Hanger Kite Decoration

Here is what you need:

wire coat hanger
black and white construction paper
bright-colored pom-pom
three bow-shaped pieces of macaroni
white glue
old pair of brightly colored tights
red nail polish
12-inch pipe cleaner or sparkle stem
scissors
plastic lid for drying

Here is what you do:

1. Bend the wire hanger into the diamond shape of a kite. Cut one leg off the tights, and use it to cover the hanger, starting at the bottom of the hanger. Knot the open end of the tights behind the hook of the hanger, making sure that the tights are pulled tight. Trim the excess material off the knot.

2. Cut crossbars for the kite from the black paper and glue them to the kite. Cut eyes from the black and white paper and glue them to the kite. Glue the pom-pom below the eyes for a nose.

3. Paint the three macaroni pieces with nail polish. Let them dry on the plastic lid.

4. To make a tail for the kite, wrap the pipe cleaner around the center of a bow macaroni. Add tow more bows about an inch apart. Poke a tiny hole through the fabric at the bottom of the kite. Push one end of the tail through the hole and twist it around the bottom of the hanger and then around itself to hold it in place.

Use the hook at the top of the hanger to hang your kite up for all to admire. Don't let it blow away!

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