Kites have always been fun. Go fly a kite was more of a invitation for having a good time.
For a while a few years ago I got into the habit of collecting kites. I would see a new kite to me that had a intricate shape and would have to buy it to see how it flew. Most of them were very nice in flight. All of them, though, have been given away over the years so their ultimate fate is unknown.
A few kites were built from plans found in books or online.
