Flying Smiles Kites

Flying Smiles Kites Come in and visit the kite pro-shop on the Outer Banks. We specialize in kites, games, and puzzles!

One more month till the 2025 Fun Fly! Hopefully, there won't be snow in the parking lot, but this is what it looks like ...
02/22/2025

One more month till the 2025 Fun Fly!

Hopefully, there won't be snow in the parking lot, but this is what it looks like today! Anyone else glad that the year the Outer Banks got snow is the year we moved the event to March? Or is that just us?

We'll send out a message in a few weeks to everyone that's coming, so please be sure to rsvp if you're going to make it our way! Details on our website and also Facebook. We'll drop a link in the comments.

RIP Ben Dantonio. All of us at Flying Smiles Kites will ALWAYS be grateful for your support of our humble endeavor here....
02/10/2025

RIP Ben Dantonio. All of us at Flying Smiles Kites will ALWAYS be grateful for your support of our humble endeavor here. Fair winds, dear friend... your spirit will live on in our hearts.

#504 (CR-II)
01/21/2025

#504 (CR-II)

Eliot had an idea for colors he wanted to see together, and now it's available! This is #503 and is a 135 venting. The ...
01/20/2025

Eliot had an idea for colors he wanted to see together, and now it's available! This is #503 and is a 135 venting. The colors used are: white, silver, charcoal, sky blue, and berry. It'll fly in moderate to high winds. It's got the traditional bridle and comes with a kite sleeve.

Don't forget to add the frame if you need it! It'll come with a P300 frame if you order it. We'll drop the link in the comments.

This is an index of the various Compass Rose Mesh Quad-line kites we've built over the years. Each photograph identifie...
01/20/2025

This is an index of the various Compass Rose Mesh Quad-line kites we've built over the years. Each photograph identifies the kites by number and "version" (40%, 75%, 100%, 135%, 175% or 240%). Note that each kite is unique with it's own particular set of colors and pattern - there are no duplicates. The CR-II kites are smaller (72" leading edge) than the typical 1.5 size.

CR Mesh #1 and #500...
01/20/2025

CR Mesh #1 and #500...

Happy Saturday, friends! Real talk, it feels odd to be winterizing the shop when it's almost 60 degrees outside, but the...
12/28/2024

Happy Saturday, friends!

Real talk, it feels odd to be winterizing the shop when it's almost 60 degrees outside, but the calendar doesn't lie. It's time! We've unplugged displays, cleared out the front window, and updated shop hours on the web.

In a few minutes, we'll be closed until March. But have no fear! The website will still be on with orders shipping within a few business days. If you're coming to town and want to see us, we'd be happy to meet you at the shop! Send us a message on Facebook or Instagram, or an email, and we'd be happy to meet you. Please give us at least a few days' notice so that we can find a time that works for everyone!

We hope that everyone has had a memorable 2024 and that the New Year brings you peace and prosperity. We're looking forward to 2025 being filled with your smiles and a sky filled with beautiful colors! Thank you for being a part of our happy place!

Happy Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to anyone celebrating today! We're back in the shop for a few more days before we close for a...
12/26/2024

Happy Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to anyone celebrating today! We're back in the shop for a few more days before we close for a few months, so come see us if you're in town.

Now, to the much anticipated drawing for kite #500!

A million congrats to Cameron for winning this beauty! You can watch the replay of the live drawing on our page.

12/26/2024

This was a live drawing, but now you're watching the replay! Congrats to Cameron for winning!

Drawing for kite #500!

Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family all over the world! For your holiday amusement, we present our cat Lero...
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family all over the world! For your holiday amusement, we present our cat Leroy, who thinks he's good at hiding in our Christmas tree! 😂

Also! Last call for tickets! After we've put the youngest of the Shooks to bed, we'll turn off ticket sales!

Link in the comments. They'll be turned off by 8pm(ish) eastern.

It's Christmas Eve!! We want to take this moment to thank each of you for supporting our small business through the year...
12/24/2024

It's Christmas Eve!! We want to take this moment to thank each of you for supporting our small business through the years. We are overjoyed that we just finished our 17th year (wow! 17 years?!?). From our family to yours, we want to wish you a happy holiday season and a joyous new year!

A few notes for y'all today.

We made the decision to be closed today so that we can spend time with the rest of the Shook family that's on their way to us from Raleigh this morning. (We can't wait to see you, Ty, Sheena, Emma and Owen!) We'll be closed tomorrow for Christmas and reopen on Thursday.

Tomorrow at about 5pm eastern, we're gonna turn off sales for tickets for the drawing for kite #500, so be sure to grab any last-minute tickets by then! On Thursday, when we get to the shop, we'll add tickets to the bucket, and then we'll go live on Facebook to pick the winner. To everyone who's participating, GOOD LUCK! We'll drop the link in the comments to pick up your tickets.

