[blparent] Flying kites?

[Veronica Smith]

The worse wind is the fast hard kind, the string will break and Sarah will cry and that will be that.

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 10:59 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Flying kites?

Thanks.  We bought a Princess Barbie kite today at Wal-Mart.  The only time I ever flew a kite was once with my mom, when it happened exactly as you described--the string wasn't attached to the roll, and zoom!  The kite took off on its own.  We'll give it a try; I just wasn't sure where to start. 
We'll have to wait for the wind to die down some, though--it's been blowing like a tornado for the last week.  If we try now, we'll be headed your way on the kite string like Mary Poppins.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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From: Robert Shelton
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 10:42 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Flying kites?

It's really pretty easy.

1.  Find a nice clear area free of trees, powerlines, and other hazards.
2.  Pick a day with a good steady breeze.  It doesn't have to be blowing a gale, but a nice consistent breeze is the key.
3.  Walk up-wind as far as you can without running into abstructions.
4.  If you are going to get it started, hand the kite to Sarah, and let her walk a bit in front (downwind) of you, have her hold up the kite and let it go.  See what happens.  Alternatively, give her the string and you walk a few paces downwind, hold up the kite, and let it go.

All of this is subject to the vagaries of the wind, and may not work the first time.  If you let Sarah hold the string, be sure she is only going to let out just a bit at a time.  The key is to keep a constant tention on the line.  If you are holding the string, you can tell where the kite is by the angle of the string.  You can also get an idea of what is happening from the tention in the line.

Also, when you get to the end of the string, be aware that they do not always attach it to the roll.  It's sad when you have a nicely flying kite, and the end of the string just goes off the roll, and your kite is headed for the next county.

You'll do great -- have fun.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto [mailto:jopinto at msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:27 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Flying kites?

Have any of you flown kites with your kids?  How did you learn the right way to do it, and how did you teach the skill?

My daughter met a little girl at the park yesterday who had a Barbie kite. 
She got to fly the thing, and now she’s fascinated.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.


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