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Kites for Free Download |
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To support kite making in the classroom, Drachen offers these simple paper kites for free download. You must have access to an 11x17-inch printer to download the kites (try a copy center). Be sure to choose 11x17-inch paper, and click "Choose Paper Source by PDF size" under "Paper Scaling" before you print to ensure the correct scale and orientation. No access? Draw-your-own instructions are available for some kites.
Note: Teachers, are you too busy to download or draw? Puzzled by cutting bamboo or finding winders? Each of these kites can be purchased in a very inexpensive kit ($1 per kite in 10-pack kits), complete with bamboo spars, kite lines, and winders. Link beneath the description of each kite. |
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Trpanier Trapezoid: this kite, designed by Canadian kite maker Robert Trpanier, is an example of the most basic type of kite, the flat kite. Several features make it a good choice for the K-12 classroom or for children's workshops. It has a large trapezoidal sail, with plenty of room for decoration. It flies well in a light breeze.Most important, the flying line attaches directly to the spars in the center of the vent (one-point bridle), which eliminates the need to adjust a bridle.
Kono Box: this kite, designed by Seattle-based kite maker Greg Kono, is a third basic type of kite, the box kite. Lawrence Hargrave built the first box kite in 1893. The design was immediately adopted for meteorological investigation and contributed to the worldwide quest for stable flight. In Kono's classroom version of the kite, rubber tubing connects the spars. The kite flies well in a moderate breeze and uses a one-point bridle. |
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