We're now entering the season of hot cross buns, codfish cakes, marbles. We can't forget the making and flying of our traditional kite.

Some of us opt for the three dollar little disposable plastic kite, stamped with the Power Rangers, Spider man, or we remember those black "bat" kites with huge yellow eyes.

Some Bermudians won't dare purchase a plastic kite; however we're too busy to build our own kite, yet we'll hunt around or commission a traditional kite to be made. It is the courageous among us who actually get sticks, tissue paper, glue and put their creative minds to the test.

Laurie Paul is one such woman who put her creative mind to the test, 20 years ago, and every year since then.

"When my son was one and a half, I went to buy him a kite and the prices were outrageous," she recounted the moment that set her on her path as one of Bermuda's better kite makers.

"I grew up with four brothers, I used to copy what ever they did. Afterwards, I hadn't touched a kite until that day I went out to buy one."

Every Easter Ms Paul produces around 50 kites. "I can do more but I usually have to wait till three weeks before so I can get sticks," she said this week.

At one point she even had her own suppler of sticks that allowed her to do more. After twenty years she continues to create original, dynamic and beautiful kites, "the ideas just pop into my mind!" she says.

Her modesty and desire not to call that much attention to herself has kept her out of the public eye. Despite this she has enjoyed years of accolades and prizes. Her son would often win prizes in school for the kites they made together. He would constantly insist that she should let people know. Last year under a little encouraging pressure from her son, he convinced her to send a kite with her nephew on Good Friday to the Young United Bermuda Party's Annual Kite Competition at Horseshoe Bay.

That kite won the coveted `Most Beautiful Kite' prize. She is content that her nephew took the kite down, stating humbly: "I very seldom fly my kites, I just make them".

Ms Paul admits that some of her kites are not completely traditional, explaining that many people request that she not use a "head stick", but she doesn't mind tailoring some of the kites for her loyal customers.

She has kept the prices reasonable for the craft and skill she maintains, $20 for a 24 inch kite, $25 for a 26 inch, $30 for a "Moonie" and $50 for a four foot kite.

Hopefully, we could now all go and take a stab at building a kite. Many of us haven't attempted making kites since we were young, or don't know how a traditional Bermuda kite is made.

From the words of a Mary Poppins' song "let's go fly a kite", let's fill the skies with bright coloured Hummers and Moonies on Good Friday. Follow Ms Paul's lead and create for ourselves and our children.