Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Flying a kite has been an enduring windy day pastime for so long that historians ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) -- Thanks to advances in kite-making, kites are now easier to get up in the air and keep there. Kites no longer are made from paper or use slender pieces of wood for their frames.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Flying kites is an international sport that draws thousands of competitors and spectators to competitions each year. In Hawaii, mythology says that the demigod Maui invented kite ...