Let’s go fly a kite at Socrates Park!

Do you like flying kites? Head over tomorrow to Socrates Park and build your own kite using recycled materials!

And just in case you are looking for some interesting/useless facts about kites:

• The longest kite in the world is 3394 ft
• Kite flying was banned in Japan in 1760 because too many people preferred to fly kites than work.
• There are 78 rules in kite fighting in Thailand.
• More adults in the world fly kites than children.
• It is now thought that the first kites flown over 3000 years ago, were made from leaves.
• Some Japanese kites weigh over 2 tons! (you gotta see this!)

OK, I think we’re all convinced by now that we need to fly a kite tomorrow! Click here are the details.