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Even
though there’s more daylight and garden catalogs stuff our
mailboxes, we will still have some snow days. This is the
perfect time to pull out your kites and ready them for the
first Spring-like weather. Our Kites…on a Roll® patterns are
just right for this “can’t wait ‘til it’s spring feeling.” Kite
making and flying become more popular than angels in the
snow in March.
Kites…on a Roll®
News
A Very Special Date:
National Kite Month runs from March 27 to May 2 (two
more weekends than last year). There is a great deal of kite
information on
www.NationalKiteMonth.org . Not just ideas to celebrate
the month, but also lots of educational content. Check
www.aka.kite.org for many other kiting events
during the next few months.
One of the exciting reasons to use the Internet is the huge
amount of information available to us. We found a
wonderful educational site to list on our Links page.
The address is a mouthful, and it must be copied exactly,
capital letters and all. But it is well worth it, especially
if you teach science or math or are a kite flyer wanting
more technical information. The content seems to be directed
towards kids in the upper elementary grades and up. The NASA
address is
www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/kite1.html.
While the NASA site discusses the scientific aspects of
kites, Fishing for Angels: the Magic of Kites
by David Evans and illustrated by Adele D’Arcy (Annick Press
Ltd., Toronto 1991) presents folk tales involving kites and
cultural origins. The reading level is directed at 9-12 year
olds.
For history and science buffs there is
www.pbs.org/benfranklin/exp_kite4.html. Click on
Ben’s Original Instructions to view Ben Franklin’s thorough
description of his experiment which appeared in The
Pennsylvania Gazette, October 19, 1752. Do not try to
repeat this experiment.
It is always a good idea to review kite safety before
you take a group kite flying, especially since most people
have not been flying for several months. Stay away
from roads, airports and power lines. Never fly in
rain or lightning (Refer to Ben Franklin article).
Kites are flown throughout the world. E-mail us for a list
of the word KITE in different languages:
judy@kitesonaroll.com and put One World of Kites in the
subject line.
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