Get a kite in the air
A windy-day classic, even with a paper-bag kite
Head to an open field on a breezy day and take turns running the kite up and holding the line. Even a paper-bag kite counts, and the running is the whole fun.
You’ll need
- A kite, or a paper bag, string and tape to make one
- An open field or beach
- A breezy day
How to do it together
- 1
No kite? Tape string to the opening of a paper bag and decorate it together before you go.
- 2
Find a wide open space with no trees or power lines nearby.
- 3
One of you holds the kite up, the other walks back a few steps with the string and starts running into the wind.
- 4
Take turns: launcher, runner, and holder of the line.
- 5
Try challenges: launch on the first try, keep it up for a full minute, let out more line.
Safety: Stay far away from power lines, roads and airports, and don't fly in storms.
Make it easier
For younger kids, let them run with a paper-bag kite on a short string. It flies behind them, and that's enough.
Make it harder
Older kids can try a two-line kite or learn to read the wind by watching grass and flags.
Why it’s worth it
Kite flying is half running and half patience, and you need each other for both. It's also one of those memories that sticks for decades.
With Weekadoo
In your weekly plan, this idea comes with kite-flying tips and challenges (launch on the first try, highest line, longest flight, figure eights) plus one fact about how wind lifts a kite, written for your child
Every Sunday, a plan with a 10-minute idea for each child on weeknights and a family one for the weekend, picked for their ages and what they love.
