making a smaller triangle. When we opened this out we had a fabulous diamond!
Designing and painting came next. That was an interesting job. Before this all the kites looked identical, but now each kite was unique. 
Tails had to be made too. Teacher gave each of us a plastic strip and we used the spare rectangle pieces to make triangle shaped bows for the tail.
Since the weather was nice, we did the constructing outside. We used bamboo skewers, string and sticky tape to finish off the kites. They looked great. 
Now for the testing. The weather was perfect - sunny but windy, so we headed to the field next to the school for the flight trials. The kites needed a good run to get them flying. Some of them flew so well. Unfortunately not all of them survived so well - some needed repairs. 
Making and flying kites is a wonderful experience. Why not try it out for yourself?
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