April is National Kite Flying Month here in the US. They have events all over the states. It is a great way to usher in Spring

 Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite
Let's go fly a kite!

I don't know anyone who doesn't like flying a kite. It is something that every member and age of the family can do. Even 5 year olds can make a Kite. There are easy ways to make a Kite. Here is a link to go to and learn how to make a simple Diamond Kite (for those of you who still have Dial Up): http://www.my-best-kite.com/how-to-make-a-diamond-kite.html. and there is a video on the right for those of you who have faster Internet access.

Making and flying Kites are known in all countries all over the world. They are simple to very elaborate. With the right instructions you will be able to make the very colorful and elaborate designs that other cultures around the world make and fly.

Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in the United States to gain knowledge of how the electricity of lightening transferred. He found out when it hit his kite and followed the string that he was holding into his hand and it gave him a shock!

Most people just like the freedom they experience while they watch the wind take their kite and make it dance in the sky. Some like to have some control over how the kite dances. Some fliers get very competitive with this.

April is National Kite Flying Month here in the US. They have events all over the states. It is a great way to usher in Spring. Make a Kite today and make it a family event. Make your kite with many colors like the colors of the flowers . Send your flower kite into the heavens for all to see.

Have a Kite Making and Flying Event in your own neighborhood or town. Enjoy the day as a picnic or family reunionnor a children's olaydte ofr Mom's Day Out. Bring Singels together nd see wht kinds of frinendships grow and soar with their kites. .Arrange constest by age groups or by level of difficulty in making a kite. You can do so much with this.

While the finanical market is flying low, you can have some semblance of control by making and flying your very own Kite. Get it up there in the atmosphere and let it soar high into the heavens. Send your problems up there with it and let them fly away in the wind. What better way to have fun and make friendship then to do something that costs very little or nothing at all! You can use anything from old garbage bags, plastic or paper shopping bags or newspaper, some string, and other things that you already have laying around the house. Make the tail out of anything you have. Have fun and be crative. The Sky is the limit!

Spring is much more than flowers and Easter Bunnies, eggs and baskets. It is the beginning of new life and new things. Go Fly a Kite! Find a Kite Festival near you or make your own estival or vent in your neighborhood. Who could pass up some Free fun in the sun!

For more elaborate Kites and instruction here ar e a few other websites to visit:

Kite Plans

National Kite Month Main Website

Smithsonian Kite Festival

The Kite Festival (Saturday, March 28, 10 am to 4 pm) will explore how being ‘green’ and utilizing natural resources can be a fun, creative, and fulfilling experience. What better way to celebrate our environment than by coloring the sky with kites fashioned from renewable resources and powered by the wind?

World Kite Museum

The World Kite Museum & Hall of Fame is the only American Museum dedicated exclusively to the history of kites, kitemakers and famous kite fliers.

Amercian Kite Association US National Kite Fliers Event Calender

This has a very good calender for all event within the United States.

How To Fly A Kite