Kieron Jansch’s first kite was a diamond-shaped stunt kite with a tail. His friend had bought it for him, and Jansch loved it, but also managed to run it repeatedly into the ground. At the time he was ...

It’s shocking how many different ways you can make a kite, and how many different materials you can use to build it. It is also shocking how destructive a strong wind can be to any form or material.

On a breezy day in March, hundreds of bright kites swayed gracefully above D.C. against the backdrop of blue skies and the Washington Monument. The Blossom Kite Festival in D.C. is a signature event ...

MADISON -- Looking up at the hundreds of kites flying in the skies over Hammonasset State Park on Sunday, spectators at the Fourth Annual Soundwinds Benefit Kite Festival might have had the feeling ...