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I found the printable pages (and some others) but people in my groups found the rest.  Thanks!

You can celebrate "Fly a Kite Month" whenever it is windy outside besides the months that it is usually celebrated (March, April, June).


On June 15, 1752, Benjamin Franklin invented the lightening rod when he flew his kite in a thunderstorm.  Go to: Ben's Guide: Benjamin Franklin -- Inventor to read more about his kite experiment and other inventions.

Cooking & Snacks

Graham Cracker Kite
Frost half of a graham cracker.  Rotate (turn) your graham cracker to look like a diamond.  Place some red string licorice at the tip of diamond.  Decorate your kite using colored sugar, sprinkles, raisins, chocolate chips, etc.

Kite Toast
Directions:
For each color, take 1 tablespoon milk (rice, soy, or cow's) and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sugar and mix it.  This makes quite a few pieces of toast.
If you want to make lots of colors to practice making colors or if if you have more children or students, you will need to make more.

Cut the bread to be a shape of a kite.  Place some of the milk mixture in small jars, glasses, small margarine containers, or other containers. Paint the bread using different colors.  Put the bread in the oven or a toaster oven.  Take it out when it is lightly brown.

Kite Books

Search for Kite Books at Amazon.com


 

Fun With Spot: Spot's Windy Day Online Book Click on Bookshelf.  This book needs to be read to non-readers.

Other Books:
Fishing for Angels: The Magic of Kites by David Evan (Grades 3-8)

Kite Book: Better Kites

Calendar Time
Kite Calendar Pieces  - pdf (I created this.)

Language Arts
Kite Alphabet (ABC) Patterns Lower and upper case letters. New 7/8/04

Arts & Crafts

Kite Craft

Kite patterns - pdf
(I created this)

Cut the kite pattern out of construction paper (or print it onto construction paper).  (Place a small piece of masking tape on the top point of the kite.)  Hole punch a hole on the top point of the kite.  Decorate the kite using: stickers, crayons, markers, pieces of construction paper, cut shapes or other designs, etc.).  You can glue some tissue paper or strips of construction paper on the bottom of the kite.  Tie about 26 inches of yarn to the hole.  Fly your kites outside (or inside if you are homeschooling).

Another option: 
Take one 9"x12" piece of construction paper.  Fold it in half.  Repeat the other way.  Cut from the middle to the top center.  Follow the above instructions.

Printables
Coloring-Pages.com: Boy Flying a Kite (with a dog)
Copycatpress.com: Carp Kite Pattern
Crafters Community: Kite Coloring Page
Coffee Beanie Flies A Kite @ FreeColoringPages.com
DLTK's Kite Craft
Family Works! Coloring Book Page: Kite
First-School Online Story Spot's Windy Day Including a kite coloring page and "K" tracer page.
Fractioned Kites (Printable) @ Teacher Vision
Color the Letters @ KidsRCrafty: A-B Puzzle
Kids' Korner Network: Let's Go Fly a Kite Coloring Page
Les.com: Kids Outlet A coloring page about keeping kites away from power lines.
Moms Network: Alphabet Coloring Page Letter K with a Kite
Preschool Express: Kite Pattern and Activities

Kite Links
20 Kids * 20 Kites *20 Minutes
Anthony's Kite Workshop
Blue Fish Kites
Celebrate Fly A Kite Day in June @ about.com Anniversary of Ben Franklin's Kite Experiment in 1752 (June 15th)
Clems Homemade Newspaper Kites
Go Fly a Kite
Go Fly a Kite! History, science, advice, do-it-yourself (including links)
Gomberg Kite Productions and Kites as an Educational Tool
KidKiteWeb
Kite Flight, Safety First!!!!!!!!!! Safety instructions for kite flying.
Kite Flying Lesson
Kite Making
Kite Plans In The Web Kite plans but a lot are in German.
Kites
Kites History.
Kites @ Perpetual Preschool Songs, Snacks, Art, Science, Games, and Misc.
Kites - MMSD Electronic Library
Kites Preschool Theme ~ Child's Play Family Daycare
Kites - Science Museum of Minnesota
Kites Theme @ Everything Preschool
Kites Themes & Thematic Units
Kites Theme Page
KITEcast.com: Specialized Weather for Kite Flying
kitez:  The laziest way to find kite sites
Learn2 Make a Kite
Preschool Education Arts & Crafts: Kites
Soar Into Spring With Kites! - Education World
Sky's The Limit
Surfing the Net with Kids: Kites
Teacher Vision: Search for Kites
The Virtual Kite Zoo
Vehicles- Kites - Instructor History and science.
Verity's Kite (origami tiling project)

Online Kite Activities
Kite Flight @ FunSchool
Kids Travel Fun: Miles Flying a Kite (Color Online)


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