# buildwith · Skills hub: sources

Skills research of 4 Oct 2026 (IST), after the source-rule audit (official sources first; community-accepted sources only with evidence). Every resource URL is logged in the sources.md of the guide or experience page that shows it. Difficulty and prep time are Curiosta editorial estimates.

| Fact used | Source |
|---|---|
| Guide: Festival build safety and Leave No Trace: skills, difficulty (our estimate) and the experiences it applies to | skills/festival-build-safety-lnt/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Guide: Building human-powered and gravity-powered craft (karts, flying machines, beds, can boats, kinetic sculptures): skills, difficulty (our estimate) and the experiences it applies to | skills/human-powered-craft/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Guide: Kite basics: flying, making and field safety: skills, difficulty (our estimate) and the experiences it applies to | skills/kite-basics/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Guide: Lantern making and floating lights (silk lanterns, sky lanterns, krathongs): skills, difficulty (our estimate) and the experiences it applies to | skills/lanterns-and-floating-lights/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Guide: Sculpting sand, snow and clay: skills, difficulty (our estimate) and the experiences it applies to | skills/sculpting-sand-snow-clay/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| International Kite Festival / Uttarayan: core skill "Flying a patang (Indian fighter kite) from a rooftop: launching, steering by tug-and-release, letting out line"; difficulty Beginner (flying a patang well takes some practice); prep 1 hour reading plus 2–4 short practice sessions on open ground (our estimates) | experiences/uttarayan-ahmedabad/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Eco-friendly Ganesh idol-making workshops: core skill "Hand-modelling a small Ganesha from shadu (natural) clay: base, body, head, trunk and ears"; difficulty Beginner; prep 30 minutes reading plus 1–2 practice sessions with any clay (our estimates) | experiences/ganesh-idol-workshops-mumbai/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Kumartuli idol makers & Durga Puja: core skill "Reading the stages of a Kumartuli clay idol (frame, clay layers, painting, eye-painting on Mahalaya)"; difficulty Beginner; prep 1 hour reading and route planning (our estimates) | experiences/kumartuli-durga-puja-kolkata/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Hornbill Festival (Craftscape): core skill "Recognising Naga craft forms: bamboo and cane, loin-loom weaving, beadwork, wood carving"; difficulty Beginner; prep 1 hour reading plus permit application lead time (our estimates) | experiences/hornbill-festival-nagaland/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Weifang International Kite Festival: core skill "Launching and flying a single-line kite on a crowded festival field"; difficulty Beginner for open flying; Skilled team for the championship; prep 2–3 practice sessions for open flying; months for a competition team (our estimates) | experiences/weifang-kite-festival/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Harbin International Snow Sculpture Competition (Ice & Snow Festival): core skill "Snow carving: blocking out a form from a packed snow block using hand tools"; difficulty Skilled team (qualified sculptors only); prep several months of team design and carving practice (our estimates) | experiences/harbin-snow-sculpture/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (dance as a haneto): core skill "The haneto hop-dance: bouncing, running and jumping to the Nebuta bayashi drums while chanting 'Rassera'"; difficulty Beginner; prep 1 hour reading plus a few short stamina and hop practice sessions (our estimates) | experiences/aomori-nebuta-haneto/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival: core skill "Preparing and releasing a paper sky lantern (writing wishes, lighting, a controlled two-person release)"; difficulty Beginner; prep 30 minutes reading (our estimates) | experiences/pingxi-sky-lanterns/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Hoi An lantern-making class + Full Moon Lantern Festival: core skill "Making a Hoi An lantern: shaping a bamboo-rib frame and covering it with silk"; difficulty Beginner; prep 30 minutes reading; optional 1 practice session (our estimates) | experiences/hoi-an-lantern-workshop/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Yi Peng / Loy Krathong: core skill "Folding a banana-leaf krathong: petal folds pinned around a banana-trunk base"; difficulty Beginner; prep 1 practice session (about 1 hour) (our estimates) | experiences/yi-peng-loy-krathong-chiang-mai/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Dieppe International Kite Festival: core skill "Flying your own single-line kite on a busy seafront lawn"; difficulty Beginner; prep 1–2 practice sessions (our estimates) | experiences/dieppe-kite-festival/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Las Fallas: core skill "Spectator safety at mascletàs, castillos and the cremà (pyrotechnics and crowds)"; difficulty Beginner; prep 30–45 minutes reading (our estimates) | experiences/las-fallas-valencia/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Red Bull Soapbox Race: core skill "Designing and building a gravity-powered soapbox kart: chassis, steering, brakes, wheels"; difficulty