Get your Kids Involved!

Skydiving is a wonderful hobby and if you’re an avid skydiver, you may want to get your kids interested in your hobby as well but may feel a little queasy at the thought of letting them jump out of a plane. Getting children involved in skydiving is easy, but it’s something that must be done slowly as it can be very scary and intimidating and you don’t want to turn your children off right away. A great way to introduce the subject is to make a toy parachute - it’s super easy and will show your kids how much fun skydiving is!

1.) Get a white handkerchief and have you and your child decorate the outside of it with markers, stickers, and anything else that comes to your imagination.

2.) Gather fishing line or string and cut 4 - 14″ pieces of it. Tie one piece of string to each corner of the handkerchief, being sure to tie them very tightly.

3.) Tie all ends of the string not attached to the handkerchief to a cork. Again, tie them tightly or your parachute may fall apart mid-air.

4.) Stand on a chair and drop your parachute with the cork pointing towards the ground. Watch your child “oohh” and “aahh” as it glides gracefully to the ground.