We continue this week with crafts that begin with K. For the past year we have slowly been crafting our way though the alphabet. Last time we made crafts that start with K in Australia. We made kangaroos, koalas, and kookaburras. Maybe we learned a new song, “Kookaburra in the Gum Tree”, that had us learning K says “Kuh.”
As we keep on ‘k’rafting, or should I say, crafting our way thought the alphabet, we continue with an entire day about kites. With spring hopefully here for most of us, we can go fly a kite! Today we are making some beautiful kites of our own.
Our first kite craft project will help your little artists refine their small motor skills by ripping up tissue paper. You can use one color of tissue paper or many. It’s a great way to teach what happens when you lay the different colors on top of each other.
Kite craft project
Supplies:
- Copy of kite
- Green tissue paper
- Glue stick
Directions:
- Have the children rip up the tissue paper into small pieces.
- Place glue onto kite.
- Add the pieces of tissue paper onto the glue.
In our next kite we are going to use a kite shape to make a painting, using a reverse painting technique. When you have completed the painting, you can choose to glue on a string.
Kite Painting craft project
Supplies:
Directions:
- Cut kite shape out of card stock.
- Have the children hold the poster board kite down on 12″x 18″ paper.
- Sponge paint around the kite.
- Lift off the kite cutout.
This next project has a double K, and pays tribute to the birth place of kites, China. It’s a koi kite. You can teach your little artists that this fish is a koi, which also starts with K. They will have fun coloring and cutting out while making this project.
Koi Kite
Supplies:
- Copy of kite
- Card stock
- Crayons or Markers
- Safety scissors
Directions:
- Print kite on card stock.
- Color.
- Cut out.
We hope you had fun learning about the letter K. Whether you make one kite or a whole brood of kites, I know you will be telling your little one, “You’re so creative!”