Papa and the Bear cubs enter a kite flying contest with a homemade kite and, with God's help, they do their best and win despite taunting from some of the other contestants.
On a visit with the great kite maker Emilio Chang, Diego and Daniela sneak off from their grandmother and discover a magic kite that takes them on a grand adventure.
While waiting for his father to join the family on a weekend camping trip, Jack tries to fly his new kite and finally succeeds with the help of some new friends.
In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and meets Kublai Khan.