After teaching kite pattern design, Guo Hongli, the renowned kite-maker from Weifang, shows how to build a kite framework by making a small cross of two pieces of light wood. [Photo by Zhao ...
When the Chinese built the first kites 2,800 years ago, they turned to materials close at hand — silk and bamboo. They weren’t alone. Each culture that has tried sailing fabric in the air has used ...
It's Craft Time with Air and Space! Go fly a kite: Join museum educator Ann Caspari as she demonstrates how to make a simple kite that really flies. Like this craft? Check out the “At the Air Show” ...