Spring!

I hope you all had a wonderful break from school and a blessed Easter.

Here is a fun Makerspace activity to do as a family and get outside.  Let's make a kite with a brown paper lunch bag.

How to Make Paper Bag Kites

Supplies

• brown paper lunch bag
• yarn or strong twine/string
• popsicle sticks
• scissors
• streamers
• tape
• scissors
• embellishments: stickers, paint, markers, crayons, construction paper, washi tape

Directions

1. Decorate – To make your paper bag kites, start by having the kids decorate their paper bags. Use a variety of colors and your favorite embellishments. Stickers work really well to add some fun prints and colors! They could also draw designs with markers and crayons or add polka dots and stripes using washable paints. Just make sure the paint is dry before moving on to the next step.
2. Cut – Using a pair of scissors, snip a little hole on the bottom base of the bag. This will be used for the kite string.
3. String – Cut a piece of yarn or string about 18-24 inches long. Tie one end to the middle of a popsicle stick and feed the other end through the hole in the bag. The popsicle stick will keep the kite string from pulling out when it’s flying.
4. Connect – Attach streamers to the open end of the bag using tape.
5. Fly – Go fly your kite!

Here is a short video on how to put it all together.