Comments on: How to Make a Kite https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-kite/ Meaningful Activities for Learning & Creating Fri, 08 May 2020 06:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: Peter Geyer https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-kite/#comment-995943 Fri, 08 May 2020 06:41:03 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11032#comment-995943 Hi, I am making a kite for my 4 yro grand daughter and found your site with instructions of how to make a kite. Generally your instructions and accompanying images are easy to follow until I get to your point 7.
The text says ‘poke two holes into the top and bottom points of the kite.’ It is unclear whether the holes go through the kite material (I am using plastic not newspaper) or perhaps through the dowel? Poking a hole through the material doesn’t make sense to me or my wife as it will surely tear when flying in a decent wind. The purpose of this note seems to be to tie a string (which I am guessing you are calling a ‘brindle’ (even though I can’t find the meaning of ‘brindle’ in any online dictionary – did you mean bridle perhaps? Brindle means a mottled colour often relating to horse) the length of the central (vertical) dowel (24 inches)? I assume you then tie the ‘flying string’ to the ‘brindle’ string, the real purpose of the ‘brindle’ string being to be able to adjust this tied string when testing what location proves best?
It appears you are only talking about one string whereas the accompanying image seems to show two strings?
Given I can’t understand the note about poking a hole, I am thinking of simply tying the ‘brindle string around the dowel at both the extreme top and bottom of the central doweling securing this with a strong tape, would this work?
Peter Geyer

]]> By: Afifa https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-kite/#comment-995777 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:48:32 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11032#comment-995777 Can we use wooden skewers?

]]> By: Chelsey https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-kite/#comment-965792 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:52:50 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11032#comment-965792 In reply to Krystal Stanich.

Hi Krystal- Thanks for checking! Yes, you may use one image with credit to BuggyandBuddy.com. I hope they enjoy it! It is one of my favorite memories- doing this together with my family! 🙂

]]> By: Krystal Stanich https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-kite/#comment-965777 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:57:20 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11032#comment-965777 Hi, I’m a librarian in Indiana. I’d like to do this craft with the teens at my library–may I use the image of just the flying kite (with your site info on it) to promote the craft? Thanks!

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]]> By: Jill https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-kite/#comment-177639 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:57:16 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11032#comment-177639 My kids would love to make a kite. Yours turned out great!
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]]> By: Gina https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-kite/#comment-171859 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:55:08 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11032#comment-171859 This is such a great tutorial! I want to make one asap!! Too cute and it looks like we could really do it!

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