My father showed me how to make this origami kite as a child. I sometimes wonder who showed him. I guess I’ll never know because I didn’t get a chance to ask him.

I think it must be one of it’s kind and it works! As children our kites flew high into the sky- way up high- it was amazing! We used pad paper and cotton. Dad didn’t use scissors. This was a luxury when he was a child. He tore instead.

I haven’t flown a kite in a while and I’m not sure why. We flew kites all the time as kids. It doesn’t take much wind to whisk it up into the air! I wish dad was here- it’s not the same without him and life is so different now. So this kite is something of him I keep. In my mind I’m flying it and he is with me.

The video takes you step by step on how to make it with pictures. Pause where you need to. The man at the end flying the kite is my brother. We had to put our heads together and try to figure it out.

Are there any games or toys you played as a child? Any find memories of your parents? Your grandparents? How do you hold onto those?

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