Created by Japanese master kite artist, Nobuhiko Yoshizumi, these inventive kites are made to provide a choice between two traditional Japanese kite forms and are made of washi (Japanese paper), with bamboo spars. You provide your creative talent to decorate, scissors and white glue.
This kit gives you one finished kite. You choose to either make the rokkaku or sode design. Slightly more complex than the other Japanese kite kits and with a large surface area, (24” x 23 ½”) these kits are perfect for upper level students and artists.
Yoshizumi Two-in-One Kite Kit makes one kite, you choose to make a Suruga/Buka or Rokkaku/Sode style kite.
Recommended Age: 5th grade and up
Decorations: The simplest method would be to use marker pens, watercolor, ink or collage, (be mindful of the moisture of the glue and build up of the paper layers, let the sail completely dry before applying spars). Try substituting the bond paper for more interesting light weight paper with color or patterns would work. Note: do not increase the weight of the paper, matching the weight of the bond paper supplied is critical in the flight of this kite.
Ideal wind conditions for this kite: Light ( a flag on a pole is gently moving, not fluttering) to Medium (a flag on a pole is steadily moving, fluttering in the wind).
