Mini Paper Kite Tutorial
Supplies
Color Paper
String (4-7 feet)
Masking Tape
Hole Punch
Optional - Markers, streamers
Steps
1. Decorate paper with marker
2. Fold paper in half, hot dog style
3. Bend over sides (don’t crease it should be round) so the tips touch 1/3 from the edge
4. Use your tape to tape both sids to the center
5. Use the hole punch to punch a hole through the tape (The hole should go through all sides
of the kite)
6. Add string
7. Use tape to add streamers (optional)
8. Fly it
Adaptions
Younger children can decorate the paper and add the streamers, however they may need help
folding it, adding tape, hole punching, and adding the string
Extensions
Set up a repair shop with tape and more string
Have children design their own kites
Learn about aerodynamics
Artists/Art
Teizo Hashimoto
Claudio Capelli
Books
Fly it - The Berenstain Bears
Stuck, Oliver Jeffers
Peanuts Lets Fly a Kite Charlie Brown
A kite for Moon, Jane Yolen
Homework
Make some bigger Kites, or modify your kite so it flies loops
Vocabulary
Aerodynamics
Tips
The masking tape helps the string not break through the paper
Remind children to be careful when running around with kites, so they don’t run into anything or anyone.
This tutorial was made by McCall Johnson for Mr Otter Studio
Music A Piano Tale by Immersive Music
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