My kids had been given kites for their birthdays over the years. We have quite a collection, but I admit that we have never really flown them. That is until now. All it took was one windy day, a nearby field, two kids and four kites and we had our own kite-flying day.
Now, this could also have been a tearing-streaming-down-the-face day, but luckily it wasn’t. Well it almost was when my daughter held up her beautiful box kite to take a good look down the center pole. That’s when the wind moved the kite and it poked the center pole right into her eye. She wasn’t hurt at all and actually laughed at herself. I was so glad, because I never saw that potential injury coming.
All in all it was a fun day. And if you are wondering why four kites. I thought if it wasn’t fun we would surely lose one or two and then…. ta da, all the kites would be gone. But instead, the kites came home with us to be enjoyed another day. Maybe we’ll head to one of the nearby kite festivals and try our luck, again.
44th Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival
Annual Georgetown International Kite Festival
Go Fly a Kite at the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center
Check out these images courtesy of the 44th Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival!
