Building Kites, Flying Them
...and discovering a few new ones along the way! Of all your kites, which is your best one? You do have more than one don't you? That's a great idea, since the weather's never quite the same from day to day.
There are 2 sides to this site....
Firstly, roll your sleeves up and enjoy learning to make a kite and fly it. A different one every month! Anyone can afford dowels or bamboo skewers, some plastic bags and sticky tape. Don't laugh - wait until you see the growing collection of classic designs that we have made and flown! The plans and instructions are complete, just wait until you see them.
You can even read stories and photos about other people's MBK kiting efforts!
Secondly, it's growing all the time with useful information, facts and photos. Find out about the most popular kinds of fabric and paper designs being flown these days. Discover things you never knew. Plus there is some info that is just plain different, and intriguing. Like the radio-controlled variety being flown indoors in Singapore, or a flexible one the size of a football field... But we'll get to that later.
A large chunk of the above-mentioned information is also available as a convenient free PDF eBook. You can get your hands on it just by signing up to the newsletter.
Follow our progress from time to time as we occasionally write up an outing as a Kite Flying Report. These become new pages on this site. Hence you can usually find the latest one by clicking the what's new link over there on the left, near the top.
We do this all in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, home to one of the bigger annual kite festivals in Australia, and possibly the whole Southern Hemisphere. We'll be keeping tabs on that festival, don't you worry. :-)
So join us in this fun and most economical of outdoor sports!
Actually, the gear for pulling you along in the surf, or even a land buggy of some sort isn't so cheap, but we'll get to that later, too. If you're into that sort of high-speed wind sport kind of stuff, you'll find plenty of interesting info here as well.
Finally, here's our favorite visitor-contributed kite picture...
Just try and beat that!
MBK Flying Skewers And Plastic is a fun publication for single-line kite lovers. This FREE monthly newsletter will keep you in touch with what's happening here.
Also, please don't forget to pick up your FREE COPY of a great 87-page eBook on popular kites.
This site was last updated on 29th June 2009.
My-Best-Kite Site Blog
This blog will keep you up-to-date with the very latest additions and changes to the my-best-kite.com Web site.
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Kites Newsletter - 'MBK Flying Skewers And Plastic'.
This site publishes a kites newsletter for any interested hobbyists. For single-line flyers and builders.
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MBK Kite Making - Welcome To The MBK Kite Club!
Kite making from MBK instructions or plans entitles you to join the MBK Kite Club! Some of these people have made contributions here, for you to browse through and make comments.
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YOUR Pictures Of Kites - Interesting Decoration Efforts On Homemade Kites
Visitors submit their own pictures of kites on this page. These homemade kites don't have to be MBK designs.
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Make A Kite For Kids - The MBK Tiny Tots Diamond
This MBK kite for kids is about as simple as a diamond can get! Do you have some bamboo BBQ skewers, tape and some plastic bags?
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How To Make A Kite, Complete Step By Step Instructions
Learn how to make a kite by following detailed step by step instructions. Pick from a range of classic kites, starting with a simple sled kite.
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How To Fly A Kite - Ever Had Trouble With A Single Line Kite?
Learn how to fly a kite by benefiting from the experiences of someone who has made and flown quite a few! For first-time or inexperienced single line kite fliers.
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Kite Plans For The MBK Series Of Kites.
Kite plans, as opposed to full step-by-step instructions, are handy for more experienced kite builders. Here's the plans for the MBK series of cheap bamboo and plastic kites.
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Types Of Kites - 8 Popular Single Liners
Check this out if you have a special interest in any of the following types of kites: Sled, Diamond, Barn-door, Rokkaku, Sode, Delta, Roller or Dopero.
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Kids Kites - They're Everywhere, Shop Bought Or DIY
Kids kites would have to be the biggest kite category of all! The process of making kites, or just flying them brings joy to children all over the world.
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Paper Kites, And Other Single Liners
Paper kites have been around for many centuries. Read about some specific types here, as well as other single-line kites.
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Power kites, traction kites, take me for a ride!
What can you use power kites for, these days? A hundred different things. Get dragged across sand or over water, or just stand there and make your kite do stunts.
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Chinese Kites, In The Air Or On The Wall
Chinese kites are all about culture and art. They fly ok too! Read all about these beautiful and sometimes complex flying creations here.
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Box Kites, And A Few Interesting Variations
Box kites have been around since the late 1800s, but they are still popular. Many colorful and complex variations of the box kite are flying today.
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Stunt Kites - Delta, Diamond, Parafoil or Quad?
All about stunt kites - all the different types, how they fly. Want to make stunt kites? See the list of relevant books.
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Aerial Kite Photography.
Aerial Kite Photography combines two separate interests - kite flying and photography. Here's an overview of the What and How of this hobby.
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Been To A Kite Festival? How About These...
If you have eyes to see, don't miss out on going to a kite festival! Here's some info on a few of the biggest and best around the world.
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Adelaide Events Involving Kites - South Australia
We occasionally write up Adelaide events that involve the flying of kites. For example, the annual Adelaide International Kite Festival.
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Kite Books - All The MBK eBooks At A Glance
Sales pages for MBK kite books have links from various appropriate places throughout this site. However, *this* page is best for seeing all the titles at a glance.
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Kite Flying Blog
Kite Flying Blog
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Earliest Kite Flying Adventures
Our family's earliest kite flying adventures and kite records are documented here.
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MBK Site Map
This MBK site map lists links for every visible page that I have posted on the site, under broad categories.
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Flying Kites Or Making Them - Visitor Pages Map
Here are links to photos and stories about flying kites or making them, left by visitors to this site.
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About the webmaster of my-best-kite.com.
About the webmaster of my-best-kite.com. A brief history of my interest in flying, and kites in particular.
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