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If you plan it right, kite flying can be a breeze. That’s never quite been the case with us, but maybe that’s because we’d routinely buy the cheapest drugstore kite we could find, get painful string ...

Reporting from Bureij Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip — No one guessed that kites would be the weapon to flummox the mighty Israeli army. Yet kites and balloons, those summery playthings, have confounded a ...

Tetrahedral kites make for a great DIY project. Originally developed by Alexander Graham Bell, these simple kites can be built out of straws, fishing line and paper. The weight to sail area coupled ...

We imagine that several trees in Marquette Park still hold shreds of the kites we unsuccessfully launched long ago. Too bad we didn’t have the video “You Can Fly a Kite” (available Tuesday from ...

If you hold the string too loosely, it falls. If you pull too hard, it breaks, especially if your kite is a do-it-yourself like mine, made from scraps and hope. But when you find that perfect balance ...

It's spring. Wind's up. Time to break out the kites. Last weekend, I brought home a simple, solidly built $10 kite for the next clear, windy weekend day. Knowing that our preschooler won't be terribly ...

With the onset of the new year, the celebration of festivals has also begun. After celebrating the festival of Lohri 2022, people will mark the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti on January 14.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tie one end of a string to a piece of fabric and you have a kite; but tie the other end to a ...