| Instructions: |
Selecting Sticks:
Choose sticks that are very straight and thin -- 1/4" or thinner. Grandpa and Keith
used sticks broken from a bush in the backyard. Green sticks like these will be more
flexible but not as light as dry sticks. |
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| Using a yardstick and the pattern
provided as a guide, draw the outline of your kite on a large sheet of newspaper. Draw
a fold line 1" from the edge all around the kite. Cut on outer line. |
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| Fold in all four points of the kite where indicated on pattern. Fold in each side on your pencil line. Crease and open
back up. Leave the four points folded in. Rub glue stick down 1 edge in the folded margin. |
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| Cut a piece of kite string to 1 yard. Place it along the crease of
the margin with the glue. While you pull the string taut (with excess string evenly
distributed on both sides) have someone else fold the margin over the sting and press it
into place. Repeat for each side. |
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| Use a pocket knife to make a slit in each end of your 24"
sticks. Lay the stick down the center of your kite. Tie the glued strings around the
stick, using the slits to keep it in place. |
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| Repeat with other stick except pull the string very tight to gently
curve the stick. Kite will take curved shape as shown in photo at right. Trim strings and
end of sticks if necessary. |
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| Tear old sheet into 2" strips. Tie to pieces together to make
a 5' tail. |
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| Tie the end of the tail around the bottom of your vertical stick. |
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| Straiten out one end of the paper clip. Use it to poke two holes
into the kite as shown by the black dots on the pattern. |
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| Cut a 1 yard piece of kite string. Tie one end to the vertical
stick near the top hole. Sting it through that hole and back through the lower hole. Tie
other end of the string to the stick at this hole. Grandpa is holding the spot where you
will tie you spool of kite string. |
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