About Our Make Your Own Kite Kits
Each
Kite Kit contains precut sail and frame which means that no cutting materials
are needed and it’s safe for children to handle.
The
sail can be decorated with a large variety of paints, makers, crayons and other
colouring materials.
Made
of Tyvek, a special durable paper-like materials that does not tear. It can be
handled easily like paper but is a durable and tough kite fabric
Size: 77*63cm
(excluding tail)
Each kit includes a LARGE diamond kite 77cm x 63cm, a tail, fiberglass rods, tape, a 30m line with a handle plus instructions
Why Flying Kites is an excellent activity for children
While
flying a kite might seem like a simple activity, there is a lot more going on
than meets the eye. Not only have children used their creativity to design and
decorate their kite but upon heading outside to fly the kite they work on
developing their hand eye coordination, gross motor skills and spacial awareness.
The act of flying a kite can be used as lesson for so many things from reading the weather, to science, ecology and aerodynamics!
Tips for Making your own kite
Everything
you need to construct your kite is included in the kit along with instructions
on how to do so. We recommend decorating the kite first before assembly.
You
can use almost anything to decorate your kite, pencils, crayons, paint etc but
you do want to keep in mind that the kite must remain light in order to fly so
no thick layers of paint or heavy embellishments.
You can have children free draw their designs or print and trace pictures onto the kites for them to colour in. We’ve had lots of schools and centres purchase kites for particular events and festivals i.e. Spring Festivals and so kids were asked to base their designs around a single theme i.e. spring flowers!
Tips for flying your own DIY kite
Step
1 is the weather! The optimal conditions for flying your newly decorated kite is
a slight breeze and make sure it’s not too windy, you want the leaves on trees
to be moving in the wind but not so much that they are shaking wildly around. If
the leaves aren’t moving at all then it’s best to wait for another day, there’s
nothing sadder that running at full speed just to watch the kite crash down as
soon as you stop. Also it probably goes without saying but never fly your kite
in the rain or during thunderstorms!!
Next
you’ll want to find a large open space for your kite flying, think your local
football field or the beach ideally you want to be able to run and run with the
kids without coming anywhere near potential hazards such as powerlines or roads.
Speaking
of safety it’s a great idea to start off any kite flying session (especially for
the first time) with a brief talk on how to fly a kite safely, including being
aware of your surroundings and making sure you never bring your kite close to
others. You can also cover off how to launch and direct your kite whilst it’s
in the air.
There
are many ways to launch your kite, kids in particular love running to launch
their kite and that’s great for their fitness levels so should be encouraged.
It’s probably not the most effective method though as they quite often have
trouble timing the release of the kite which can see it rocket straight into
the ground.
If
the wind conditions are right you should have no problem launching the kite
from a standing position, have the wind to your back and hold the kite high
above you and angle it up to the sky. You should be able to feel the best angle
when the wind starts pulling at the kite, simply release and watch it fly!
Bringing
the kite in is easy just wind the line around the handle to bring it in.