Fourteen-year-old Joel Banwarie, accompanied by his mother, decides on his choice of kite
With four more days to go before Easter Monday, parents are wasting no time cashing in on the best bargains on kites for their children.
During a tour by this publication on Wednesday along Regent Street, Georgetown, scores of children and their parents were seen choosing their kites which they will fly on Easter Day. This newspaper caught up with one youngster, Joel Banwarie, 14, who was with his mother kite shopping. He related that he had travelled all the way from Melanie, East Coast Demerara, with his mother to purchase a kite for his Sunday school kite- flying competition.
After several minutes at a kite stand examining most of the kites on display, the excited Banwarie decided on a white one with sleek multi-coloured borders.
With joy in his voice, the teenager said that with his new “boxing board”, he hopes to win the best kite prize at the upcoming flying competition.
The teen added that after Easter would have come and gone, he plans to keep his kite for next year.
“When Easter is finished, I would keep my kite for next year Easter. I would only have to buy new kite paper to redecorate it,” said the teen. When asked to express his feelings about the holiday, the 14-year-old affirmed that he is very anxious and joyful, but nevertheless he will miss attending school for two weeks. His advice to children who would be going to the different kite-flying venues is to stay away from utility poles and electrical wires.
In an invited comment, kite vendor Trevor Smith expressed his satisfaction at the response he has been getting from shoppers. He noted that he would normally display his kite two weeks before Easter Monday. Smith added that he is selling some 1350 kites, all of which were made by him starting from March last year. He explained that every Easter season for the past 34 years he has been marketing his kites in front of the Republic Bank parking lot opposite the City Mall, Regent Street.
According to him, “kite makers must have a sense of style and colour.” “As a kite maker, one has to have taste for style and colours, because children are the majority kite buyers and they always look for exciting designs and colours.”
For Smith, his unique designs on his masterpiece (kites) speak for itself; those are his secrets that keep his customers coming ever year. Smith is marketing his kites at a fee ranging from Gy$ 800 to Gy$ 3500, depending on the size.
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