Speaker: Kite flying and building are past times that combine both art and science. Kite that a child's imagination source. How to build and fly your very own kite. The coach family are members of their local flyer club and they are sharing their enthusiasm for kite flying with eight-year-old Gareth and his friends for his birthday party.
Michaela Koch: My name is Michaela Koch. I have two children. Gareth whose eighth birthday we are celebrating today and Charlotte who will be six in September.
Charlotte: I am trying to keep up with some fishing here.
Michaela Koch: The kids really wanted to be able to include their friends in kite festivals and this particular festival lands on my son's birthday weekend every year.
Charlotte: Wow! Cool!
Michaela Koch: We spend all summer out and join the one for whether to kind of balance off, spending all winter in (Inaudible). This thing is I think people like kite flying just because it really is just that little bit closer to the birds, got little bit closer to the sky. The opportunity to make the world a little more beautiful even if it's your own private corner of it.
Speaker: And making your own kite is a breeze. According to Club President, Gary Mark.
Gary Mark: If you certain about kite making with your child you should do some research on the Internet and find some of the more basic designs. The most simplest design which we will be demonstrating later on is the Sled kite, a very simple kite that flies very well otherwise the most stable kites are the Delta kites which are like triangle kites. Then you can sort of graduate to more form kites with the structures like box kites and those are really fun to make.
Well, today we are going to be designing a sled kite and it's one of the more simple kites to make and it's a really fun kite that flies very easily.
Gareth Koch: My name is Gareth William Koch and today we are kite flying. Kite flying is a good birthday party --
Speaker: It has lots of room to play in for.
Gareth Koch: Yeah, you get the shelter, you get free washrooms and I really got to go right now.
Gary Mark: Now this looks great, these guys are doing some really great designs. Now our next step is put the sticks onto the skin and what we need to do is on this side we'll take some tape, some tape there in the middle. We've got two more stickers left and what we are going to do is just put on the outside of the wing here and just fold it over. I am going to take the whole bunch. I am going to poke a hole where it's all reinforced.
The next step is to put the whole on the side and we will put the string on, we will tie a knot and then we'll do the very same on the other side, and this is a final step. Your flying string. And what we want to do is make a knot and attach it to your bridle and just make a loop and put it right as close to middle as possible. This kite is ready to fly. Come on you guys, we'll fly some kites.
Speaker: Now that you are ready to fly here are some kite safety and etiquettes. Fly your kite in open field, away from power lines and trees. Never fly a kite in the rain or a bad weather. Keep lots of space between yourself and other kite fliers, and remember, what goes up, must come down. So be careful that your kite doesn't land on someone.
Gary Mark: Kite flying is a great activity for the family because it spans all different cultures, all different ages. You are harnessing the wind and you are actually controlling in some way. You are actually taking a bit of science, a little bit of art and even to the mathematics of creating a kite, and it's all this bit of art and science that comes together and then you are out in nature and it's a great pass time.
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