Materials
- Tempera paint in four or more colors
- Shallow bowl for each color of paint
- Thick string
- Scissors
- 9" x 12" white or pastel-colored construction paper
- Brown wood-grain craft foam or brown construction paper
- Yarn in pastel colors
- White glue
- Scraps of craft foam sheets of various colors
Instructions
- Mix paint to a thin consistency and pour into separate bowls or flat cup containers.
- Cut string into 16" lengths. Put one string into each color of paint. Allow about 3" of string to extend beyond the bowl to hold onto.
- Choose one color of string and place it on a sheet of paper in a wiggly fashion. Fold the paper in half over the string.
- Press down lightly on the paper as a child pulls the string out, wiggling it side to side as he pulls. Press the paper together firmly.
- Open the paper and repeat the process with another color of wet string. This will form an interesting duplicate design.
- Cut narrow strips of wood-design craft foam or brown construction paper. (This step can be done ahead of time.)
- Let the painted paper dry. Trace the kite shape (see illustration) on the painted paper and cut out.
- Glue the brown strips on the kite. Cut a strip of yarn and glue it to the back of the kite.
- Cut bow shapes out of craft foam scraps. Cut at least three bows per kite. Glue the bows to the yarn on the back of the kite.
- If desired, glue a loop of yarn for hanging the kite on a hook or door handle.
- This makes a colorful spring bulletin board.
