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This year we've celebrated OSOW Day together with the children coming to the invitation of the Children's Club of Haţeg (Hátszeg magyarul, am deutsch Wallenthal), Hunedoara County in Romania.

I's like to say thanks to Mr István Szakács-Mikes who had the idea to visit this club, and to Mr Nicolae Munteanu the head of the club, as well as to the staff of the same club, last but not least to my sister-in-law and my dear wife for their help in finishing the  Bumblebee.
 
The organizers provided a name card for each and every child and adult taking part in the OSOW Day activity..



Here are some pictures taken by Mr Badiu (his have a border - copy right) and my dear wife.


 
On 12 October 2008, in the morning there were 47 children from the Haţeg area present at the Children's Club. (Mr Badiu took this picture on the flying field - an old airport.)
                                       


Well, I was looking forward to taking part in OSOW activities at Haţeg - "UN CER - O LUME" in Romanian. I prepared more than 60 BUMBLEBEE kite (in Romanian BONDAR) as well as more than 60 Scott Sled kites made of shopping bags.
 
At the premises of the club, as an introduction, Mr N. Munteanu told the children a couple of words about OSOW and gave them the general rules of kite building and kite flying. (Later on in the photos you will see high-voltage lines in the background - well, the children were still at a safe distance. 

On my turn I gave a short history of kiting then introduced three small kites, as follow:

• Bumblebee
• Scott Sled (as small as a shopping bags)
• NEWSPAPER DELTA (I think, again, it is my duty to ask all  of you who have a look at this picture to let me know the who the author of these drawings is, for I found it on a Hungarian site, and of course, it is not originated in Hungary.)

  In fact I taught them how to make these simple kites, but excellent fliers.
While I was talking to the children and teaching them how to make these kites, my sister-in-law and my wife were giving the last touch to the Bumblebees.

Then I presented to Mr Munteanu a 90cm Scott Sled made of Tyvek that can be coloured using acrylic paint. The children were eager to touch this interesting material, product of DuPont. 

The children were taken from the club building to an old airfield. There the children formed a line to have the Bumblebee kite.
After a short rest - as there was no wind they ran a lot in a beautiful sunshine - they were queuing again to get the shopping bag Scott Sleds
 
Then I took out of my kite bag some larger kites:

• a Scott Sled almost 2 meters high
• a high aspect ratio DELTA - wing span 2,35 meters
• a Tyvek FLOWFORM
• a tetrahedron
• a cell kite
• a UFO - unfortunately this flying object does not fly if you run, it likes quite a strong wind, but have a look at this.

And I tried to put together my beautiful HQ Cody, unfortunately this time I wasn't able to do so - WHAT A SHAME.
By the time I gave up the futile struggle fair wind began to blow and the kids enjoyed thy flying of the larger kites, too.

Now, I'm having a rest,too, at least for the short time span of posing for a photo
Finally I would like to thank Mr N. Munteanu and his team for this nice OSOW DAY

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Last modified: 25 Nov., 2007