Origami Kite That Flies
The kite that i ll teach you make is a traditional turkish kite called şeytan uçurtması it means satan s kite but don t be scared by the translation.
Origami kite that flies. Now you ve got a triangle. This origami kite is simple to make and it actually flies. It really does fly and is easy enough for preschoolers to fold.
Make a valley fold i e take your paper from one corner to the other and fold it together. All designs are made simply by folding squares or rectangles of paper and even dollar bills without cutting gluing taping or weighting. You will get the basic kite shape.
With some tail and a thread flying line added the result looked like a tiny diamond kite but proved far too heavy to be practical. Place a stick across the top of the kite and tape it down corner to corner. You can use a skewer with the pointed ends cut off a straw or a skinny twig.
What you need to make these easy origami kites. It s a great craft to make with. With your paper facing with the opening out to the right take the point of the triangle and fold it back to the crease or line.
Now let s create a real flying origami kite. By overlapping the folded in portions by just a few millimeters and holding them there with tape tut tut a somewhat rigid structure resulted. Place a long strip of tape and tape down the middle of the kite.
Turn the kite over and punch a hole in the middle back flap. A diy origami paper kite that s easy fast and fun to make. The beauty of this kite is it s simplicity and function.
Origami kite it flies. This connects the two front flaps. 1 sheet of origami paper or 6 x 6 piece of wrapping paper patterned scrapbook paper or even plain paper your child has colored.
This deilghtful book shows how to make thirty two origami folded paper models that really fly. It is based on the turkish devil s kite and requires very few folds.
