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.