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=**Set of Instructions **=

__**How to Make a Diamond Kite**__
A diamond-shaped kite is easy to make and will fly in even the lowest wind speeds. These instructions will show you how to make a simple diamond shaped kite from paper. There are more complex designs available, but this easy to build one will still bring hours of kite-flying fun to its creator!


 * Things You'll Need**

Lightweight bulletin paper Lightweight wood dowels (balsa wood is very weak) String (again, the thinner/lighter the better) Scissors Tape Keel


 * Steps**

1. Using red, thin bulletin board paper...aTake a big piece of lightweight bulletin board paper (or [|newspaper] ) and draw a perfect square on it.

2. Cut out the square using scissors or an art knife.

3. Rotate the paper so it looks like a "diamond" and fold from one corner to the other.

4. Open the paper and place your wooden dowel vertically on the fold line.

5. Place another dowel horizontally across the first dowel above the center of the paper.

6. Secure these together with some tape.

7. Place dowels along the edges and tape them securely to the paper (or tie strings to the two main dowels and connecting all corners along the edges and glue and tape string into folded edges).

8. Cut off all the excess paper.

9.When that is done, reinforce the kite by adding more tape to the edges and center of the kite.

10. Make two holes in the tape holding the vertical dowel in the middle, a few inches above the center point to prepare to tie a string to the dowel.

11. Repeat step 10 but making the two holes below the center line.

12 Feed a string through both sets of holes and tie them to the dowel on each end leaving a little slack, so that it makes the keel of the kite.

13. Use a strip of cloth attached to the bottom of the kite to make a tail for the kite. This helps the kite to fly with added stability. (bow the vertical cross stick back a little with a "bow string")

14. Tie a long string to the keel string that you will hold to control and fly your kite (you may have it rolled up on a piece a wooden broom handle), and it is ready to fly.

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