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Making colorful paper kites: Simple DIY instructions for kids

Hello! Are you looking for a creative craft idea that will delight your child? Then we're glad you found us. In this guide, I'll show you how to create colorful paper kites together - a imaginative project that brings great joy to children!

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Paper Kites: Step-by-Step Guide with Photos and Text Description

We always strive to use only everyday, easily accessible materials. That’s why you can buy everything you need at the nearest supermarket or stationery store.

Required Materials:

  • Colored paper (yellow, green, pink, or other colors as desired)
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Felt-tip pens in various colors
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
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Step 1: Prepare all the necessary materials - yellow paper, scissors, felt-tip pens, and other stationery. Take a sheet of yellow paper.
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Step 2: Fold the paper in half, then fold it again. Cut the folded sheet into three equal parts with the scissors.
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Step 3: Take one of the resulting strips and gradually make it narrower by folding it lengthwise. With each step, the strip will become thinner.
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Step 4: Continue to narrow the paper strip by making it thinner with each fold until you obtain a thin, long strip.
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Step 5: Gather all the prepared thin strips. Take a new sheet of yellow paper and fold it in half for further work.
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Step 6: Cut the sheet into two pieces and then fold the cut piece twice.
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Step 7: Make two diagonal folds. One fold on each side.
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Step 8: Now cut the corners from both sides with the scissors as shown in the picture.
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Step 9: Place all the prepared parts together. But before connecting them, color them.
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Step 10: After coloring the pieces we will use to make the kite, cut out its teeth from white paper.
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Step 11: Start gluing everything together.
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Step 12: The kite is almost finished. We have glued together the upper part of its snout and the mouth.
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Step 13: Done! Look at what a great kite we have made!

The Importance of Crafting for Child Development

Crafting promotes the development of fine motor skills in children in a playful way. When children cut, glue, and paint, they train the coordination between hands and eyes and strengthen the muscles in their fingers and hands. These skills are very important later when learning to write and in many other everyday activities.

Creative activities also stimulate mental development. They promote spatial thinking, concentration, and problem-solving skills. Through crafting together, you also get to know your child's strengths and interests better and can support them individually. Particularly for preschool children, promoting motor skills through crafting, cutting, and painting is an important preparation for school.

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These paper kites are perfect for stimulating children's imagination. The bright colors and the movable jaws of the kites will delight them and inspire creative play ideas.

Thank you for your interest!

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We wish you and your children a lot of fun crafting!

Published on by Vitalii Shynakov
Vitalii Shynakov
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Vitalii Shynakov has been working in the areas of online retail, marketing and customer satisfaction since 2012. Until 2022, he was the head of personnel development and online sales department of four successful stores. He has been part of the TutKit.com team since 2024.