Today is Kite Day and to celebrate this day I thought I would share with you a few interesting kite facts.
Kite flying was banned in Japan in 1760 because too many people preferred to fly kites than work.
For centuries kites have been used in wars and battles, for signaling, lifting observers, target practice, as barrage kites, dropping propaganda leaflets etc.
Large kites were banned in East Germany because of the possibility of man lifting over the Berlin Wall.
In the Orient, kites are given to someone to bring them happiness, good luck, prosperity and cure illness.
Ancient stories of fire breathing Dragons were probably a windsock type of kite flown by soldiers in the middle ages which had burning tar in the mouth opening to frighten the enemy in battle.
If the weather in your area is perfect for kite flying today, I would highly recommend making the effort to do so, you will be so glad you did. If weather is not on your side, go ahead and get your kite ready and remember to fly it as soon as the weather permits.
Make your own kite; it is easy.
A simple paper-fold kite
What you need:
1 Sheet of copier paper
Sewing thread
Stapler
Hole punch
What to do:
Fold the sheet of paper in half. Mark two points, A and B on the folded edge of the paper. Point "A" should be 2 1/2 inches from the end, and point "B", 2 1/2 inches.Fold the top corners of the page to point A and staple them in place. Do not crease the paper. Just bend it back. Punch a hole at point B and attach you flying thread.
While you are busy making or flying kites sing these fun kite songs
I Like Kites Original Author Unknown
Sung to: "3 Blind Mice"
I like kites,
I like kites.
They fly high,
they fly high.
They keep on spinning round and round,
Sometimes they even touch the ground,
They fly through the air without a sound.Oh, I like kites!
My Kite Original Author Unknown
Sung to: "The Farmer in the Dell"
My kite is up so high,My kite is up so high,
Oh my - - just watch it fly
My kite is up so high.
My kite is falling down, My kite is falling down,
Oh no - - it's down so low
My kite is falling down.
The wind has caught my kite,the wind has caught my kite,
What fun - - I'm on the run
The wind has caught my kite.
My kite is up so high, My kite is up so high,
Oh my - - just watch it fly
My kite is up so high.
Let's go fly a kite Written by Robert B. Sherman
...
Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite!
...
Toying With Kites a Limerick By Madeleine Begun Kane
The sight of a kite in the sky
Is delightful and lovely, so why
Is it quite impolite
To say, “Go fly a kite!”
This idiom just doesn’t fly.
Today is Limerick Day it is a day to celebrate the birthday of Writer Edward Lear who made limerick poems popular. A Limerick is a humorous verse or poem. It's name came from the city of Limerick, Ireland. Celebrate Limerick Day by writing a Limerick.
To write a Limerick start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was a..." The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9). The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6).
If you do not feel like writing your own Limerick enjoy reading these funny Limericks written by Edward Lear.
There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, "I'm afloat! I'm afloat!"
When they said, "No! you ain't!"
He was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.
There was an Old Person whose habits,
Induced him to feed upon Rabbits;
When he'd eaten eighteen,
He turned perfectly green,
Upon which he relinquished those habits.
There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
Whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.
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