| Craft: Balloon Person | | | | a coathanger into a loop. If you put your bubble |
| Activities: Balloon Hot Potato, Homemade Bubble | | | | solution in a frying pan, the coathanger will fit. |
| Makers, Balloon Eggs, Tarp Toss | | | | Wave your coathanger loop in the air and rotate |
| Snack: Balloon Snack | | | | it to finish a bubble. |
| Reading Selection: Bubbles, Bubbles by Kathi | | | | Probably the simplest bubble maker of these |
| Appelt Craft | | | | three is the plastic six pack holder. You don't have |
| Balloon Person | | | | to change it at all, just dip it in the solution and |
| Need: | | | | wave it around for instant bubbles. |
| # Balloon | | | | This activity is great for all ages. Children love |
| # construction paper | | | | bubbles and they have fun making their own |
| # tape | | | | bubble machines. Challenge your children to come |
| # yarn | | | | up with inventions for new bubble makers using |
| # markersBlow up the balloon to make a small | | | | different objects around the house!Balloon Eggs |
| head. Cut out an outfit for the body(one piece). | | | | Need: |
| Take strips of paper and fold accordian style to | | | | # Balloons |
| make legs and arms. Tape the arms and legs to | | | | # Paper Mache |
| the outfit. Then make shoes and glue on to the | | | | # Markers or CrayonsBlow up your ballon, put |
| bottom of the feet. Trace the child's hands, cut | | | | paper mache' around the ballon and let it dry, |
| out and glue to the end of the arms. Draw a face | | | | When the mache' hardens you have what looks |
| on the balloon and attach yarn or crete paper | | | | like a large Egg. Decorate with markers or paint. |
| with tape for the head. Also, attach a long piece | | | | You can even use it as a Pinata!Tarp Toss |
| of yarn to the top so you can hang it up!! | | | | Need: |
| Activities/Games | | | | # 1 tarp or blanket |
| Balloon Hot Potato | | | | # tennis balls or inflatable ballsHave the children |
| Need: | | | | each grab an end of the tarp. They each take |
| # Water balloons | | | | turns throwing a tennis ball onto it, and shaking |
| # water | | | | (bouncing) it. See how many balls you can toss up |
| # swimming pool (optional)Fill balloons with water, | | | | without any falling off! |
| tie end. Have children gather in a circle. Carefully | | | | It is a great game if you do not have a |
| poke several (4-6) holes in the balloon. Children will | | | | parachute. Snack |
| pass the balloon around the circle, trying not to be | | | | Balloon Snack |
| the one holding the balloon when it runs out of | | | | Need: |
| water! To make it even more fun, especially if | | | | # Rice cake |
| there are more than 6 children, have them pass | | | | # frosting |
| 2-3 balloons at the same time. If you are playing | | | | # food coloring |
| near a pool or lake, the child who is holding a | | | | # string licoriceMake colored frosting by adding |
| balloon when it empties has to jump in! Make sure | | | | food coloring to the vanilla frosting. Give each child |
| to dispose of deflated balloons.Homemade Bubble | | | | a rice cake and a small cup with the colored |
| Makers | | | | frosting they choose. Let the children use craft |
| Need: | | | | sticks to use as spreaders. Have the children |
| # home items such as: | | | | decorate their rice cake with frosting. Use the |
| # string | | | | string licorice as the balloon string. You may want |
| # straws | | | | to decorate even more with tube icing or other |
| # coathangers | | | | confections. Have fun! Reading Selection: |
| # plastic six pack holders. | | | | Bubbles, Bubbles by Kathi Appelt |
| # Liquid diswashing soap and waterUsing just | | | | |
| two straws and string, you can make a simple | | | | Please use care when using balloons around small |
| bubble maker. Just tie a piece of string through | | | | children. Balloons can be a choking hazard.Pam |
| two straws to make a collapsible frame. Holding | | | | Lester is a former art teacher and mother of 2. |
| the straws, dip the frame into the solution of | | | | She is the owner and creator of and The sites |
| water and dishwashing soap and carefully lift it up | | | | offer free kids crafts, recipes, games and |
| and pull it towards you. Flip the frame up or down | | | | activities for parents, teachers and caregivers. |
| to break off a bubble. | | | | Please visit TheIdeaBox for more great ideas! |
| Another simple bubble maker is made by bending | | | | |