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String Exploration Kit Available starting July 15 (while supplies last)! Make a Mini Zipline, a Balloon Race, and a Paper Spinner! Request to have a kit delivered with materials and instructions for several family-friendly crafts that experiment with string. To receive a kit, please email YouthServices@corvallisoregon.gov If you already have the materials at home, you can find instructions for each craft below. Paper Bag Kite Materials: A large paper bag with handles (use the bag this kit came in!) Crayons, markers, stickers, etc for decorating Yarn or sturdy string A strong stick big enough for string and hands Directions: Decorate the paper bag any way you choose. Cut a 6 inch piece of yarn or string, and knot one end around one handle of the bag, and the other end around the other handle. Do not pull tightly together. This “joins” the two handles. For the kite string, cut a very long length of yarn and secure it to the middle of the 6 inch piece of yarn. This is your “flying” string. Tie the long kite string to the middle of the stick. Then roll the stick over and over, winding up all the yarn. Take the kite outside and catch the wind! Inspired by: https://happyhooligans.ca/homemade-paper-bag-kite-winder-handle/ Paper Spinner (Whirligig) Materials: Cardstock circle with two holes in the middle Markers, crayons, or colored pencils String Directions: Color both sides of the paper circle. You can use any design and colors you would like: spiral, stars, lines, emojis! Here are a couple possibilities: Thread the string into the holes. Tie the ends of the string together, and center the disk in the middle of the string. Hold the string [Read more]