Skilled team; prep 6–12 weeks of team design and build after selection (our estimates) | experiences/red-bull-soapbox-race/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Red Bull Flugtag: core skill "Designing a light, floating, human-powered 'flying machine' to the size and weight limits"; difficulty Skilled team; prep 2–3 months of team build after selection (our estimates) | experiences/red-bull-flugtag/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Great Knaresborough Bed Race: core skill "Building or adapting a racing bed that passes scrutineering (size limits, no mechanical propulsion)"; difficulty Some practice (fit team of 6 plus passenger); prep 4–8 weeks of team fitness plus a few build weekends (our estimates) | experiences/knaresborough-bed-race/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Maker Faire Rome: core skill "Preparing a maker project for public exhibition (working demo, safety, power needs)"; difficulty Some practice (you need a working project); prep 2–6 weeks to polish an existing project for exhibition (our estimates) | experiences/maker-faire-rome/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Corso Zundert flower parade: core skill "Helping a hamlet build team: papier-mâché over a steel and wire frame"; difficulty Beginner; prep 30 minutes reading; optional 1 papier-mâché practice (our estimates) | experiences/corso-zundert/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Kinetic Grand Championship: core skill "Designing a human-powered amphibious sculpture that crosses roads, sand, mud and open water"; difficulty Skilled team; prep 3–6 months of design, build and water testing (our estimates) | experiences/kinetic-grand-championship/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Burning Man: core skill "Build safety for art, theme-camp structures and shade in high desert wind"; difficulty Some practice (art or vehicle builds: Skilled team); prep 2–4 weeks of camp prep; 3–9 months for art or vehicle projects (our estimates) | experiences/burning-man/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (chase crew): core skill "Ground-crewing a hot-air balloon: layout, cold and hot inflation (holding the mouth, crown line), launch"; difficulty Beginner (physical, early starts); prep 1–2 hours reading (our estimates) | experiences/albuquerque-balloon-fiesta-crew/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Texas SandFest (amateur competition): core skill "Sand sculpting: packing (wet 'pancakes' or forms) to build a dense block"; difficulty Beginner to Some practice; prep 2–3 beach or sand-pit practice sessions (our estimates) | experiences/texas-sandfest/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Rio Carnival - parade with a samba school: core skill "Basic samba stepping and stamina to keep moving for the whole parade"; difficulty Beginner (physically demanding); prep 3–6 weeks of light stamina practice plus learning the song (our estimates) | experiences/rio-carnival-samba-parade/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Sumpango Giant Kite Festival (Barriletes Gigantes): core skill "Understanding giant-kite (barrilete) construction: tissue-paper canvas, bamboo frame, fringes, tail and 'brakes'"; difficulty Beginner (spectator plus your own kite); prep 1 hour reading; optional kite-making evening (our estimates) | experiences/sumpango-giant-kites/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| AfrikaBurn: core skill "Artwork structural safety (drawings and install/de-install plans scaled to height)"; difficulty Some practice (artwork or vehicle: Skilled team); prep 2–4 weeks of camp prep; 3–6 months for an artwork (our estimates) | experiences/afrikaburn/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Cape Town International Kite Festival: core skill "Making a simple kite in a festival workshop (frame, sail, bridle, tail)"; difficulty Beginner; prep 1 home build and 1 test flight (our estimates) | experiences/cape-town-kite-festival/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta: core skill "Building a boat whose flotation comes from sealed drink cans, cartons or bottles"; difficulty Some practice (team build); prep 3–6 weekends of can collection and building (our estimates) | experiences/darwin-beer-can-regatta/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Henley-on-Todd Regatta: core skill "Building a bottomless 'BYO boat' frame that fully encloses a crew of four"; difficulty Beginner (BYO boat: Some practice); prep 1–2 build weekends plus a few crew runs (our estimates) | experiences/henley-on-todd-regatta/sources.md (skills research, checked 2026-10-04) |
| Resource counts: 122 official of 126 skills resources (experiences and guides, with repeats) | Skills research after the 4 Oct 2026 source audit |

## Source audit (4 Oct 2026, IST)

Official sources first; non-official sources only if the event community widely accepts them, with evidence. Links removed or replaced on this page (old links are shown as plain text, not linked):

- Old: `hoianlanternworkshop.com/lantern-making-class-hoi-an/ (skills resource)` → New: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-colorful-lanterns-of-hoi-an-quang-binh-tourism-department/OgVhzMzesu9PIA?hl=en. Why: Same HAPPY TOWN operator. Removed from the Hoi An skills resources and the lanterns guide.
- Old: `english.news.cn (skills source list, Harbin)` → Removed. Why: News agency. Not logged as a source.