My lovely mother-in-law bought A and E a kite to play with while we were on holiday a few weeks ago. Flying a kite is something they had never done before and they were very excited! Having never actually flown a kite before myself either, I think I was as keen to use it as them, and what better place to fly it than the British seaside? It’s always windy at the seaside, isn’t it?
We headed out on a couple of very windy evenings with the kite in hand and ready to go. However, when we arrived at the beach, the wind came to an abrupt stop; this kite clearly did want to be flown. Suffice to say we failed to fly it in both Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, but we did see some absolutely glorious sunsets instead!
Last weekend we visited family in Yorkshire, and on Sunday afternoon we decided to try again. We went out to Beverley Westwood to have a go, and this time we succeeded!
It was such a lovely afternoon, and the perfect amount of wind meant that we made kite flying look easy peasy – even I managed it!
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Oh goodness. Aren’t they good at flying their kites. Hard to believe it was their first time. Typical that the wind should die. We love flying kites. So simple, but so much fun. #CountryKids
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Oh this looks like such fun!! And no wind at the beach? Go figure, but I’m glad you were able the third time 🙂 (Also this reminds me that my grandma gave my kids some kites that were promised to be flown, but as of yet has not happened, must get that in soon! #countrykids
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I love the magic of kite flying and seeing children’s faces light up in amazement when they get the perfect conditions for kite soaring. I’m so glad you finally got the conditions you needed. Great photos and kites!
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Oh wow! Well done!
I haven’t flown a kite since I was a child….It is something I must make a point of doing with my girls….It looks like you had a great time.
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You really had that one flying high in the sky. Not that easy to do so well done on a first try. Funny how the wind vanishes just when you want it, typical. At least in the UK you know it is only time till your windy day comes along! We made and few kites in the wind last week, I must say our design had a few flaws as it didn’t really take off that well!
Thank you for sharing your lovely kite flying success on #CountryKids
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Lovely photos. Its so amazing to have a blog to record this as when your children are older you can show them this and you guys will remember amazing moments especially the first time you all flew kites =) #countrykids
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I still remember my OH on a beach getting nowhere with a kite and big man at 2 flying it straight away. Lovely photos and great to remember these moments #countrykids
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We love kite flying (though it’s quite hard work isn’t it?!)! Glad you got some wind in the end, you’ve reminded me to take ours out again.
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I love the images you were able to capture. We love flying kites, good old fashioned simple family fun 💕 #CountryKids
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Looks like a great job was done of flying those kites. We love heading for the seaside to fly kites.
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Sounds like you have been visiting some lovely places recently 🙂 glad you managed to get the right weather to fly your kite, looks like you all did a great job! I can imagine your children would have really enjoyed it! I must get my girls a kite, to be honest I don’t remember every doing it myself so will have to put it on our to do list 🙂 Lovely photos, thanks for the idea too! #countrykids
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Great pics! Looks like all had a lovely time. #countrykids
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Looks like they had a great time! x
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What gorgeous photos. So glad you finally managed to fly the kite and looks like you all had a lot of fun doing so 🙂 #countrykids
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