Kites are not only interesting playthings, but they were also once used in meteorological observations, in carrying messages, in photographing landscapes and, to a considerable extent - in advertising. Even today, it is not uncommon to see over a large outdoor assembly, a number of kites bearing advertising banners on their strings.
Kites have been known since earliest times and in certain countries are still a very popular amusement among children and hobbyists. In Japan kites strong enough to lift a man were made over 600 years ago, in order to spy out the force of an enemy in times of war. Not only the youths of Japan but the adults, also, enter into kite-flying with great zest, and some of the kites themselves are beautiful and elaborate productions, decorated with the highest art. In China the kite-flier often has a number of kites in the air at once, all attached to a common string, and the greatest skill and patience are necessary to keep them separate or disentangle them when they have been blown together by a strong wind. Fish, butterflies, dragons and birds are imitated in kites by the skillful Chinese, and many of these peculiar forms have found their way into the hobby and toy stores of the United States.
Artifacts & Art for enhancing kite and flight lesson plans From this blog:
Artifacts & Art for enhancing kite and flight lesson plans From this blog:
- Craft your very own butterfly kite! - two free patterns by kathy grimm
- How the little kite learned to fly... - poem by Katherine Pyle
- Air Transportation Silhouettes - hot air balloons and early airplanes
- Kites On High by Robert Louis Stevenson - poem
- Color by Number Kite - for little ones learning their numbers and colors
- Bust boredom with these mini paper kites
- Contact paper confetti kite
- In the art room: first grade koinobori for children's day!
- Simple bird kite from construction paper
- brown paper bag kites
- Kite banner craft with drinking straws
- Kid's kite craft tutorial
- DIY Sankranti kite craft
- Olive The Owl Kite Crafts
- Make miniature bird kites
- Kite plans
- Kite kits
- Make your own DIY kite with beautiful Autumn leaves
Kite Bulletin Board Ideas:
- Sophie's World: Paper Bag Kites
- How to make a paper kite
- Japanese Kite Festival at Seal Beach
- Kite Festival in Cervia, Italy
- How to make a paper kite that flies in five minutes
- How To Make a Paper Kite - from eHowArtsAndCrafts
- How to Make a Kite in 5 Minutes
- How to make a Tetrahedral Kite
- Box Kite Construction
- Sled kite construction
- Dragon kite construction
- Ancient China - Kite Making
- How to make a Tibetan fighter kite
- The coolest kite ever! Kool Kite
- Kite Aerial Photography
- KiteLife Video Archives
Kite Organizations:
- Stunt Kite Quarterly
- For periodic newsletters AKA
Blogs:
(I will be restoring and building a new kite index here during the month of September, 2024. Maintaining backlink indexes such as this one requires much time and effort. This listing has needed updating too often in my opinion . . .
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, many folks have abandoned and/or neglected their webpages.
I thought some of you might be curious as to just how many changes have taken place over a brief interval of four years. So I will show my progress as I work to restore what has been lost.
There are more young students on the web than ever; if any webmasters are interested in helping to restore this topic for children, please upload materials to your webpages for them!)
Today, I remove dead links... I have lost a total of 74 active links since the last update!
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