I actually didn’t plan to do this craft but I saw my son taking a piece of paper and tried to fold it into a kite. He even took some rafia string and attached it to the bottom half and then ran outside to try to fly it. Of course that didn’t work.

I thought I’d follow up on his “kite” enthusiasm. Unfortunately I don’t know how to make a real kite… yet. So, I settled for an easier kite craft.

Kite craft

I just used art block paper and cut out a kite shape. Had the kids color and decorate it. For the tail, I cut little rectangles out of crepe paper and then used some thread (left-over from my cross stitching days) to tie them up. I would have used yarn but I didn’t have any.

I didn’t want to disappoint him so I thought of a way to make the kites fly. I hung them outside of the house.

Kite craft on display

When the kids saw where I put the kites, they wanted to do more. My son was satisfied for a while but he was still bummed he didn’t have a REAL kite to fly. Looks like this mom needs to upgrade her crafting skills ;)

p.s.: Don’t forget to check out Fun Kids Crafts for more easy kids craft ideas.