This is kite-flying season!
I always thought it was fun to make a kite but I have not done it in a long, long time. There are regular kites, box kites, bat kites and many more styles that you can easily find online along with instructions.
As a kid I did not have this luxury. We simply made it up as we went along.
Mostly we used newspaper. But you can also make a traditional kite with a garbage bag. Other materials are dowel rods and string and that’s about it. Or you can simply visit a store and buy one.
Kids love kites so why not make one for a child? They’re fun to fly. Plus, you get some exercise while running along to get the kite airborne. Just be sure to avoid wires, trees and other obstacles or it’s bye-bye kite.
Kites were actually invented in China by a couple of philosophers. In the old days they were used for practical purposes including messaging for rescue missions, testing the wind and other stuff.
Mostly we used newspaper. But you can also make a traditional kite with a garbage bag. Other materials are dowel rods and string and that’s about it. Or you can simply visit a store and buy one.
Kids love kites so why not make one for a child? They’re fun to fly. Plus, you get some exercise while running along to get the kite airborne. Just be sure to avoid wires, trees and other obstacles or it’s bye-bye kite.
Kites were actually invented in China by a couple of philosophers. In the old days they were used for practical purposes including messaging for rescue missions, testing the wind and other stuff.
No one actually knows if Ben Franklin ever conducted his kite experiment related to electricity. Kites were instrumental in the research of the Wright brothers when developing the first airplane in the late 1800s.
We used to have Kite festivals in Peoria’s Detweiller Park.
So…go fly a kite, OK?
"Fly a Kite" from Mary Poppins on YouTube:
http://bit.ly/19r87xS
We used to have Kite festivals in Peoria’s Detweiller Park.
So…go fly a kite, OK?
"Fly a Kite" from Mary Poppins on YouTube:
http://bit.ly/19r87xS
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