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The finishing touches
‘Creating Your Kite Sail - The next step in how to make a kite is to create a sail to catch the wind and make your kite fly. Start by laying your plastic out completely flat. Then place the kite frame you just created onto your plastic. Using a straight edge guideline like a yardstick and a marker, trace the diamond shape…
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Tips on How to Fly a Kite
Elsa has to call Tiffi to share with her all that she found on Google. They definitely need to fly some kites! “Hi Tiffi, you guys have to learn how to fly kites!” exclaims Elsa. “I just found a bunch of information that I can share with you and I just found some instructions on how to make them. It doesn’t look that…
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Time to build the kites
Before you know it Friday is here! The girls arrive at Tiffi’s house bright and early the next morning. They are all so excited and can’t wait to begin. Tiffi has already set up the supplies that they will need and she shows them the directions. “Hey girls, I was looking into other summer ideas that we might want to do,”…
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Tiffi shares some memories
“I’m back, let’s continue now,” says Rachel. “I remember when Kimmy met up with a genie in the surf shop. She told Kimmy that she could grant her a wish but the wish had to bless someone other than herself. She wished that the Friends’ studio would give her special powers and allow her to help the players in the Friend’s…
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Today is a perfect day to fly a kite!
A week goes by and Tiffi checks in with the guys to find out if they made their kites yet. Make their kites? Seriously Tiffi? It was much easier for them all to meet at the store and purchase everything that they needed. A few days later Tiffi checks the weather and tomorrow looks like it might be a perfect day to fly the…
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Let’s go fly a kite … Up to the highest height!
The rest of them show up and it doesn’t take them long to get their kites up in the air. “Hey Rancid, are you having fun?” asks Elsa. Rancid is bouncing here and there as he watches his kite go higher. He is really enjoying this. Suddenly Rachel and Rancid get their kites tangled so they have to bring them down. They get…
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Tiffi learns all about lightning bugs
Tiffi is really enjoying the summer. She is so happy that she got to spend some time with Jenny. She really surprised everyone when she showed up at the pool party with Yeti. She can’t believe how much fun Yeti had and he just loved those cannonball drives into the pool. Now here it is a couple of weeks later and Jenny has…
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What are lightning bugs?
Now Tiffi’s curiosity gets to her and she has to learn more about these cute little bugs. ‘Fireflies and lightning bugs are the same insect and are actually beetles. These insects love moisture and spring to life when rainfall is plentiful. They feed mostly on snail, slugs and insect larvae. Fireflies are fun to watch…
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How fireflies glow and what signals they’re sending
Wow! This is interesting stuff! Tiffi continues with her search. ‘Fireflies produce light in special organs in their abdomens by combining a chemical called luciferin, enzymes called luciferases, oxygen and the fuel for cellular work, ATP. Entomologists think they control their flashing by regulating how much oxygen goes…
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Oh so it’s a chemical reaction
Tiffi is so surprised to learn so much about this little bug as she continues to read this article. ‘Stinky chemical defenses - Many fireflies protect themselves from predators with chemicals called lucibufagins. These are molecules the insects synthesize from other chemicals they eat in their diet. Lucibufagins are…
