I want to make a kite with the kids at work and i need to find a material that works im gonna use garden sticks for the frame.
Ive been told that carrier bags dont work, and crete paper rips, but it needs to be something thats easy to get hold of???
Any ideas??
2007-05-11 06:18:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Traditionally paper has been used, I think it is called waxed paper.
If you can not find it, the paper they sell for use in an oven might help.
Or look at these websites:
http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/make.html
http://www.molokai.com/kites/20kidskites.html
http://www.aka.kite.org/
Added:
Looking through the older questions I saw someone advising to use rice paper, sold at oriental shops/food-markets.
2007-05-11 06:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by Willeke 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
garden sticks might be a little heavy i would try and get a hold of balsa wood(sp?) its light and easy to cut and things like that! If you're making kites with kids using the comics from a newspaper would be easy to get ahold. Masking tape the newspaper to both sides of the kite so the paper encloses the wooden frame! Goodluck!
2007-05-11 06:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a child, my Dad helped us make kites, way back in the 50's! Make the kite shape with balsa wood and glue, then fill in the spaces with ordinary brown wrapping paper, which you can buy at the Post Office usually. Then add a lot of string, wrapped around a 6-inch piece of broom handle!
2007-05-11 06:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by Norah B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tissue paper!
2007-05-11 06:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
silk makes wonderful kites.
2007-05-11 06:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
thick plastic carrier bag if in uk get some from farmfoods
2007-05-11 06:24:33 · answer #6 · answered by shirls4 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
clothes
2007-05-11 06:21:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