00:00Hashtag top 5 kites for kids who love outdoor flying.
00:03Okay, let me tell you, I went a little overboard on this one.
00:07My kid dragged me to the park three times last weekend, and every single time we came home
00:12with some kite-shaped disappointment. So I did the boring part for you.
00:17I bought five, tested them in an actual field with actual wind, and these are the top 5 kites
00:22for kids who love outdoor flying. And yes, they all cost less than a sandwich.
00:28This first one's the cheapest on the list at just 6 bucks, but don't let that fool you.
00:33It's a cartoon eagle that folds up into a little plastic fishing rod so it packs down to nothing,
00:38fits in a jacket pocket, and unfolds into a bird shape that actually catches wind.
00:43Thousands of people bought it, and the reviews sit at 4.4 out of 5, which tells you it does
00:48what it
00:49says. For a 5-year-old who loses interest in about 40 seconds, or for a family trip where bag
00:54space
00:55is tight, this is the move. Buy it as a backup kite, not your main event.
01:00Now, number 2 is where things start getting serious.
01:04This is a 15-meter snake kite that's a big, long train of fabric streaming out behind a single line,
01:10and it does this bank-turning thing across the sky like it's alive.
01:14Look, if your kid wants the wow, look at my kite moment, this is the one.
01:19$11 gets you professional-grade windsurfing-style construction, and it holds 4.7 stars across more
01:25than 4,500 sales. Just give it room. Snakes need open sky and a steady breeze, not a gusty parking
01:33lot. Number 3 is a butterfly kite, and it comes in what I think is the most beautiful color scheme
01:39of the whole bunch. Bright, punchy colors that literally pop against a blue sky, and this one's
01:44rated even higher, 4.8 out of 5. For $8 and change, the value here is honestly ridiculous.
01:52The reason I like it is the shape, butterflies do this fluttery, side-to-side drift that's way
01:57more forgiving than a rigid delta kite. Beginners can actually steer it. If your kid's never flown
02:03before, learn on this one. Now the one I kept reaching for. This is a dragon kite, and it comes
02:10in dragon, fish, and quinabori-style, proper nylon fabric, not cheap thin plastic, and it
02:15flies like it was engineered by someone who actually knows kites. Look at the rating, 4.9.
02:22Highest on the list, and with over 4,000 sold, that's not a fluke.
02:268.15. Nylon drapes, it catches the wind beautifully, and that fish shape in particular is gorgeous.
02:34This is the one I'd buy first if I could only buy one. So that's my 5.
02:40Every link is pinned in the description below, prices included, so you can grab whichever one
02:45fits your kid's attention span and your budget. If one of these made your kid's day, smash the like
02:50button, it genuinely helps, and subscribe so we can find the next thing worth testing in an actual field.
