On a windy spring day, a line of kite flyers can be seen at the park flying kaleidoscopic designs across the blue sky. Your preschooler can capture this tranquil scene in a sponge kite painting. Cut a sponge into a diamond shape. Pour different colors of tempera paint into a paint tray. Dip the sponge into the paint and press it on the paper. Repeat to create different colored kites. Use crayons or markers to add a scene and decorate the kites.
Trish Kuffner, author of "The Preschoolers Busy Book," uses colored eggshells to create mosaic patterns. To make a kite mosaic, start with a construction paper diamond pattern. Draw a design of shapes onto the kite. Fill each shape with glue. Add colored crushed eggshells to each section of the kite. Decorate the rest of the kite with crayons or markers. Attach a yarn tail. Glue construction paper bows onto the tail.
According to Preschool Rainbow, this activity is a great way to practice pre-writing activities and patterning. Use farfalle or butterfly pasta to help you make this kite. Cut a diamond template out of cardboard. Trace the pattern onto a piece of white construction paper. Decorate the kite. Draw a line in black felt pen for the kite's tail. Glue the pasta pieces onto the line for the kite's bows. If you are using colored pasta, encourage your preschooler to create a color pattern on the tail.
Use the painting technique of paint blowing to create this colorful kite.Cut out a diamond kite pattern. Put different paint colors in a paint tray. Add a couple drops of water to each color to water the paint down. With an eyedropper, drop dollops of different colored paint onto the kite. Use a straw to blow the paint in different directions, spreading the colors around the kite. Let the kite dry. Glue the diamond kite onto a blue piece of construction paper. Draw a tail with a black marker. Cut out bows from construction paper and add them to the tail.
With some imagination and household materials, kids can transform a paper grocery bag into a flying kite. Decorate the paper bag using markers or paint. Punch a hole in each corner at the top of the bag's opening. Be sure the holes are at least 2 inches from the edge. Cut two pieces of string about 3 feet long each. Tie one end of the string in the first hole and the other end of the string in the second hole, creating a loop. Repeat with the second piece of string. Cut one more 3-foot long piece of string. Tie it through the two loops, connecting them together to create a handle. Glue crepe paper streamers to the back of the kite. Go outside and run with the kite; it will fill with air and take flight.