How to Throw a Dr. Seuss Birthday Party - Crafts

Building on the Dr. Seuss quote:  "Did you ever fly a kit in bed?"  from One Fish, Two Fish have your guests build a kite at your party.  An easy one can be made from a simple sheet of paper.  This kite is all your guests need to catch the March winds or fly a kite in bed!

To make the kite you will need to print this template on a red sheet of 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper - one for each guest.  To finish the project you will also need to have on hand scissors, clear tape, single-hole punch, twine (Martha Stewart has a red and white twine that would be perfect for this project), stapler with a supply of staples and 5-foot-length of curling ribbon for each guest to use as the kite tail.

Step One:

Cut out the kite from the template and make the creases as shown.  Reinforce the side points with tape as shown, then punch a hole in each point.

Step Two:

Make the kite harness, tie ends of a two-foot length of twine to the holes.

Step Three:

For the kite string, tie one end of a length of twine to the harness.  Make the loop loose so that the string slides easily along the harness.  Make the string about 8 feet long for running.  For a high flying kite, use a longer string.

Step Four:

Staple the ribbon tail to the bottom of each kite.

If the weather and time permits, let the kids go outside to try the kites.  If not, send them home with their finished kite as a souvenir of the party.