He made very simply shaped kites: a square, a six-pointed star and a butterfly.

I had taken to making kites that year.

He went on to work in Chicago making kites out of Chinese paper.

My father made marvelous kites and we would fly them here on Sundays.

I've been making and flying kites since I was 4 or 5 years old.

He also became an expert at making kites and the sale his original models earned him money for books.

Big Wind custom makes kites for high fliers of all ages.

His father was a house painter who made kites from brown paper and encouraged his son to paint images on them.

They were not simple taking their children to the park to fish and make kites.

Workshops will teach children how to make kites, lanterns, flowers and noodles.