Happy Thankful Thursday!!
May your day be Happy and filled with Gratitude!
First, I want to say a big thank you to all the Veterans out
there. Thank you for your service, your sacrifices, and our freedom!
Today we are on letter Kk of the Gratitude Alphabet! K is
for Kite!
What are you Grateful for that begins with the letter K?
Joey and Jinger are thankful for kites! They love to go to a
big open field with their parents and fly kites!! Did you know that it is
believed that kites were invented by the 5th century B.C. Chinese philosophers
Mozi and Lu Ban? Kites were first used by the Chinese for military purposes. Kites
have been used by the military for communication purposes, measuring distances,
wind readings, and many other uses!
Facts about kites:
1. Kites were made out of bamboo and silk in China.
2. During the Civil War kites were used to fly mail and
newspapers over the water from Virginia to Maryland. Maybe, that is how air
mail came to be.
3. For centuries kites have been used in wars and battles. The
American military used box kites during World War 2.
4. The longest time a kite was in flight was 180 hours. There
are 168 hours in a week. So, that kite was in flight for over a week!!
5. Kite flying was banned in Japan in 1760 because more
people were flying kites than they were working!!
6. On June 10, 1752 Benjamin Franklin used a kite with a key
tied to it to prove that lightening was electricity, during a thunderstorm.
7. To fly a kite you need lift, gravity, thrust, and drag.
Lift is the upward force that pushes the kite up into the air. Gravity is the
downward force of weight that pulls the kite toward the center of the earth.
The kite flyer can generate thrust by running forward and putting tension on
the string. The drag caused by the tail of a kite keeps the kite from turning
from side to side too much.
8. Flying kites is a great way to improve your motor skills,
coordination, and balance. Flying kites is also a great way to get exercise!
Share a fact about kites with us?
Books about kites:
1. Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hillenbrand
2. Kite Flying by Grace Lin
3. Kindness is a Kite String: by Michelle Schaub
4. Let's Fly a Kite by Stuart Murphy
Parents make sure books are child friendly before reading
them to your child/children.
I
have written 4 children’s books so far. My 15-year-old daughter
illustrated both of them and will illustrate all the rest of them in the
series. Two of them are published and are available on Amazon, Barnes and
Noble, Target, Walmart, and Books A Million.
1. JOEY SAVES THE DAY! AT DAYCARE
2. JOEY SAVES THE DAY! AT MEMAW’S
3. JOEY SAVES THE DAY! THE MISSING TEDDY BEAR coming
soon!!
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