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Place your paper on a hard surface in a vertical position meaning it should be lying the long way in front of you. Starting at the very top of the paper, fold over a section that should be approximately one inch short. This fold should be made from left to right straight across the top of the paper. Now your paper should simply look like a piece of paper that has one fold at the top. If it does, repeat the folding over process until you have eight folds in all. When eight folds are completed you should be about halfway down the length of the paper. |
Flip the paper over so that the folds are on the table. Now fold the paper in half. This fold should pass through the folds of eight. It might be a little difficult getting through the thickness of the eight folds. Just press and squeeze as firmly as you can and keep your creases straight.
By folding the paper in half, you have made two wings. Now you must make the body of the plane. To do this, fold one wing over about an inch or so from the center fold you made in step two. Repeat this step for the opposite wing. Now your kite should have a v-shaped fold in the center and all folds should be facing downward - in the same direction as the v-shape. The v-shape is the body.
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Kite paper airplanes are fun and easy to make. They're so simple in fact three-year-olds could make them. The only materials required for kite paper airplanes are sheets of paper and attentive fingers. For added craft like touches, however, you can draw on or color plain white paper before making the kites. Both sides of the paper may be decorated. If you want your decorations to look a certain way on your kite wings, however, it might be better to wait till after folding to add decorations. Another thing you can do is use construction paper or some other type of paper that's already colorful or otherwise decorative.