How to Make a Box Kite

Keeping the kids occupied on the weekends and especially over the school holiday periods can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. So why not keep them occupied by making something together and then spending some quality time outside having some fun.

Over on the Readers Digest site I found this great article on how to make a simple box kite.


These kites are constructed with 6mm timber dowels, called spares, with short lengths of plastic tube for flexible joints. The sails are made of Tyvek, a light, moisture-resistant, tough and inexpensive material. It’s easily decorated with paint or felt-tipped pens and doesn’t tear easily.

Click here to read the complete article and also to download a PDF with the instructions.

This article originally appeared in the Dec '08/Jan '09 issue of Handyman magazine.

Building and Pest Inspections - Childs Property Inspections

Having a property inspected before purchasing is a must. You need to make sure that the building is in a sound condition and to identify any building defects. Especially that it has no termites eating away at your potential new investment.

Childs Property Inspections have been in business for well over 10 years and are staffed by well trained and qualified professionals. They have completed over 30,000 property inspections are highly respected in this industry.

Not only is it important to have a property inspected before purchase it is advised to have regular inspections for that extra peace of mind as a home owner.

Childs Property Inspections offer a number of services including Pre-Purchase Building Reports and Pre-Purchase Pest Reports. There prices are quite reasonable and they also offer a combined Building/Pest Report to save you money.

Click here to see samples of their inspection reports.

Childs Property Inspections service all areas of Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle, South Coast, Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and Central West NSW.

ShopWiki - Find and Compare Products

When it is time to find the latest product on your list of things to buy, it can be tedious using doing a web search and sorting through all the links and deciding which ones are the most relevant.

So why not try the ShopWiki site to make your shopping life a little bit easier.

ShopWiki actively crawls through more than 200,000 online stores finding the products you are looking for at the best prices available. The site also has the ability for you to be quite specific in your searches. Just add all the details, e.g. product name, color, price range etc. and let ShopWiki do the hard work for you.

Here are links to a few searches I have tried. Power Tools, Building Products, and Hand Tools.