This very simple kite is easy to make and even easier to fly...

<p>Not only does making your own kite keep your little ones entertained for hours, it can also teach them new skills, they'll be able to discover new materials and they can engage with nature.</p><p>So, with the summer holidays fast approaching, now would be a great time to put their creative skills to the test. </p><p>So let's go fly a kite!</p><p><img alt="how-to-make-a-kite" class="ci-image ci-original" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/how-to-make-a-kite_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>What you need:</h2><ul><li>Thin plastic <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/bin-bags-liners/asda-tie-handle-heavy-duty-refuse-sacks-100-litre/910002368018" target="_blank">bin liners</a> or bags </li><li>2 bamboo <a href="http://groceries.asda.com/product/barbecues-tools-accessories/expert-grill-30cm-bamboo-skewers/910001218416" target="_blank">barbecue skewers</a></li><li><a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/sticky-tapes-glues-tacks/sticky-tape/910001889898" target="_blank">Sticky tape</a></li><li>Light <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/envelopes-accessories/asda-string/910000273055" target="_blank">string</a> or heavy thread </li><li><a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/sharpeners-rulers/helix-folding-ruler/910001689907" target="_blank">Ruler</a></li><li><a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/pens/bic-cristal-black-medium-ball-pens/910000429631" target="_blank">Black pen</a></li><li><a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/hair-styling-accessories/glow-style-hairdressing-scissors/910002606236" target="_blank">Scissors</a></li></ul><h2>Step one</h2><p>Mark the halfway point of each skewer. Mark a quarter point on one of them. </p><h2>Step two </h2><p>Open up a plastic bag, lay it flat, and put the skewer with the quarter point vertically on the plastic, quarter point towards the top. </p><h2>Step three</h2><p>Lay the other skewer across the first, so its half-way point crosses at that quarter point. </p><h2>Step four</h2><p>Use a pen to mark dots at the end of each of the skewers, then remove the skewers and use the pen and ruler to join up those dots. You should have a traditional kite shape marked out. </p><h2>Step five </h2><p>Cut out the shape, then lay the skewers back onto it as they were. </p><h2>Step six </h2><p>Use sticky tape to stick the ends of the skewers to the kite, wrapping around them, and securing on the other side of the kite. </p><h2>Step seven</h2><p>Cut a really long plastic ribbon from one of the other bags, and tie it to the bottom of the vertical skewer. </p><h2>Step eight </h2><p>Cut your thread to about 15m. Poke a hole where the skewers cross, poke your thread through, and tie the skewers together, leaving the long piece of thread trailing through the hole. Wind the end of the thread around a piece of wood or some card. Now, let&rsquo;s go fly a kite! </p><p><em>Feeling inspired to create your own kite? Make sure you stock up on everything you need at <a href="http://www.asda.com/" target="_blank">Asda</a> or <a href="http://storelocator.asda.com/#!/" target="_blank">pop into your local store</a>. </em></p>

How to make your own homemade kite

By Asda Good Living,2nd May 2017

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