Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

They are hyperactive – jumping, pointing, shouting, clapping and enjoying the procession immensely. The same is true of kids and kites, though they are slightly more subdued.

Clean Monday—the beginning of Lent among Orthodox Christians—is the day Greeks fly kites, symbolic of the Resurrection.

(Photo: Xinhua) Workers make kites at a company in Wangjiazhuangzi Village of Fangzi District in Weifang City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 18, 2025. Weifang is home to more than 600 kite ...

Ilira Ndreu and Almir Zeqo take a selfie inside of a 100-foot spin sock on display at the 33rd Annual Kite Festival in Northeast Miami-Dade on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Photo by Matias J.

“When the weather turns breezy, usually around September, that means kite season has arrived,” Briones said in a phone interview with the Straight. That was time for him and his friends to ...