The High Flying History of Kites
The High Flying History of Kites The first hot air air balloon amazed crowds when it debuted in 1783. In 1903 the first mechanically powered aircraft took flight. These manifestations of mans quest to dance on the winds with the freedom of a bird are recent history...
Let’s Have Some Fun
Let's have some fun. How about some kite trivia? Tumbleweeds & Tarantulas is one your stop kite store in Bullhead City but do you know where the largest kite store in the country is located? The largest kite store in the United States is located in Newport,...
Mark Your Calendar
Mark your calendar, start making travel plans, and pick up your kite supplies and kites at Tumbleweeds and Tarantulas. For the kite enthusiast who also happens to enjoy the classic American road trip, what could be better than an epic cross country adventure (on Route...
How Much?
Kites and kiting can be a delightful hobby for the budget conscious or the youngster looking to get the most out of their allowance, the average customer at Tumbleweeds & Tarantulas. As with any hobby, however, the sky is the limit. Consider the Joachim Nellissen...
Some Fun With Kite Trivia
Let's have some fun with some trivia about kites! Did you know.... A kite only .196 inches holds the title of smallest flying kite in the world. At the other end of the scale the largest kite dubbed the Megabite measured an astounding 6781.26 square feet. The longest...
Fond Memories
It was the summer of '65. My dad had just returned from a six month deployment. I was just a kid and don't remember all of the details (it would be nice if I did) but after reading the Sunday comics, dad mixed up a concoction of flour and water to make some past,...
From Marco Polo to Mary Poppins
Some of the most memorable scenes, and songs, from the 1964 film adaptation of Mary Poppins by Disney Studios have to do with kites. This really is not surprising as kites, then and now, are linked in our minds with gaiety, childhood, and carefree times. However,...
Let The Wind Carry You To Louisiana This Fall
Set your sites on Louisiana this fall and let the wind carry you to the 2018 American Kitefliers Association National Convention. Here is some exciting information provided by Nic O'Neill, President of the American Kitefliers Association. We would like to send a big...
High Flying in Afghanistan
The sport of kite flying in Afghanistan known as ’Gudiparan Bazi’ was banned during the reign of the Taliban but it is once again ranked as a leading national sport. For more than a century kite flying was both a hobby and in the form of kite fighting, an intensely...
Never To Late
It is never to late. If you have always been a doodler that dreamed of being an artist but education, work, career, family and life in general ensured this was always just fantasy, perhaps it is time to take the first steps toward making it a reality. Start with a bit...
