everything curriculum | July 2021


My Kindness Kite


It’s important when we experience different emotions that we find useful coping mechanisms to help us feel better. In an ideal world we all sometimes wish our worries would just fly away and whilst it isn’t always that easy, we can find ways through them by being kind to our inner self, accepting how we feel, understanding how to move on from it and what we can do to help ourselves. Being outdoors is a perfect therapy for boosting our mood, whilst embracing all that it has to offer as we take in new smells, sunshine or even rain on our faces, and what better activity to do outdoors but to fly a kite!


What you’ll need Sticks from your garden or local park - making sure they’re long enough for the length and width of your kite 139387 Crepe Paper Pastel Assortment


741916 YPO Premium Extra Sticky Glue Sticks, Pack of 10


301027 Self–Adhesive Acrylic Jewels 34253X Dazzle Dots Assorted Pack 341223 Weft Yarn, Pack of 10


754740 Sharpie Twin Tip Permanent Markers


736899 Sellotape, Pack of 6 Rolls 749125 YPO PVA Glue, 1 Litre


756806 Glue Spreaders White, Pack of 75


537020 Jumbo Craft Sticks Natural Wood, Pack of 100


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Dig out an old birthday party tablecloth or if you haven’t got one a black plastic bag or sheets of crepe paper will be fine, as you can decorate it with stickers, sequins, or anything lightweight to create your own design!


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You will need some wooden dowels/garden canes or some thin sticks which you can cut to length to make a diamond shape for the main structure of your kite that your main material will attach to. Place the longest one in the middle and attach the smaller dowels/sticks around the edges to make a diamond shape. Secure together using strong sticky tape onto your plastic sheet/crepe paper.


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Take some string/wool and make a bridle by tying a piece of string top to bottom then side to side making sure it isn’t too tight and that you have a good length of string when your kite is in the air.


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Get some different lengths of ribbon or cut strips from different coloured crepe paper which will be the tail for your kite. Attach them using sticky tape on the back of your kite approximately 8cm from the bottom point (depending on the overall size of your kite), so they fly freely in the wind.


Cut some paper strips the same length as your tassels or cut out some circles or bow shapes and write on them some positive affirmations that make you feel better about yourself and attach them using sticky tape. If using paper tassels add them to your ribbon as above in step 4 or your bow/circles can go on the string.


Use a lolly stick to wrap round a good length of string or your ball of wool so your kite can be released in the sky and obtain a good height!


Decorate the front of your kite with lightweight brightly coloured bits and bobs. You might have different shapes of tissue paper, sequins, or your kite might have eyes or be your favourite animal.


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Your kindness kite is ready! Wait for a breezy day and enjoy letting your feelings go free, take some deep breaths and feel your surroundings as you watch your kite dance around in the sky!


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