Entries filed under 'kites'

Get Flying: National Kite Month Starts Saturday

National Kite Month kicks off—takes flight? goes airborne?—on Saturday, and it opens with one of the nation’s most colorful kite events: the 3rd annual Blossom Kite Festival on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington, D.C., part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Learn about other events and some interesting kite factoids in this post. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on March 29, 2013 9:30 AM & Tagged festival and kites | permalink | Comments



Kites: Early-Season Festivals Kick Off This Weekend, So If You've Got 'em, Fly 'em

True, snow is flying in many parts of the U.S. But kites will be flying this weekend in at least 3 communities where spring weather arrives early. In Austin, Tex., the Zilker Kite Festival (March 3) bills itself as the nation’s oldest kite festival, dating back to 1929. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on March 1, 2013 10:45 AM & Tagged festival and kites | permalink | Comments



The Fun Zone: Toys with an Outdoor Touch

REI often gets described as a toy store for outdoor-loving adults. It's so true. But what about kids? Like me, you might be amazed to see how many toys for kids REI carries. Realizing that some people are still scrambling to fill all the checkboxes on their gift lists, here's a little sampler of fun things for kids available at REI: LEGO flashlights: The LEGO Torch Flashlight series offers LEGO figures with an LED light in each leg. LEDs put out no heat, so parents need not worry about hot ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 21, 2010 3:01 PM & Tagged Bananagrams, Chuckit!, Djubi, Eurosled, GeoPalz, LEGO, flying discs, kites, rei and toys | permalink | Comments