| Craft: Balloon Brushes | | | | Note: Always use caution with broken balloon |
| Activities: Balloon Battle, Balloon Yo-Yos!, Bubble | | | | pieces and children. Discard of broken latex |
| Bubble Pop Pop!, Scoop 'n Toss | | | | balloons immediately. |
| Snack: Coconut Balls | | | | Bubble Bubble Pop Pop! |
| Reading Selection: Zachary's Ball by Matt Tavares | | | | Need: |
| Craft | | | | # bubble solution |
| Balloon Brushes | | | | # white paper |
| Need: | | | | # food coloring |
| # 1 package of balloons | | | | Take bubble solution, white construction paper, |
| # sticks or dowels | | | | shallow pans, and food coloring outside with your |
| # rubber bands or floral wire | | | | child. Pour bubble solution into several shallow pans. |
| Gather a bunch of balloons (deflated) around a | | | | Squeeze drops of different color food coloring |
| stick or dowel. Take a rubber band or floral wire | | | | into each pan. Help your child dip the bubble wand |
| and secure the balloons to the stick or dowel. | | | | into the pan and blow bubbles onto the paper - |
| Have the children dip the "balloon brush" into paint | | | | make sure you use all the colors! |
| and explore! | | | | Scoop 'n Toss |
| Activities/Games | | | | Need: |
| Balloon Battle | | | | #empty gallon milk jugs |
| Need: | | | | #foam ball |
| # Balloons | | | | Collect two one gallon milk jugs and a foam ball. |
| # string | | | | Cut the jugs to form a scoop. Use sandpaper to |
| # inflated balloons. | | | | rub away any sharp edges. Take your child |
| Designate a certain color for each team. (If you | | | | outside and have fun playing toss. Make the |
| have a LOT of children you can have more | | | | activity more difficult by moving farther apart. |
| teams or you don't have to have teams at all) | | | | Have Fun! |
| Tie a balloon to each players ankle. Each team | | | | Snack |
| tries to burst the other's balloon first. The team | | | | Coconut Balls |
| with the last balloons wins. As your balloon is | | | | Need: |
| burst, you withdraw from the game. | | | | # 1 12oz. package semisweet-chocolate pieces |
| Balloon Yo-Yos! | | | | # 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk |
| Need: | | | | # 1tsp. vanilla extract |
| # 9 inch balloon | | | | # 1/8 tsp. salt |
| # Long rubber band | | | | # 1/8 cup coconut flakes |
| # Water | | | | In a heavy, 2-quart saucepan over low heat), |
| This yo-yo balloon is about the size of a baseball. | | | | melt chocolate pieces. Stir in condensed milk, |
| You'll need to fill it with water and air to make it | | | | vanilla and salt until well mixed. |
| that size. (Aprox. 3/4 cup water and then blow to | | | | Put into the refrigerator for about 45 minutes or |
| make it the right size!) The air is very important | | | | until it is easy to shape. |
| as it acts as a cushion for the water. The ratio is | | | | With buttered hands, shape the mixture into small |
| 1/4 water to 3/4 air. | | | | balls. Roll each ball in the coconut flakes. |
| Tie it off. Snip the rubber band and tie a loop in | | | | This recipe is a wonderful treat for young children |
| one end. Tie the other end snugly around the | | | | to make with adult supervision. |
| balloon stem. That's it! The kids can use markers | | | | Reading Selection: |
| to personalize these. They're a LOT of fun and | | | | Zachary's Ball by Matt Tavares |
| cost about 3 cents apiece to make. They also | | | | Please use care when using balloons around small |
| make great party favors! Enjoy!!! | | | | children. Balloons can be a choking hazard. |