March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Yesterday in Seattle was a “lion” day. The winds were blowing and an occasional rain would pour down. My children said they had only two recesses - as the third one was canceled due to rain. Luckily, the rain stopped by the end of the day and my husband and i gathered up the kites and went to pick up the boys.
On the school playground after school kids excitedly watched as we unwound the kite tales and checked to see if the kite string was fastened and untangled. Then the kids took turns and with a bit of running the kites were unfurled to the wind and lifted. Kids gathered gleefully shouting “my turn, my turn.”
“I have never flown a kite before,” said several of the children. I was glad that we had brought extras. Soon there were three- four kids at each kite taking turnings, running raising the kite into gusts- watching them dance and then often tumble back to the ground.
A couple of the kites were of lighter material and once up stayed high in the sky.
Indeed this was a day of wind blowing, kids joyfully laughing and getting tangled in strings & soon more neighbors joining. It was a great way to greet March.
This reminds me of how much fun wind can be. Here are some other ideas for playing in the wind:
Get small wooded rings and tie on strings to catch the wind
Give out scarves for children to throw in the air and then catch
Make home made kites out of all sorts of materials- see which flies the best
Sing: Lets Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins
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