On a breezy day in March, hundreds of bright kites swayed gracefully above D.C. against the backdrop of blue skies and the Washington Monument. The Blossom Kite Festival in D.C. is a signature event ...

The Hi-Flier Kite Co. was no fly-by-night operation. It was launched in Decatur in the 1920s by Harvey A. Sellers. He was a paper supplies salesman who made kites out of samples to amuse kids. Then he ...

With giant kites soaring the skies, the Guatemalan community of Santiago Sacatepequez commemorated its traditional ‘Day of the Dead’ celebration on Monday. Hand-made out of paper with striking designs ...

Children have turned to flying kites in southern Gaza as a respite to the harsh realities of war — SAID KHATIB Metres away from the concrete and steel fence separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt, ...

STORY: Hand-made out of paper with striking designs, the gigantic kites took months to complete. “Our grandparents told us that the tradition of the giant kites of Santiago is the day which we can see ...

Children raced across the grassy fields Saturday of Northside RC Airpark, colorful kites soaring above them in the spring breeze. “Kites are always fun. I know when I was a kid having a kite was a big ...

United Nations provides summer entertainment for children in Gaza. July 28, 2011 — -- More than 15,000 kites flew above a northern Gaza beach on Thursday, breaking the world record for the most ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - You may be hard-pressed to see a kite in the sky these days, but if you do, you just might find Oahu native, Kelvin Chun who has been flying for over 60 years. “In the 1960s ...

Any kid who’s ever flown a kite has learned the lesson: Once you can get the kite off the ground and high into the air, you’re more likely to find a steady breeze to keep it aloft. A fledgling wind ...