Kids Crafts: Balloons, Bubbles & Balls # 2

Craft: Balloon Person

Activities: Balloon Hot Potato, Homemade Bubble Makers, Balloon Eggs, Tarp Toss

Snack: Balloon Snack

Reading selection: Bubbles, bubbles Kathi Appelt

Crafts

Balloon Person

You need:

# Balloon

Construction Paper #

Volume #

# Threads

# Markers

Blow up the balloon to make a small head. Cut out a dress for the body (one piece). Take the stripsAnd paper accordion style to make legs and arms. Glue the arms and legs to suit. Then make shoes and stick to the bottom of the feet. Trace the child's hands, cut and pasted to the end of the arms. Draw a face on the balloon and attach yarn or masking tape to the head Crete. In addition, a long piece of string attached to the top so you can hang!

Activities and Games

Balloon hot potato

You need:

# Water balloons

# Water

# SwimmingPool (optional)

Fill balloons with water, tie the end. Have children gather in a circle. With attention to several (4-6) to put holes in the balloon. The children pass the ball around in a circle, trying not to be the one operating the ball when you run out of water! To make it even more fun, especially when there is more than 6 children, who have 2-3 balls take place simultaneously. If you are near a pool or lake, the child holding a jump ball when it is emptied into the water to play! Makedisposed on the balloon deflated.

Homemade Bubble Maker

You need:

# Home Terms such as:

# String

# Paglia

Hanger #

# Plastic six-pack holders.

# Diswashing water and liquid soap

With only two straws and string orchestra, you can create a simple Bubble Maker. Just tie a piece of rope to make two straws in a folding frame. Hold the straws, dip lift the frame into the solution of water and detergent and then carefully andpull it toward you. Turn the frame up or down to break a bubble.
Another simple Bubble Maker is made by bending a coat hanger into a loop. If you heat your bladder satisfactory solution in a pan you insert the hook. Wave your coathanger loop in the air and turn to stop a bubble.
The easiest way Bubble Maker of these three is the plastic six-pack holders. You should not change at all, are immersed in the solution and wave around the bubble immediately.
This activityIdeal for all age groups. Children love bubbles and enjoy your machine bubble. Challenge your children with new inventions are responsible for the bubble with various objects around the house!

Balloon Ball

You need:

Balloons #

# Papier

# Markers or colored pencils

Blow up the balloon, put paper mache 'around the balloon and let it dry,
'If they have hardened, what looks like a big egg. Decorate with markers or paint. You canas a piñata!

Tarp Toss

You need:

# 1 sheet or blanket

# Tennis balls, inflatable balls

Let the children each grave one end of the sheet. Each, in turn, on a tennis ball, and with shaking (bounce) it. See how many balls you can throw up without falling down!
This is a great game if you do not have a parachute.

Food

Balloon Snack

You need:

# Rice cake

# Frosting

# FoodStaining

# String Licorice

Dealing with the addition of food coloring to vanilla frosting colored glaze. Give each child to choose a rice cake and a small cup with the colored glaze them. Let the children use craft stations to use as spreaders. Have the children decorate the rice cake with icing. Use string licorice as the balloon string. You might want to decorate with frosting tube or other sweets. Have fun!

Reading selection:

Bubbles,Bubbles by Kathi Appelt

Please use caution when balloons around small children. Balloons can be a choking hazard.