Making art with your child is always a wonderful way to bond, and this project is no exception. After you've completed your kite, hang it in a sunny window and watch the colors light up your room.

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What you'll need:

How to make it:

1. Cut a large piece of waxed paper in the shape of a diamond.
2. Affix masking tape in the shape of a cross or in the shape of the letter T (down the kite's centerlines both length-wise, and width-wise) on both the kite's front and back for bracing (the masking tape helps prevent the waxed paper from curling).
3. Invite your child to cut out different shapes from a variety of colorful tissue paper.
4. Assist him in painting the front side of this kite with liquid laundry starch (if starch is not available, mixing white school glue and water will work).
5. Arrange the tissue-paper pieces—mosaic style—on the diamond-shaped wax paper.
6. Cover the entire surface with the laundry starch or glue and water.
7. After the kite has dried, attach a length of ribbon (you can use tape, string, or thread) down the bottom front for a tail.
8. Cut out strips of fabric and tie them to the ribbon.
9. Punch two holes, one at the top and one at the bottom of your kite (or one on either side).
10. Thread a length of string through the holes as an anchor and tie a long length of string to the center-point of your anchor as a "pull."