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At the park or on the beach, these kites and other airborne toys will have your grandchildren soaring to new heights of fun and excitement.
This lightweight glider flaps its wings like a real butterfly, and its bright pink hues make it extra-dreamy. Your grandchild simply charges the Flytech Butterfly on its accompanying dock until it's ready, pulls its trigger, and watches the butterfly flutter around. With a crash-resistant design, it's good for both indoors and out.
Price: $20
For ages: 6 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Seasoned kite-flyers with an interest in aerodynamics can plan, build, and fly a kite of their very own design. The Kite Dynamics set from Thames & Kosmos is a complete kite-building and experiment-kit for building kites of different shapes and sizes. A handy Experiment Manual is included with detailed assembly methods.
Grandchildren trying their first hand at kite-flying can quickly master the activity with the Jumbo Easy Fly Delta Kite. The simple, triangular shape makes it a smooth flyer, and since it only requires one cord, it's manageable for little ones. The kite is available in six bright and friendly designs like dolphins or frogs, and one Jolly Roger motif for a grandchild looking for something more menacing.
Price: $35
For ages: 8 and older
Available at: Cobrakites.com
Younger grandchildren might have more fun with something closer to their own height. This Play Parachute is a colorful, lightweight activity piece that accommodates up to eight kids for launching balls in the air, parachute tag, and anything else their imaginations dream up. A Parachute Play book is also available, and lists 150 different activities in case your grandchildren ever run out of ideas.
Price: $20 for Play Parachute, $9.95 for Parachute Play
For ages: 3 to 5
Available at: Onestepahead.com
