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As I am writing this it’s snowing. But, the crocuses and
snowdrops are peeking through. Before you know it, we will
be outside cleaning up after winter winds, preparing gardens
for planting, folding away winter apparel and airing out
spring clothes. We’ve been getting our products ready too.
Read on to see how we‘ve been preparing for Spring.
Kites…on a Roll®
News
We have heard from you
delta kite makers that our delta needs a stronger cross
spar. We listened to your concerns and have changed the
cross spar from 1/8” diameter to 3/16”. I think you’ll be
pleased with the change. We did have to increase the price
by $1.00 a roll; that’s only 5 cents a kite for better
flying.
We found additional tail colors. We offer rolls of
streamers in a great red, a pretty blue and a bright yellow
with red polka dots. Check the products section for the
pictures and prices.
In addition to our roll of tape, we now offer tape strips.
These are perfect for the Sled and Malay Bird kite patterns.
Each strip is 2” x 1.0625”. There are 10 strips on a sheet.
We are selling a pack of 20 sheets for each kite roll.
That’s enough to cover all the kites within one roll and
leave you with extras for emergencies. Each Sled pattern
needs 8 strips; each Malay Bird pattern uses 9 strips.
We moved to a new sheltered workshop to assemble our kits.
The previous one ran out of space since they won a very
large sewing contract. I’m pleased to say that we continue
to work with the handicap in a sheltered workshop
environment, just in a different location.
National Kite Month is the whole month of April.
Visit
www.nationalkitemonth.org to register your event or for
more information.
When you want to announce a kite event or send someone a
cute kite card, visit
www.123greetings.com/events/kite_flying_day.
Hints for an Easier Activity
One of the teachers who used our kite kits created a K-12
curriculum using kites. Contact Cynthia Chovich at
cchovich@pusd.com for
further information.
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