Maryann Mansour tries to give her mermaid kite a running start Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Chenchen Dong rushes to get her kite in flight Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Maryann Mansour tries to launch her mermaid kite Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Chandra Puppavarapu works at packing the kite's tail Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

A ballerina kits floats in the sky Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Huishi Dong hands the string to their kite to his daughter Amber at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day on Sunday at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Amber Dong watches closely as her father Huishi ties the string on the kite they made Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Paulina Ornatski holds onto her kite Sunday during the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Yashwini Kongara untangles the strings of her kite Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Yashwini Kongara untangles the strings of her kite Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Fly a Kite Day at Mike Rylko Park. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media