Looking for a few family-friendly activities to keep your children occupied? Give one of these fantastic kite projects a try.
Each of these creative kites is suitable for kids, affordable to make, and incredibly adorable. Your little crafters will enjoy seeing their creations glide through the sky.
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Drinking Straw Kite Project
This kite garland would be adorable at a summer birthday celebration. It can be made quickly and easily with drinking straws and tissue paper.
Children’s Drinking Straw Kite Project from Creative Jewish Mom
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Simple Watercolor Kite
Create these lovely kites using a watercolor method. Your artistic children can experiment with every shade of the rainbow. Display them around your house as springtime decorations.
Simple Kite Project for Children from Little Family Fun
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Miniature Paper Kites
Head outdoors with these tiny paper kites and see them glide through the breeze. You can easily make them in just one afternoon.
Miniature Paper Kites from One Creative Mommy
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Pasta Noodle Kite
Bowtie-shaped pasta pieces create ideal bows along a kite string. Even the youngest crafters can complete this straightforward project.
Pasta Noodle Kite Project from Crafty Morning
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Paper Sack Kite
Create your kite using a traditional brown paper lunch bag. Add designs with markers, stickers, glitter–or whatever you prefer.
Paper Bag Kite from Lovely Commotion
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Streamer Kite
Children can craft these playful kites independently. Secure streamers to the kite’s base so it can glide across the sky.
Child-Crafted Kite from I Can Teach My Child
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Kite With a Stained-Glass Look
Aren’t these kites gorgeous? They create charming window ornaments for your home. Tissue paper produces the colorful stained-glass appearance.
Stained-Glass Kite Ornaments from Kinder Craze
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Kite Made From a Plastic Bag
Need a remarkably easy project made with budget-friendly supplies? Give this wonderfully simple plastic bag kite a try. It’s also an excellent way to reuse plastic bags saved from grocery shopping or pharmacy visits.
Plastic Bag Kites from Munchkins and Moms
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Easy Customized Kite
This video tutorial shows you how to create a kite that is both simple and incredibly adorable. Once you have it ready, all it takes is a gentle breeze to send it soaring.