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Offbeat Kids Have Fun
SLALOM ROLLERBLADERS are both legal and amazing. I discovered a clump of them on YOUTUBE. Here’s one to start with, in Paris: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9pglmp0ULTw And here’s the 2007 slalom rollerblading championship in Milan, Italy – the winning performer, Caroline Lejeune, and what a performer! http://youtube.com/watch?v=DHWa-12CCTs&feature=related You’ll see off to the right a clump containing many more slalom rollerbladers, mostly with music I can’t stand, but good luck to you. EXTREME FREESTYLE SOCCER EXTREME FREESTYLE SOCCER doesn’t sound beautiful, but it is. In this video, ball and players seem to float, to linger in the air. Perhaps the video has been slowed down, I don’t know, but it’s like a ballet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5fbxOtIO4&feature=related RUN WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO WITH KITES This KITE ZOO not only tells you how to create wondrous things, it supplies “historical, anecdotal, allegorical or aeronautical snippets of information” and “hotlinks to online photos and constructional plans.” A great site for kids to explore! INQUIRY.NET will tell you how to make a dragon kite, three kinds of butterfly kite, a balloon kite, and an elephant kite that the author calls “an excellent flier.” And more of course. Why not build them now, fly them now, and take them to the beach this summer? I was fascinated by his idea of a kite for swimming. It will tow you as you lie on your back on a board in the water. The author thought he had invented something new, but it turns out that Benjamin Franklin thought of it first. Though Franklin didn’t think of the board. http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/kites/swim.htm BEAUTIFUL KITES: Here you see the beauty of the kites and the skill of the man who controls them. http://youtube.com/watch?v=pe2PddwZJAI WHAT KITES CAN DO WITH PEOPLE KITE BUGGY JUMPING, SYDNEY. This is the dream we all have with kites: the kite lifts you off your feet and UPPPPP! http://youtube.com/watch?v=KLt9nBDwi9o WINDSURFING WITH KITES. Truly amazing. http://youtube.com/watch?v=BXEUp7rJFG4 |
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