Make your own Afghan Kite!

Learn how to make an authentic Afghan kite with master kite-maker Sanjar Qiam and fly it on a hill, a park or the town centre near you.

Ingredients include just a few wooden skewers, some tissue paper and string, and a big dollop of creativity and connection (metaphorical as well as real glue!).

Our kite flying pack is available to download FOR FREE below in Arabic, Dari, English, Pashto, Ukrainian and French. The links below will allow you to access the digital download for you to read online or print at home.

This pack also brings Afghan history and culture to to life through the story of Zaki, a 12-year-old boy in Kabul who, in keeping with 800-year-old traditions, loves to fly kites each autumn. His brother Bahram was forced to flee by the Taliban, so Zaki is learning how to make kites alone with his younger sister, Marwa…

ENGLISH / ARABIC / DARI / FRENCH / PASHTO / UKRAINIAN

plus EXTRA TIPS

You can use this pack alongside a video tutorial from our master Afghan kite-flyer, Sanjar Qiam and some handy extra kite-making tips and troubleshooting ideas.

WE’LL SEE YOU IN THE SKIES!

KITE-MAKING MATERIALS

All kite-making materials are easily available from local shops/online - or you can even use an old plastic bag for the kite sail! Below are links to the materials you’ll need to make your own kite:

To make ONE KITE you need:

• Between 4-6 sheets of tissue paper for 1 kite (you only need 4 pieces to make a kite but have a bit of extra in case it rips!). OR you can use an old plastic bag.

• 5-7 bamboo skewers - (you only need 5 pieces to make a kite but we’ve added 2 extra for any breakages). These must be round skewers not flat ones. You can find these in any large supermarket.

• 1 string roll per kite.

• 1 polyester thread (each roll should be enough for approx 25-30 kites)

• Tape - either brown packaging tape or duck tape (each roll of tape is enough for approx 8-10 kites)

• Glue stick (Pritt stick or equivalent) - a small glue stick is enough for approx 4-5 kites

• Plus you will need a pencil, scissors and 30cm ruler.

If you have financial or access restrictions that mean you are not able to source your own kite materials, please email us on hello@goodchance.org.uk and we’ll try to help - we want Fly With Me to be open and accessible to all.