12/23/2024

Happy Monday, friends! We're open this week every day through Saturday except Weds! Come on a shop walk to see what's here

Happy Saturday, friends! We had a great question about what's in the consignment corner right now! We've got a bunch of ...
12/21/2024

Happy Saturday, friends! We had a great question about what's in the consignment corner right now!

We've got a bunch of great kites looking for a new home. We'll drop a link in the comments to the dual line page of our website since that's where you'll find them!

Kites included are (left to right, top to bottom):
Nexus Stack
Salsa
Trick and Track (SOLD)
Quantum Stack
2 TC Ultras (can also be flown as quad)
2 Cross Kites Air
Diode

Check out the link in the comments to take you to the website! Descriptions of each kite and all available specs are on each kites individual listing.

Update - the Trick and Track has a new home!

12/19/2024

How about a December walk through the shop!

Happy Thursday, friends! Just a few notes for y'all today! If any more web orders come in before Christmas, we'll get th...
12/19/2024

Happy Thursday, friends! Just a few notes for y'all today!

If any more web orders come in before Christmas, we'll get them shipped out right away, but please be warned that they may not arrive in time for Christmas! Any orders that came in through today have been shipped, so now it's in the hands of USPS and UPS. We've spot checked some orders in transit and it looks like everything is moving, so we're hoping that remains the case! 🤞🏽🤞🏽 Huge thanks to everyone who chose us to shop for holiday gifts!

Next up - shop schedule for the rest of the year! We'll be closed tomorrow but open on Saturday and closed again on Sunday. Next week, we'll be open every day (Mon-Sat) with the exception of Weds (Christmas Day!) If you're in town, come say hi! When we close on 12/28, we'll be closed through March.

Last, don't forget that one week from TODAY, we'll draw the winner of kite #500! You've got til 12/25/24 to purchase your tickets. We appreciate everyone supporting us for all of these years. It's been great to see some of our favorite names come through! We'll drop a link in the comments so you can pick up your ticket(s). And to everyone participating, GOOD LUCK!!

Your picture of the day is the work table in the shop, where Cassie is about to sit down to work on day bags!

Happy Wednesday, friends! We're putting tickets in the bucket today, and are struck by how sweet it is that people are b...
12/11/2024

Happy Wednesday, friends! We're putting tickets in the bucket today, and are struck by how sweet it is that people are buying tickets to put OTHER people's names on. Way to give us good feels, friends! If you want to gift ticket(s), just put the recipients name in your comments when you're checking out, or send us a message and let us know!

Also, a reminder to get your web orders in sometime in the next 7 days so that we can get them in the mail to ideally arrive on time for Christmas. This means we want your order by 12/17 so we can ship it on the 18th.

If you're purchasing a gift that's shipping to the recipient, please make a note in the comments of your order. We'll cover up price tags and may even be able to find some gift wrap!

There's a bunch of tickets in the bucket! Cassie came by the shop today to pack up some web orders and got caught up on ...
12/09/2024

There's a bunch of tickets in the bucket! Cassie came by the shop today to pack up some web orders and got caught up on the tickets. With over 2 weeks left to buy tickets, we can't wait to see who wins kite #500!

In the meantime, we recommend placing orders for shipping within the next week if you're hoping to get them in time for Christmas. As always, with the shipping carriers in control of packages once they leave our hands, a "guaranteed" delivery timeline isn't a great plan, but we DO recommend ordering by the 17th for what we expect to be a safe delivery timeline for the 25th. If you need help picking out an item, we'd be happy to offer some "personal shopper" assistance.

Address

1159 Austin Street
Corolla, NC
27927

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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This was a live drawing, but now you're watching the replay! Congrats to Cameron for winning! Drawing for kite #500!

Happy Monday, friends! We're open this week every day through Saturday except Weds! Come on a shop walk to see what's here

How about a December walk through the shop!

Come see a Friday afternoon kite shop visit!

Let's do a Saturday walk through!

Happy Tuesday! Let's do a shop walk!

Here's the video we filmed for the new quad line winders! They fit perfectly on your handles and make wrapping and unwrapping on the fly SUPER fast! We'll drop a link to the product page on our website in the comments! #flyingsmiles #flyingsmileskites #kiteshop #nostalgia #originalmeshquad #familytime #outerbanks #vacationtime #corollanc #worldwidewindtribe #shoplocal #shopsmallbusiness #familybusiness #shopfamilyowned #goodvibes #custommade #goflyakite #kiteshopswag #peaceloveandkites

Saturday walk through! Updates on shop hours, plans for the website, and a visit to the single lines!

I'm gonna need to practice the unboxing video concept, but here's Frank! I'm gonna update the website now. Watch for a post in about half an hour that Frank is available for purchase! 💜🪁💜

Let's do a walk through!

How about a Sunday afternoon kite shop walk through?

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