Make and Decorate a Kite

1.Decorate Your Own Kite

Click on the black and white image to download a pdf and print it on A4 paper.

Poya dreams of reaching right up to the top of the sky, so he decides to decorate his kite to look like the sky itself. He uses all the colours of a rainbow.

You could use pens, pencils, crayons, paints or colourful pieces of collage to decorate this kite shape. What are your wishes, hopes and dreams? Can you show them on your kite?

Once you’ve decided how you want to decorate it, why not have a go at making your own mini kite?

2.How to Make a Mini Kite

Click on the black and white image to download a pdf and print it on A4 paper.

The pdf gives a step-by-step guide to making a mini version of Poya’s kite.

You’ll also need:

• 2 bamboo skewers with pointed ends removed, about 26cm and 19cm long

• For the sail: thin paper or plastic (ideally re-use an old plastic bag), at least A4-sized

• Strong thread or string (about 5m long)

• 1 small piece of stiff cardboard to wind the string around

• Glue dots

• Scissors

• Sticky tape

• Ribbon

• Coloured markers, paints or stickers, to decorate your kite