FOUR hundred kites will be seen in the skies of Dubbo on Sunday, August 20, at the annual Kites for Kids event.
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Raising awareness for early intervention the event will be held from 11am to 2pm at Jubilee Oval.
A kite kit will cost $2 and include string and stickers for the children to decorate the kites before they test their skills in the sky.
There will be a number of other free activities available including a jumping castle, face painting, Zumba and iki fit.
Local facilitator Lorna Brennan said flying a kite was something almost all children could do and it was a great day for mums, dads and grandparents to bring the children along for a day together.
“We haven’t been up at Jubilee Oval for a few years, but we are hoping the wind will be a bit better up there,” Ms Brennan said.
Dubbo is the only city that continues to hold a Kites for Kids event.
“The services in Dubbo really got on board with it, and so we have stuck with it. People really miss it if it isn’t on – one year it rained and we had to reschedule the date so people could come along.”
A special guest on the day will be the secretary of Kites Australia who will bring a number of kites along to showcase for the families.