Learn how to make a Paper Sled kite with these easy-to-follow instructions. Fully illustrated with close-up photographs, every step of the way.
These instructions take you step-by-step through making a small but high-flying Sled kite. All from several pieces of A4 or Letter size copier paper and some sticky tape!
This kite performs well in gentle to moderate wind speeds. That's from 12 to 28 kph or from 8 to 18 mph. Even quite a small child should be able to hang on to the winder once the kite is up.
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Note: What if the paper is too dark to see through? Just poke a hole through a dot with a needle so you can see where to put a dot on the unmarked side!
Note: The lines in the photo are enhanced so you can see them easier.
Note: Along the top 4 lines, overlap the line so most of the tape is inside the sail shape.
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Note: If you have a longer ruler than the standard 30cm (12”), you might be able to skip those 4 dots in the middle!
Note: The 2 rectangles are away from the paper's edge in preparation for the next step...
Cut out the 2 rectangles, which will be totally covered in tape on one side. A little bit of curl is OK.
As mentioned earlier, there's more kite-making on this site than you can poke a stick at :-) Want to know the most convenient way of using it all?
The Big MBK E-book Bundle is a collection of downloads - printable PDF files which provide step-by-step instructions for many kites large and small. Every kite in every MBK series.
It's a printable PDF file. Make a diamond, delta or sled step-by-step. They fly hundreds of feet up for hours on end. Woohoo!
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