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Activity Age Time Materials
Dragon Kite All 1 Hour
  • Plastic trash bags
  • Cellophane tape
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • String
  • Permanent markers
  • 3/16-inch dowel (14 inches long)
  • Wire clothes hanger (light gauge)
  • Kite cord
  • Heavy needle
  • Large snap swivel
Classic Diamond Style Kite All 1 Hour
  • Newspaper (to cover table)
  • Plastic trash bags
  • Wooden dowels
  • 1/8" Plastic tubing
  • 1/8" inside diameter
  • Nylon string
  • Plastic warning tape
  • Poster board (for template)
  • Pen
  • Scissors
  • White marker (to mark trash bag)
  • Glue
  • Sandpaper
  • Tape measure
  • Duct tape
Kite Craft All 20 Minutes Computer, Paper, Crayons, Markers, Glue, Yarn, Ribbon.
K is for Kite Coloring Sheet All 30 Minutes Computer, Paper, Crayons, Markers
Chinese Kite Coloring Sheet All 30 Minutes Computer, Paper, Crayons, Markers
Flying Kite Mobile All 1 Hour
  • Two wooden dowels
  • Tape or string
  • Colored paper
Shape Kite All 1 Hour Heavy paper, Scissors, String and imagination


Activity Age Time Materials
A Character Tail All Two Weeks Construction Paper, Tape, Scissors, Straw,  Yarn, Hole Punch
Build a kite with Character All Two Weeks
  • Box
  • Construction Paper
  • Plastic, Tape
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Straw
  • String
  • Hole Punch
Flying High on Values All 2 Hours
  • 4 pieces of poster board (White)
  • Black Marker
  • Scissors
  • Sticky tack/Tape
  • Construction Paper ? 8 pieces for each poster board color Total = 32
A Trail of Values All 2 Hours
  • 4 Colors of Constructions Paper ? 1 sheet per child per color
  • Scissor, Pen or markers
  • Tape/Glue
  • Crayons
  • Color pencils or Markers
Character Development Kites All 30 - 45 Minutes
  • Construction paper (variety of colors)
  • String
  • Markers
  • Stapler


Activity Age Time Materials


Activity Age Time Materials
Kite Snack All 20 Minutes
  • Paper plate
  • Square graham cracker
  • Licorice whip
  • Small jelly beans
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Cream cheese or peanut butter
  • Spreader
Kite Sandwiches All 20 Minutes
  • Bread
  • Cheese
  • Carrot strips
  • Paper plates
  • Mustard
  • Mayonnaise
  • Ketchup
  • Knife (adult supervision)
Kite Snack Art All 20 - 30 Minutes
  • Orange slices
  • Kiwi slices
  • Grapefruit slices
  • Paper plates
  • Thin-sliced veggie sticks
  • Grapes
  • Knife (adult supervision)


Activity Age Time Materials
?Fly a Kite? Day All June 15 Sun, wind, kids and parents!
Paper Airplanes All 30 Minutes 4 different paper plane instructions are available.
The Perfect Airplane Older 45 Minutes Instructions, paper
Building a kite Together All --- This website has several options available. Recommend that kids work with a buddy to make one of these kites. This does have some prep time involved but would be a great project. Expand on this and have the pair write up a bio on each other and display with the kite on ?Fly A Kite? Day.
Fun with Franklin All Varies Ben Franklin will always be linked with kites. Share some facts and books about Ben Franklin. This site also has science experiments and history facts about Ben Franklin. The history facts can be turned into a scavenger hunt.
Kite ideas All Varies This website has a variety of activities.
If I were A Kite All 30 Minutes Make up booklets that you have written the phrase, ?If I were a Kite??let the children finish the story. Share them with the parents on June 15th for ?Fly A Kite? Day.

Markers, colored pencils, pencils
Books All 30 Minutes Kites by David Pelham

Let's Fly a Kite by Stuart J. Murphy (Grades 1-3)

The Story of Kites by Ying Chang Compestine


Activity Age Time Materials
Altitude Sprint All 25 Minutes A kite and lots of string per child
Kite Follow The Leader 7 - 14 years 45 Minutes One kite per child
Kite Battle 2 & Up 45 Minutes A kite and lots of string per child
Kite Limbo All 45 Minutes One kite per child, Limbo Stick, 2 persons to hold stick
Relay Race All 20 Minutes One kite per group


Activity Age Time Materials
Constructing A Kite All 45 Minutes
  • 2 sticks (one 2/3 longer than the other)
  • String
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Plastic garbage bag or Newspaper
  • Streamers
  • Tape
Fly A Kite All 45 Minutes
  • Construction paper
  • Stapler/staples
  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
  • String
  • Strips of paper
  • Glitter
  • Glue
  • Sequins
  • Markers
Kite Color Symmetry 1 - 3 years 30 Minutes Kite shapes, Crayons, Colored pencils
Kite Counting K - 2 30 Minutes
  • Copies of kite patterns
  • Colored dot stickers
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • File folder
  • Ziploc bag
  • Copies of kite tails
Kite Pattern Match K - 2 20 Minutes
  • Wallpaper scraps Scissors File folder Clear contact paper Kite shape (for tracing) Ziploc bag
Lift Off 2 - 5 Years 30 Minutes Notebook paper, Scissors, Cellophane tape, String, Ruler
Learn How To Make Two Different Types Of Kites All 10 - 50 Minutes For the first kite:
  • Three plastic straws
  • Transparent tape
  • Tissue paper
  • Crepe paper streamers or a plastic garbage bag
  • String
  • Scissors
  • Optional: White glue

For the second kite:
  • A 2 to 4 millimeter-thick disposable plastic tarp, preferably in a cheerful color (available at a hardware store),
  • Three 1/8" thick wooden dowels, each 3' long
  • A roll of 2" clear plastic packaging tape Some cloth tape
  • A 6' piece of 6 or 8 pound test monofilament fishing line
  • A fishing swivel
  • A small grommet tool
  • Two grommets
  • A yardstick
  • A single-edge razor blade
  • A permanent marker
Make A Kite Your Way And Study The Differences 4 & Up 2 Hours Click on the ?how to ?section of the website.
Shape Up Pre-K 15 Minutes Diamond shapes, Attribute block triangles
Wind Direction Indicator For Kite Flying 3 - 6 Years 1 Hour
  • Drinking straws
  • Tape
  • Scissors
  • Straight pins
  • Tag board
  • Pencils
  • Clay
  • Compasses