Hunter looked outside and remarked, “It’s really windy – I think it’s a good day to fly a kite!” I knew that we had some old broken kites somewhere in the garage but I wasn’t up for the search. Instead, we did a little online searching. The kids and I found some instructions which assured us that drinking straws, plastic grocery bags, string and tape would quickly produce fully functioning kites. Perfect – we set to work!
I’m sure you are not surprised to hear that once we got our homemade kites outside, they didn’t fly at all… 🙁 Hannah took this disappointment in stride but Hunter was pretty bummed. It’s always sad when your hard work doesn’t quite pay off…
Hannah didn’t give up though! She went into the garage, rummaged through and found one of our old kites. After a bit of sawing, taping and tying we managed to create a NEW-OLD kite that flew perfectly!
We all know that life is often more about the journey than the end result. My kids and I had a lot of fun constructing those kites together. And in the end, I also learned that making old things new again can sometimes be a better option than starting from scratch. 😉
Happy Sunday,
Micheline
