Yesterday we made kites with kids at the Earth Day celebration at the University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla. We only had a couple of hours (we had to get back to open Ola Lola's) but we had a lot of fun. The kids helped us with our Spanish (cordon de chiringa is "kite string"). Some were shy because they heard us speaking Ingles and they don't speak much Ingles. With signs, gestures, and our mangled Spanish, we managed to get a couple of dozen paper bag kites made and flying. The kids loved them!
At the same time they were having fun, they also got a subtle lesson that simple things - a paper bag, a plastic straw (gotta work on the plastic thing for next year), some sting, a bit of tape, mixed with a sunny day and a little breeze - can be more fun than a video game.
There are a few more photos on Flickr.
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