Kites For Little Hands

Do you remember making a kite when you were a kid? I do. We've had a little bit of wind blowing in Brisbane lately but only little hands to fly a kite in such good kite weather. An easy way to make a kite with toddlers is to use a paper bag. Here's how to do it.

To make a kite you need....

Paper bag - I bought some lovely white ones from Riot but brown will do too
Crepe paper streamers
String
Stapler
Scissors or small hole punch
Sticky tape
Whatever you'd like to decorate it with - we used water paint because it will dry fast and won't add to the weight of the kite

Decorate the paper bag.
Before punching a hole in the top (open end) put some sticky tape where the hole will be, centre top, about a centimetre down. This will make it a bit stronger where the string will pull.
Thread string through and tie. The string should go through both sides like a handle.
Cut streamers to a nice length and staple to each corner.
Your kite should now be ready to fly!

Being a little kite for little hands it won't go high up in the sky but it will look fantastic flying behind your child as they run along.