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Ages 8–10 · Est. 35–50 minutes · 2–6 players

Kite Festival Forecast

Launch, inspection and landing notes were mixed before the festival rehearsal. Work together to reconstruct the kite demonstration.

6 clues, gradual hints and a complete paper finish. Choose a reader, a recorder and a checker, then work through the mission together.

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Kite Festival Forecast: Arrange the four event cards using every witness note. "Immediately before" means there is no event between them. Report the requested position after the whole order has been checked.

Your mission

Work together to reconstruct the kite demonstration.

Welcome to the kite festival field. Launch, inspection and landing notes were mixed before the festival rehearsal. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to reconstruct the kite demonstration. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.

How your team will think

Combine before/after reports and work-and-travel windows.

Keep event names, times and badge labels together. Test the printed before, after and availability rules before accepting a schedule.

Set up in one room

  1. Print the six player sheets and two record sheets for each team. Keep answers and hints with the host.
  2. Lay out Event cards, Kite list, the remaining clue sheets and the final plan. All task records are printed inside the sheets; no extra prop is needed.
  3. After each clue, pass roles one seat clockwise. With two players, combine Reader with Recorder and Checker with Builder. With five or six, add a second checker and a source finder; everyone explains one decision.

Bring to the table

  • One complete player set and record set per team
  • One pencil per child
  • One adult host with the answer and hint pages

Print and sorting checklist · Plan the player roles

Ages and durations are design estimates. Choose the pace and reading support that suit your group.

Look before you print

See all 6 player clues

These are the actual figures and instructions from the player pack. Read the final page’s rule along with the earlier clues.

Clue 1 of 6

Order

Arrange the four event cards using every witness note. "Immediately before" means there is no event between them. Report the requested position after the whole order has been checked.

Kite Festival Forecast: Arrange the four event cards using every witness note. "Immediately before" means there is no event between them. Report the requested position after the whole order has been checked.
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Event cards A: Raise kite B: Check string C: Unroll kite D: Mark field Witness notes C is immediately before A. B is before C. D is immediately before B. Report the event ID in position 2.

Clue 2 of 6

Record

Use the kite list and wind windows to follow the completed record. Match printed keys, then report the requested field. A planned or cancelled entry cannot prove a move.

Kite Festival Forecast: Use the kite list and wind windows to follow the completed record. Match printed keys, then report the requested field. A planned or cancelled entry cannot prove a move.
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Kite list item: Hill | tag: PINE | status: checked item: Meadow | tag: WAVE | status: cancelled item: Pavilion | tag: STAR | status: draft Wind windows tag: STAR | bay: NORTH tag: PINE | bay: EAST tag: WAVE | bay: WEST Field note bay: WEST | seal: RING bay: NORTH | seal: KITE bay: EAST | seal: LEAF Cross-check Match A.tag to B.tag. Match B.bay to C.bay. A.status is checked. Report C.seal.

Clue 3 of 6

Ribbon

Ribbon desk: Compare the two records at matching numbered positions. Count different pairs once each; ignore box outlines.

Kite Festival Forecast: Ribbon desk: Compare the two records at matching numbered positions. Count different pairs once each; ignore box outlines.
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Strip A: diamond, heart, cross, hexagon, triangle, square, circle, star. Strip B: diamond, heart, cross, hexagon, circle, square, circle, heart. Compare the same numbered position.

Clue 4 of 6

Wind

Wind desk: Find the exact word WIND, reading RIGHT only. Reject near matches and reversed words. Copy the digit immediately after it.

Kite Festival Forecast: Wind desk: Find the exact word WIND, reading RIGHT only. Reject near matches and reversed words. Copy the digit immediately after it.
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Find WIND; only read to the RIGHT. W I N X 8 A B C D N I W 2 A B C W I N D 4 D E F C A M P 9 S U N Answer = digit in the next square after the word.

Clue 5 of 6

Route

Route desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.

Kite Festival Forecast: Route desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.
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Columns: A, B, C, D. Rows: 1, 2, 3. 1 W R U D 2 T I Z C 3 Y B N H WIND = 7 MAIL = 0 LAMP = 3 READ COORDINATES IN ORDER: A1 > B2 > C3 > D1

Clue 6 of 6

Final

Each recorded result recovers one order note. Use all five notes to put the six named events in order. A>B means A happens before B. Write all six event IDs from first to last; check that every note is satisfied.

Kite Festival Forecast: Each recorded result recovers one order note. Use all five notes to put the six named events in order. A>B means A happens before B. Write all six event IDs from first to last; check that every note is satisfied.
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Run sheet A: Unroll kite B: Mark field C: Land kite D: Check string E: Store string F: Raise kite Recovered order notes Order: B=B>D; A=D>B Record: RING=A>D; LEAF=D>A Ribbon: 2=A>F; 0=F>A Wind: 8=C>F; 4=F>C Route: 7=C>E; 0=E>C Order rule A>B means A happens before B. Use all five notes. Report all six event IDs in order, with hyphens.

Start after: Order, Record, Ribbon, Wind, Route

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