Kite running is the practice of running after drifting kites in the sky that have been cut loose.  It is a sport that gained notoriety after the best-selling book by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner and it is still an active sport for all ages in places like Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. The winner’s kite remains flying while the loser’s kite string is cut loose, drifting free with the wind until it falls to the ground.  The person who captures a cut kite can keep it.  

In our country, we indulge in a far less competitive sport of kite flying.  You play with wind and string and try your hand at a figure eight. The beach is the perfect place to pursue the activity with children (The Hasson Girls, April 2012).