![]() With such perfect conditions, the elation of staying aloft The wind playfully danced with all.īut there was no holding back. A few lines would cross in mid-air bringing several crashing down together. Kites, of all shapes and sizes, were in assorted stages of lift off or suddenly nose-diving to the ground. ![]() For some it was a struggle to get air-borne. Ī family affair - mothers and fathers, grand-parents and toddlers - all got in the act. Local kite experts, from Hobby and Toy Central, were on hand to answer questions about the do's and don'ts of successful kite flying. Residents were invited to join in the fun and build a small kite for free, courtesy of the City. Last weekend, on June 1, The City of Burlington's annual Kite Festival took place at Brant Hills Community Park, a large open area sports park just below the Niagara Escarpment off Dundas Street.Ĭonditions were perfect: sunny, warm, and just the right amount of continuous breeze for amateurs and professionals to make a day of it. Inspired by Pink Stripey Socks' "Make a Simple Paper Kite.Conditions were perfect for last weekend's annual Burlington Kite Festival. Then go outside on a windy day, and fly your kite together! Tape the other end to the popsicle stick and wrap the string around it. Tie one end of the flying string through the hole. Cut a long piece of string that you will use as the flying string.You can strengthen the hole, so it doesn't tear easily with some tape. This is where you will attach the kite's flying string. Create a hole using a sharp pencil or hole punch on the paper right above the 3 ½ inch mark.Take the corner of paper nearest to the 2 ½ inch mark and curve down to the mark (don't crease the paper).Repeat on the other side of the folded edge. Use a ruler to make two marks along the folded edge: one at 2 ½ inches from the edge and one at 3 ½ inches. Fold the paper with the decorated side facing inside.For example, you may use symmetry found in nature, like butterfly wings, as inspiration for your kite's design. Then, explore mirror symmetry by drawing matching designs on the other half of the paper. Use crayons, colored pencils, or markers to decorate one half of the paper.Fold the paper in half on the long side of the rectangle or "hamburger style." Open the paper again, and talk with your child about the new shapes they see there! Do they see the two smaller rectangles? Each half is an identical shape, which is called mirror symmetry.It has four corners and four sides that meet at right angles, making it a rectangle. Paper is a two-dimensional or "flat" shape. Ask your child what they notice about the sheet of paper's shape.Right angle: An angle of 90° as in the corner of a square.The matching parts are on either side of a mirror line, where one side reflects the other like a mirror. Symmetry: A shape has symmetry when one or more parts match.Shapes can be flat (two-dimensional) or solid (three-dimensional). Shapes: Geometric figures like triangles, circles or squares.Geometry: The type of math that deals with shapes and their properties.Discover how shapes can be made up of other smaller shapes.Explore symmetry by making a kite with two matching halves. ![]()
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