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June, 19 2009

Making a Butterfly Kite

by Onna Holland

Kids love to fly kites! There is not much better on a windy day then flying a beautiful kite and watching it go up, up, up in the air!! This Kite Craft is fun not only to make, but to use!! Before making this kite I would suggest reading Kite Flying by Grace Lin. It's a great book about a family that makes a dragon kite. There is also a short history of Chinese kites and their meaning. After you read this great book it will be even more exciting to make your own!!

Supplies:

Construction Paper

Pencil

Glue

Plastic Straws

String

Scissors

Tape

Crayons

Steps:

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1. Draw a shape of a butterfly

body1

2. Draw the body of the butterfly on black paper

3. Cut out the butterfly and body

color

4. Have your child decorate the butterfly with Crayons

glue

5. Glue body onto butterfly (this will be the top)

6. Cut String about 3-4 feet long

bodystring

7. Lay out string across butterfly (side opposite where you glued the body)

straw

8. Glue Straws Cris cross on butterfly (over string)

9. Tape ends and middle of straws to keep them down

10.Let dry

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You are now ready to fly!! Have Fun!

This article was written by Onna Holland a guest writer at Mommy Talk. Onna writes for http://www.toddlercraft.net a blog dedicated to fun, educational crafts and activities for children. She also writes for Http://www.makingmoneyquick.net/blog a blog devoted to legitimate ways to make money online.

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