It was a breezy Saturday afternoon in Malibu. The Roberts’ backyard was alive with laughter — Barbie had invited all her sisters and her friend Ken over for a picnic. Stacie was playing catch, Skipper was fiddling with her portable speaker, Chelsea was drawing in her sketchbook, and George and Margaret were setting out sandwiches and lemonade.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from beyond the garden gate. The sound grew closer, followed by the unmistakable whirrr of a spinning beanie propeller. Everyone turned just in time to see a purple figure bounce into view.

“K Monster!” Chelsea shouted, leaping to her feet.

“Hi, friends!” the adorable, letter-shaped monster said, his eyes sparkling. “I was just kicking a ball down the street when I saw your picnic — and I knew I had to stop by. I love things that start with K!”

“Perfect timing,” Barbie said, smiling. “We were just looking for something fun to do after lunch.”

“Well…” K Monster tapped his chin dramatically. “How about we kite fly? The wind is perfect today, and ‘kite’ starts with K!”

Chelsea gasped. “Yes! Let’s make a giant kite and fly it together!”

The Kite Plan

Skipper grabbed her tablet to look up designs, Stacie offered to fetch sticks from the shed, and Barbie led K Monster to the arts-and-crafts box.

They gathered:

Kite string

Khaki-colored cloth

Kraft paper for decorations

And some sparkly Kaleidoscope-patterned ribbons for the tail.

K Monster grinned. “See? Everything starts with K! Well… except maybe the glue, but we’ll call it Kool Glue.”

Building the Kite

Everyone pitched in:

K Monster knotted the sticks together for the frame.

Chelsea painted a giant smiling letter K in the middle.

Stacie tied on the ribbons in neat knots.

Skipper made sure the frame was strong enough to handle the gusty wind.