Let's go fly a kite

The breezes of March are perfect for flying a kite. How about making your own and floating it up on one of those March breezes asks Shelly Carlson

My kids liked making kites when they were young and we found that they weren't difficult to make. So I decided to create one with my grandkids. Here's how to make the traditional diamond shape. YOU'LL NEED: 2 dowel (or bamboo) rods that are 3mm in diameter, 1 kitchen sized rubbish bag, heaviest plastic weight possible (you can reuse other plastic as well), Clear packing tape, Light weight, strong string, 4 pony beads, Hot glue gun INSTRUCTIONS: 1 Cut the two dowel rods to make the cross frame. The vertical, longer dowel is cut half again longer than the horizontal cross dowel. For instance, if the cross dowel is 40cm wide, the vertical dowel is 60cm long. Use string to lash the two dowels together at a 90º angle. This…

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The Green Parent (Digital) - 1 Issue, February - March 2025

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