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Mini festival: Kites fly over Lewes library
Young artists provide own designs and get outside to enjoy a windy spring day
It didn’t take long for Nora Furlong to get her kite airborne during a March 23 homeschool program at Lewes library.
March 26, 2021
There may not be a Great Delaware Kite Festival this year, but that didn’t stop the Lewes library from celebrating kite making. Homeschool families had a chance to enjoy a spring day outside the Lewes library March 23 to make and fly their own homemade kites, thanks to Rachel Webster, co-owner of Rehoboth Toy & Kite.
The library has been offering virtual programs for students during the pandemic, and according to children’s librarian Jen Noonan, programs will move outdoors in April and May,
Rehoboth Toy & Kite co-owner Rachel Webster gives instructions on kite making to a group of homeschool students.
Bennett and Nolan Richey are intense as they put artwork on their kites.
Nolan and Nora Furlong use markers to design their kites.
Adrianna Kollar cuts off the bottom of her kite as she prepares to make more cuts and attach a string.
Maeva Colona carefully cuts along the dotted line as she makes her kite.
With help from mom Tiffany Kollar, far left, Rachel Webster of Rehoboth Toy & Kite uses a punch to put string holes in the kites of Logan and Adrianna Kollar.
Lewes children’s librarian Jen Noonan helps (l-r) Raven Ferrell and Jackson, Harrison and Brooke Smith finish up their kites.
Carissa Balliet, left, gets some help from Rachel Webster of Rehoboth Toy & Kite as kite flyers take to the field adjacent to Lewes library.
Harrison Smith really is smiling under his mask as he gets his homemade kite off the ground at the Lewes library.
Claire Balliet beams with delight as her kite heads skyward.
Bennett Richey navigates through kite string in an effort to get his kite in the air.
