The Bumble Bee Kite by Bryce

The Bumble Bee Kite by Bryce M.--2nd grade
This is how to make a bumble bee kite. First read the instructions and buy the supplies. Next get some thick paper that is any kind of color. After that, fold the paper in half. Then measure the paper with a yard stick.
Next pull the corner to dot "A" then staple it. Then do the same at the other side. Get a permanent marker and draw on you're bumble bee kite. Get some streamers if you want, but first get some sticky tape and put the streamers on. Last punch a hole in the kite at "B" and tie the line.
Now I am going to show you some safety rules. Never fly kites over peaple's head. Don't ever fly kites by trees.
Now it's times to fly your kite!

This site takes you to a PDF link for the plans for the bumblebee kite. Go here & then click on “Kites in the Classroom” to download the PDF. Then go to page 30 for the plans.
http://aka.org.au/kites_in_the_classroom/

Good site for kites:
http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html

The Ladybug Kite

The Ladybug Kite
By: Marcina N. and Alleha C.
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The ladybug kite is not hard to make. Let us tell you how to make a ladybug kite! First read the instructions and gather your supplies. You need: red poster board or paper, tape, scissors, bamboo skewers, crepe paper, black permanent marker, and string. Then fold the paper in half the long way. Then fold the ends of the paper to make three parts. Next draw a head and a body. It needs to be like a B shape. Get ready to get your scissors and cut the B shape. Also cut a v triangle on the fold between the head and body. Then you color the dots. Next draw the eyes on. After that tape the long sticks down the middle and across the middle. Tape the skewers slanted on the head. Then tie the string through the middle hole onto the long stick. Safety rules: do not fly in a rainstorm or on a stormy day. At last you are ready to to fly your kite!

Here is the website for the plans for the Ladybug kite. You have to go to page 34.
http://www.aka.org.au/kites_in_the_classroom/

This is another good website for kites:
http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html

How To Make A Dove Kite

How To Make A Dove Kite
by Marissa S.--2nd grade

Do you know how to make a Dove kite? I’ll show you!
First you read the instructoins.Then you make a list of supplies. Next you check that you have the supplies: streamers, stapler, 2 drinking straws or long dowel, construction paper or poster board, opaque machine, string, bamboo skewers, black marker, pencil, paper punch, and crayons if you want the Dove kite to be colorful. Next use the opaque machine to enlarge the pattern to the poster board and trace it. After that cut the poster board on the edges. Now you redraw the paper feathers with black marker. Then fold the Dove in half. Then you put skewers in the back fold and glue. Now tape the 2 straws or the long dowel across the back of the wings. Next you cut out two holes, one on each side of the middle of the kite. After that put the string through the holes. Last you put the streamers on the bottom with tape. Some safety rules are: Do not fly kites near electrical lines or trees or in stormy weather. Also do not fly kites over children. Now you are ready to fly your Dove kite!

Good kite site:
http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html

Dove pattern site:
http://www.aka.org.au/helen_bushell/images/dove.gif

The Super Duper Newspaper Kite

The Super Duper Newspaper Kite
By: Alei’a B-D.--2nd grade

These are the steps for a newspaper kite. Before you begin read the instructions and gather your supplies. You’ll need: 2 double pages of newspaper, meterstick, scissors, string, tape, and a hole puncher. The first thing you do is take two double pages of newspaper and tape them together. Then you measure 180mm on all the corners. After that draw lines to get a diamond shape. Next you cut the lines. After you do that tape the edges. Now you tape three lines down the kite and one across the middle of the kite. Now the kite will be strong. After you do that you can roll up newspaper or use dowels and tape them on. Two of the dowels go on the sides down and the other goes across the middle. After that you punch two holes in the two side corners, and two holes directly a the bottom. Then you loop 1.5 m. of string to the two side holes and the bottom holes. Then take those two strings and tie them together. Now you tie your string that you’re going to fly the kite with. Safety rules: 1. Don’t fly beside electrical wires or trees. 2. Don’t fly on a rainy or stormy day. 3. Be careful. Last go fly your kite! Have fun!

Here is the website for the plans for this newspaper kite:
http://www.clem.freeserve.co.uk/

Another good kite website:
http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html

The Sun Kite

The Sun Kite by Annelise R. and Gage V.--2nd grade

This is how to make a sun kite!
First read instructions. Next you get the supplies. You need: a yellow paper or posterboard, an opaque machine, scissors, glue, black permanent marker, bamboo sticks, long dowel stick, crape paper, and string. First, turn on the opaque machine and trace the stencil on the paper or poster board. Now trace the sun decorations with permanent marker. Then cut along the black edges. Now fold the sun down the middle. After that, fold the wings back to make a valley. And then glue bamboo sticks into the valley. Next tape a long dowel across the top. Now punch 2 holes on the GW dots and LW dots. You might need to reinforce the holes with tape. Then push the string with a pencil through the holes and tie it. Then put four or five streamers and tape them on. Safety rules: Do not fly a kite by electrical lines and not on rainy, stormy days. After all that, you are ready to fly your kite!
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This is a good website for kite information and plans:
http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html
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For plans & pattern for this sun kite you can go to this website:
http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/paper_sun.gif

I'll Show You How To Make A Bumblebee Kite

I’ll Show You How To Make A Bumblebee Kite by Alyson A.--2nd grade

Do you know how to make a Bumble bee kite? You don’t know? Well you found the right person. First you read the instructions. Next make a list of supplies: a stapler, sewing thread, construction paper or poster board, a paper punch, and packing tape. Then ask yourself if you have everything you need. Now choose a color of paper you want, but I chose yellow. After you choose your colored paper, you fold the paper in half the hamburger way. Then measure with a yardstick. Start at the number five then you end at number seven. Now mark the letter A under the number five, then mark letter B under number seven. After That you fold the top corners and staple at point A. Now you punch a hole through letter B. Then tie a line through hole B. Finally you made your kite. You can decorate it if you want to. Then you can fly your kite. Last don’t fly your kite on rainy days. Don’t fly your kite by electric wires. Have fun!


This site takes you to a PDF link for the plans for the bumblebee kite. Go here & then click on “Kites in the Classroom” to download the PDF. Then go to page 30 for the plans.
http://aka.org.au/http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifkites_in_the_classroom/

Good site for kites:
http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html