Easy Paper Kite

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You Will Need (3 things)

Steps (20 steps, 15 minutes)

1. 1

   Gather your materials, an 8.5 x 11 sheet of copy paper, string, and a pair of scissors.

2. 2

   Fold the paper on the diagonal so that the top (short) edge is even with one of the side edges.

3. 3

   Fold the bottom flap up, along the bottom edge of the folded triangle

4. 4

   Cut along the fold line to remove the skinny rectangle of paper, leaving you with a square with a diagonal crease.

5. 5

   Fold the open corner in so that the 'top' edge is even with the center fold, repeat on the other side.
   (like you are making a paper airplane)

6. 6

   Fold the corners back up so that the 'top' edge is even with the new fold line

7. 7

   This is what it will look like open.

8. 8

   Cut a small triangle from the center fold, about an inch from the tip of the end (the end away from where all the folding happens)

9. 9

   Cut another small triangle from the center of the fold for the 'wingtip', repeat on the other side

10. 10

    Here is what it will look like unfolded.

11. 11

    Take the long rectangle of paper you cut off to make the square and fold it in half.

12. 12

    Make several cuts from the folded edge almost (but not all the way) to the open edge

13. 13

    Open it up and tear or cut open every other cut on each side to create one long strip of paper.

14. 14

    The strip

15. 15

    Insert one end of the strip into the hole at the tip of the kite, tape or twist to keep in place.

16. 16

    Cut a long (1 1/2 ft) piece of string, Insert the string into one of the wing holes with the fold pointing up and bring around from back to front and tie in place

17. 17

    Insert the other end of the string into the other hole and repeat.

18. 18

    String tied

19. 19

    Tie the end of the string still on the spool to the middle of the loop of string tied to your kite.

20. 20

    Take your new kite outside and have fun!