Have you ever tried to build your own kite? Kites have been a source of entertainment for centuries for kids around the world. How do some features of a kite, such as its tail, affect how it flies? In ...

SUGAR LAND, TX (KTRK) -- Dating back to the fifth century, kite flying is perhaps one of the easiest and most fun pasttimes -- so easy that almost anybody can do it! At the Cultural Kite Festival in ...

APRIL MAY BE prime time for kite-flying, but sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t provide the just-gentle-enough breezes necessary to get a kite aloft. Fortunately, there’s a way to take matters into your ...

The Santa Barbara Kite Festival is ready to fly, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April 13 at the Great Meadow on Santa Barbara City College’s West Campus, 973 Cliff Drive. This year’s theme Help One Another ...

When the Chinese built the first kites 2,800 years ago, they turned to materials close at hand — silk and bamboo. They weren’t alone. Each culture that has tried sailing fabric in the air has used ...

It’s a simple structure that brings so much happiness, and that joy isn’t a newfound feeling. The joy of kite flying is so prevalent that in 1760, Japan banned kite flying due to the number of people ...

In a kaleidoscopic display of wings and tails, kites of all sizes and colors will soon flock the sky near the Washington Monument, as part of the annual Blossom Kite Festival. The festival returns ...