Flying Smiles Kites

05/31/2026

Hey folks! We've got dumplings in the shop!

If you want to play with one, we've got some open behind the counter that we're more than happy to hand over! But, as just a PSA for all businesses, please don't item sealed merchandise! If you open one, we're gonna ask you to purchase it. Please don't give us a hard time about a fairly simple request.

Thanks!

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

Here's another video that came to us from Dave Rike, who was in Milwaukee at the IKEA Family Kite Festival over Memorial Day weekend. Check out that gorgeous sky display! ✌🏽🫶🏽🪁

05/29/2026

Happy Friday, friends!

This photo came to us yesterday from John and Marianne Herzog. They won the first (and currently only) tie dyed CR Mesh Quad at the fun fly in March. We're guessing they've already put dozens of hours of flight time on this sweet ride. 💜

Thanks for sending this over, Marianne! We can't wait to share the sky with you again!

05/28/2026

A new demo game is out in the shop! It's called Strike and it's made by Ravensburger. We love how easy it is to learn, but totally addictive to play! Good for 2-5 players. Or 1, if you're Cassie. 😬🤷🏽‍♀️

05/27/2026

Why didn't anyone tell us that our micro puzzles never got online!?

Ok, but seriously. That's on us to remember. But they're online now and we're so happy with them!

A huge thanks to Craig Young and Jesse Kapsten for use of Craig's photos and Jesse's Lighthouse Stack graphic. We are so lucky to have such talented friends who are willing to share their skills with us! And a huge thanks to our friends at Micro Puzzles for making us these custom puzzles. We love that we finally have an affordable way to put our images on puzzles!

We'll drop a link to the puzzles in the comments!

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

How about a kite shop walk?

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day, friends!

It's been a rainy day in Corolla, so we've seen some great groups picking up games and puzzles today.

Speaking of games, we got our order for Carma Games in, and as always, we're in love with their selection. We also got in some squishy dumplings and Pokémon cards, so come get them while we've got them!

Last, we've been working on cleaning up the website today. We added ground pegs by OSKUSA, and removed a bunch of claimed OPK.

Come see us by 5 today, and then starting tomorrow, we'll be here til 7pm, M-F, in addition to being open on the weekends til 4.

*OPK is other peoples kites. Also known as "previously loved" or "consignment".