Wednesday

August 18, 2010 – CHILDREN’S AND SENIOR’S DAY

Paint me Patriotic

Barry & Susan Tislow, Event Directors  |  All Day Event

Fly your red, white and blues all day everywhere including Field B after 12 noon.  Judging will be from 2:00 – 4:00p.m.  Categories include:

  • Biggest piece (kite or line laundry)in the sky
  • Most impressive display on one line
  • Most kites, banners and stuff from one family

Children’s Events

10:00a.m., Field A  | Christian Slater, Vance Flippin & Mason Flippin

Every child will receive a prize.  Children should go directly to the flying field.  They do NOT need to register for this event.  A large turnout may result in more age groups being added to this event.

  • 0-4 years – with or without parents help.  This age group will have a chance to show their stuff.  No competition.
  • 5-9 years – participants may be coached, but may not receive physical assistance
    Sprint    : At the signal, you will run between two points without your kite touching the ground.
    Reel Out    :  At the signal, kites are launched and reeled out until the next signal. Winners are the children with the most line out.
  • 10-14 years – May not receive any assistance
    Sprint    :   At the signal, you will run between two points without your kite touching the ground.
    Reel Out    :  At the signal, kites are launched and reeled out until the next signal. Winners are the children with the most line out.

Senior Fighter Kite Challenge

10:00a.m.- noon Field B

In keeping with the theme of the day, participants must have celebrated their 50th birthday!

Kids for Today Events

Glenda Kleppin Field Director  | Registration: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Please join Washington Kitefliers Association and other WSIKF participants in an effort to make the sport of kiting more accessible to our youngest spectators.   Ribbons and specially-designed Kids’ Day pins will be awarded to the top recipients in each category.  These pins will come in various colors, so please enter several events if you want to collect a whole set.  Judging in all of the events will be based on the appeal to the under 14 crowd.   Judges will have wide discretion in awarding points and can probably be bribed or otherwise influenced.  (Chocolate is a good choice.)

SEVENTH ANNUAL FOSTER GRANDPARENT FUN FLY

Field A 11:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.

For many people, the first memory of flying a kite is associated with an outing with an older family member.   In this event, a Afoster-grandparent@ is paired with one or more temporary Agrandchildren@ who to earn(s) a new kite by learning how to properly fly it.

ADULTS: The first 100 adults to register will be guaranteed a AKids’ Day@ pin.   Register early, certifying that you have a kite to give to your foster grandchild and that you will make an effort to teach them to fly it properly.   A special pin will be awarded to people who bring more than 2 kites to give to their “grandchildren.”  No adult will be allowed on the field unless accompanied by someone under 14.

KIDS: The first 100 kids (14 and younger) to register for this event are guaranteed a free kite , a special “Kids’ Day” pin, and someone to give them personal kite lessons with their new kite.

KIDS CAMPS

All Day Everywhere  |   Judging 1:30-2:30

Join with your friends or work alone to set up a camp display that  appeals specifically to kids.  Current or classical books, movies, songs, and/or nursery rhymes may provide inscription for your display.  You will earn extra points if you have educational displays and/or actual kite making activities taking place at your camp.  All participants will receive a “Kids’ Day” pin.  There are separate awards for camps that have been set up by kids under the age of 18, so be sure to let the folks at registration know if you are a “kid” with your own camp.

TOP KID AWARD

Flying a kite brings out the inner child in all of us.  On the beach, ribbons and “Kids’ Day” pins will be awarded to individuals who best exemplify the joys of childhood through their beach activities, crazy hats/costumes, and whatever else attracts positive attention. You can either sign up for this competition (in the appropriate age categories); sign up someone else; or simply come to the attention of the judges as they are wandering around the beach. (Judges will not be responsible for erroneous assignments to the wrong age group.)   No stuffed shirts allowed (unless they are part of a clown outfit).

Age Categories for Judging:

  • KIDS:  12 and under
  • TEENS: 13-20
  • YOUNG ADULTS 21-45
  • YOUNG GRANDPARENTS: 45ish-60ish
  • SUPER SENIORS (60+).   Plan to join in the fun!

Kite Museum Workshop Fly

Field A , 1:00p.m.

For all of you who have made kites at one of the Museum workshops, this is the time to show them off!  Let’s get them in the air and wow the crowd.

Kid’s Kite Making

1-4pm, Kite making tent

This annual event is sponsored by the World Kite Museum.  Donations are welcome.

Fighter Kite Showcase

The North American Fighter Kite Association will put on a demonstration showing and explaining various aspects of figher fites and all they can do, including “short line” fighting.  We will include a “sheep and wolves” game showing the Eastern Style of line cutting.  The wolves will fly with manjha line (glass impregnated cutting line) and the sheep will have cotton line.  As in The Kite Runner, when a kite has been cut from the sky, whoever retrieves it will keep it as their own. Kids of all ages need to know that these kites are very fragile, so handle them gently.

Following the showcase, representatives from the North American Fighter Kite Association will be available in the southeast corner of Field E to help those who have retrieved kits lean how to fly the.  Flying line and kite repair materials will be available.

Buka Buka Bash

2:30pm Field E

This will be a short line compettion restricted to Buka style fighter kites.

Senior Ballet

2:30 p.m. – 4p.m. Field A  |  Mike & Terry Huff,  Event Directors

Competitors must be 50 years old or older – This competition will be judged on music selection which should include change of tempo or mood suited to kite lying; smoothness of movements to show control and flow of music; number and variety of moves, innovation and over-all enthusiasm.  Performances are limited to 5 minutes.

Red, White & Blue Individual Rokkaku Battle

Barry & Susan Tislow, Event Directors,  4:00p.m.  Fields A & B

This event will follow the same rules as on Tuesday with the following additions:

  • 1 extra point for red, white & blue kites
  • 1 extra point for seniors 50+
  • 1 extra point for costumes
  • Gloves are mandatory.

Traditional Eastern Style Kite Fighting Demonstration

4:00pm | On the beach at Sid Snyder Drive

A group of flyers will demonstrate kite fighting in the traditional Eastern Style.  The weather must be favorable and relatively dry for this event to take place.