This is the large bird kite,
based on the smaller kite
Mr Mitchell brought along.
This is the traditional English kite made
with a long tail to help stability in a
strong wind.
This is a creative kite made
of black polythene sheet on
a bamboo frame. We added
a face to the kite to give it
character.
This is the frame for a large
manu taratahi, a type of
Maori kite. We will be
adding a wall of fluteboard
panels on Thursday.
This is a "spider-web"
framed kite which gives
us an octagonal shape. It
will be decorated on
Thursday.
This is a smaller manu
taratahi which has panels
made of old venetian
blinds attached instead
of traditional materials
of raupo leaves.
Here we are attaching the
venetian blind panels to our
manu taratahi.
This kite has an
unconventional frame
which adds strength
when flying.
We will finish decorating
this kite on Thursday.
We will also be adding string to our kites on Thursday and seeing how well they fly.
