1 Cut 2 lengths of doweling rod, one sixteen inches long and another twenty four inches long.
2 Measure every cut piece with a ruler. Mark the shorter, 16-inch piece at 0.5 its length and mark the longer, 24-inch piece at a 3rd of its length.
3 Position the 2 rods at right angles, one on high of the opposite so the marks bit. the 2 rods ought to type a cross form.
4 With sturdy, skinny string, bind the 2 rods along where they meet. Tie a secure knot and stop excess string.
5 Use a utility knife to chop atiny low notch into the ends of each rods. These notches can hold the string that offers the kite its form.
6 Place some string within the notch at {the high|the highest} of the kite frame and wind it round the top of the rod.
7 When the string is well-secured at the highest of the rod, draw it tightly round the fringe of the frame. make certain it fits securely into every notch within the rods.
8 When you come to the highest of the frame, secure the string by tying its ends along in a very tight knot.
9 Place the finished frame on high of an outsized piece of paper.
10 Using the kite frame as a template, cut the paper with scissors or a utility knife. Leave an way over regarding 1/2 in. when cutting round the sections of string.
11 Smear glue along the skin edges of the paper and fold it over so it encloses the string and secures itself to the paper within the frame additionally. make certain you utilize enough glue and unfold it evenly enough to connect the paper each to the string and itself.
12 Tie a length of string to every finish of the shorter rod. The string ought to be a trifle longer than the rod.
13 Tie another length of string to every finish of the longer rod. Again, the string ought to be a trifle longer than the rod.
14 Pick up the 2 strings with one hand, finding the purpose at the front of the kite where they overlap. employing a little bit of further string, tie them along. this is often the purpose at that you'll attach the kite string when it comes time to fly.
15 To make a tail for your kite, secure many ribbons to all-time low of the kite using sturdy glue.
