March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.
Did you know that kites have been around since 470 B.C. and that it was National Kite Flying Day on 8th February?
Flying kites is back on trend thanks to Mary Poppins and is a great way of getting the kids outdoors, running around and having fun, especially at this time of year when it is more breezy than normal.
We have been busy testing out the new Kitedrone Twinstar from Character Online.
The Twinstar Kite comes with its own storage tube and is super easy to assemble.
Simply insert the plastic rods into the slots and attach the line to hook and you are ready to do…….it takes less than 60 seconds.
The Twinstar kite comes in a traditional box shape whose simple design is magnificently balanced and can even be hooked up to a Go-Pro camera to record your flight.
Traditionally we have found kites quite tricky to launch, but the kitedrone is super easy to get off the ground.
Simply keep the line short and taut, wait for a gust of wind and throw into the air, with whoever is holding the line giving it a light tug.
You are soon flying high in the sky, up to an incredible 90 metres in the air!!
Of course Isaac had to let it go to its full length, which meant that I had to reel it back in as his arms got tired, but it did all encourage his friends to come to the park as they could see the kite from their homes.
The Kitedrone Twinstar is aimed at ages 8+, although we did let Sebby have a supervised turn.
The Twinstar is available from Argos in four colourful designs including unicorn, tiki surfers, fort and hot rod and has an RRP of £24.99
This is a lot of fun!
I am reluctant to admit we’ve never takenor children kite flying. This kite sounds like one we should give them a try at
Oh WOW! look at that kite! I can’t help but sing, ‘let’s go fly a kite’
Oh this looks fab I have never taken the kids to fly a kite, I’ve put it on my list!
wow this goes so high up in the sky! what a fab thing to do with your kids 🙂
Wow this kite is awesome looking and different from what I use to seeing,Your kiddos looks like they having fun!
That looks like an amazing kite! I never seem to have any success with the traditional diamond shaped kites so maybe I need to try this shape!! 🙂
Now that is a kite! I used to love flying kites as a child, but they never looked that impressive! x
I loved playing with kites as a kid. I didn’t know there was a national flying kite day. Interesting to know.
This is so cool, it looks huge – bigger than the little ones! Bet this is so much fun!
I don’t think I’ve ever flown a kite, but it always reminds me of Mary Poppins x
I haven’t flown a kite in a long time but it is surprising how much fun you can have with such a simple toy!
That looks like such a fab kite! We love to go fly kites at Dunstable Downs which is local to us, such a great place to fly kites.
It looks like fun. When I was a kid I had a kite which was shaped like a seagull, and in the air it looked so real! But I did always want a kite like this x
Kite flying is so much fun! It was so windy today, when we returned home, both the bins had fallen down and there was a little mess in the garden!
I love kite flying we have been plagued recently buly no wind or enough wind but ALL the rain or storm level wind fingers crossed we get a good day soon
Thanks so much for sharing these. They are great