We have been having alot of fun flying kites around here! They are really cheap to buy so if they get stuck in a tree it is not a huge loss!
I found some neat resources to turn it into a school lesson though….check out some of these links!
Writing Prompts for Kites:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/members/11483.pdf
Go Green- How to make your own kite:Planet Green
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/homemade-kite.html
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There was all kinds of them that I found on kites and relating to science, math, social studies etc. i could do a whole school day on just kites!!!