Have you ever made your own kite? All you need are some simple items and your own endless imagination! We have teamed up with Creative Ireland to help you create your very own unique kite that you can fly along with lots of other children on this year’s Cruinniú na nÓg on Saturday 13th June.
On that day, you can fly your colourful kites (up to the highest height!) in gardens and parks while keeping socially distanced from each other. You will also have the chance to celebrate this year’s national day of creativity in your local area by sharing your colourful images and videos on social media. Using the hashtags #GetIrelandMaking and/or #CreativeIreland, you'll have a chance of featuring on DCCI’s and Creative Ireland’s accounts too!
DCCI has been running online live workshops and video tutorials to show you how to make your own wonderful kites in the weeks leading up to 13th June. Our brilliant artists and craftspeople show you what you need and how to make a kite at home!
WATCH KITE-MAKING VIDEOS BELOW OR ON OUR YOUTUBE PLAYLIST:
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Meet me in the Clouds! Kite-making short tutorial with Rebecca Marsden |
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Meet me in the Clouds! (full kite-making workshop) with Rebecca Marsden |
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Recycled Diamond Kite - Mermaid of the Sky short tutorial with Heather Gray |
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Recycled Diamond Kite - Mermaid of the Sky (full workshop) with Heather Gray |
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Fly like a Bird (full kite-making workshop) with Gabi McGrath |
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Let's go Fly a Kite: The Musical Kite short tutorial with Ed Devane |
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Cruinniú na nÓg is a national day of creativity for children and young people which celebrates and encourages participation in culture and creativity through performance, workshops, readings, screenings and special events. It’s a day for doing, making and creating. Exactly what DCCI’s Get Ireland Making initiative is all about!
Check out our full schedule of more brilliant creative workshops and videos for all ages as part of Get Ireland Making.
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Design & Crafts Council Ireland on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
Creative Ireland on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
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