Topics include:

• Describing the wind
  • Words such as: breeze, gust, gale, tornado, hurricane, blowing, breath, flatulence, storm, blustery, draught, puff of air, zephyr, typhoon, whirlwind, tempest
     
• Making up stories about kites
  • Do kites like trees?
  • The kite that flew into the clouds
  • The kite that was so strong it pulled me up in the sky so I could see a long way away
  • The kite that talked to children
  • The kite that chased the dog
  • The kite that danced a lot
  • The red kite and the yellow kite
     
• The word for "kite" in different languages
  • le cerf volant - French
  • drachen - German
  • layang layang - Malaysian and Indonesian
  • tako -Japanese
  • aquiloni - Italian
  • uchutma/ucurtma - turkish
  • vlieger - Dutch
  • cometas _ Spanish
  • manu tukutuku - Maori
  • eitleog - Gaelic
  • barcutiaid - Welsh?
     
• Songs about kites
  • Lets Go Fly a Kite - Mary Poppins

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WARNING Do not fly near overhead powerlines or during thunderstorms.
Not suitable for children under 36 months.