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Make an easy mini sled kite at home with everyday items. To make a bigger kite, use a bigger sheet of paper.

Instructions with pictures can be found here: https://www.my-best-kite.com/make-a-minimum-sled-kite.html

Resources

- 1 sheet of plain copier paper(A4 or Letter size)
12mm (1/2") clear sticky tape.
Any polyester sewing thread, preferably the lightest available.
Something to make a hole with like a skewer, a pin or (optional) hole punch
(optional) scissors

Instructions

1. Fold the sheet so the longer sides bend. Line up 2 of the corners as accurately as you can, Don't crease the paper all the way along the fold. Instead, just pinch it right near one end, then line up and pinch the other end too. Lay the paper flat.

2. Fold the sheet in from both sides so the shorter edges meet exactly in the middle. Lay the folded sheet on a smooth hard surface, and sharpen the creases with your fingernail.

3. Turn the paper over and unfold one flap, With both hands, pinch a small width of the crease and fold it back towards you, do the other side the same. These are your 'spars'.

4. Fold the paper but DON'T crease it and line up 2 corners, fold both layers of paper into a triangular flap. The fold line should start right next to the spar-folds that are already there.

5. Crease the triangle fold sharply using your fingernail. Open out the whole paper kite (except the spars), and sharpen the crease of both flaps individually. Now fold them both back the other way, and sharpen the crease again with your fingernail.

6. Now you can either cut the triangles off along the fold or continue to fold and crease the triangles along the fold line at least eight times then carefully tear them off.

7. Fold the paper kite and line up the corners along the line of the triangles you just cut off. Then poke your sharp skewer (or use a hole punch) through both layers of paper, about 1.5cm in from the lower corner of the edge you cut the triangles off of.

8. Cut off a piece of polyester thread that is at least twice as long as the longest side of a sheet of copy paper. Tie each end through a hole in your paper kite without crushing the paper.

9. Stick a length of tape over the hole with the knot through it to reinforce the attachment. Make it long enough to fold a similar length around and onto the other side of the paper. Do the other hole the same way.

10. Fold the kite to bring the corners and holes together, and hence find the exact centre of the bridle line. Tie a small loop into the bridle line at dead centre.

11. Attach a fly line to the loop you made in the bridle line and you are ready to fly your kite!

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