Make and Fly a Kite



Category Activities
Badge Flying Models
Time to allocate (mins) 30
Outcome Achieve two of the requirements for the flying models badge - build and fly a kite
Resources
  • Flying line. Nylon or Dacron line
  • Heavy duty plastic bag (about 0.5 meters wide and 1 meter tall.
  • Electrical insulation tape.
  • Thick cellotape 
  • Hard-wood dowel, 5 mm in diameter (2 per kite)
Instructions

lacing the plastic bag on the floor with closed end at top

Mark the plastic as per the yellow dots below and draw lines to join the dots to create a triangular shape 

The Simple Diamond - measuring up the sail.
 
 
 

Cut along the top and right side and open the complete kite when done
 

The Simple Diamond - the sail cut out and edged with tape.

Join the dowel rods by tying a knot in the middle 

Now add the dowels to the kite and use the cellotape to stick down, insulation tape around the centre of the dowels (over the knot


The Simple Diamond - both dowels taped in place.

 

Make a hole in the kite where the dowels cross.  Thread the flying line through the hole and tie it around the cross point of the rods. 

From scraps of plastic, make a tail for your kite (about 5cm and no more than 5 times the length of your kite). 

Tie the tail to the bottom of the kite. 


Entry written by Sharon Venn of 1st Randburg