Duct Tape Kite
1/8†Dowel, 36†long
1/8†Dowel, 33†long
Black Marker
Large Spool of String
Colorful Duct Tape
Large Plastic Garbage Bag
Measure 10 inches from the top of the longer down and make a mark. Measure and mark the exact center of the shorter dowel. Place the dowels together where they are marked to form a t shape. Cut a 12-inch piece of the string. Start 3 inches from the end and wind it tightly around the point where the dowels cross. Tightly wind the string around both dowels in a repeating X pattern. Tightly tie the two ends of the string together. To make it extra sturdy, wrap a small piece of duct tape around the string. Cut two sides of the garbage bag so it is a single piece of plastic. Lay the kite frame on the sheet of plastic. Draw a kite shape around it with the marker. Leave a 1 inch margin beyond the end of the dowels.
Turn over the plastic sheet. Cover the plastic where the kite shape is drawn with strips of duct tape, overlapping the strips by about a quarter inch.
Flip the plastic over again and cut out the kite shape. Lay the kite frame on the kite and tape the dowels in place. Fold in the margin around the edges of the kite and over the ends of the dowels. Tape the edges down with small strips of duct tape. Make the corners neat by folding them in before folding in the sides.
On the horizontal dowel, make marks 6 inches from the vertical dowel on each side. Punch small holes through the kite at both marks. Tie the end of a 28 inch long piece of string to the horizontal dowel at one mark. Thread the string through the holes in the kite and tie the other end of the string to the horizontal dowel at the second mark. Cut an 18 inch long piece of duct tape in half lengthwise. Overlap them a bit at the end to make a long strip about 36 inches long. Fold the tape in half lengthwise to make a tail. Cut six 6 inch pieces of duct tape in half lengthwise. Place them on the tail 5 inches apart with the tail sandwiches between them.
Then tape the tail to the bottom of the kite. Tie the spool of flying string to the center of the front string on the kite. Now find a wide open, windy space to fly your new kite.
