Children Crafts: balloons, Bubbles & balls # 2

Craft: Balloon person

Activities: Balloon hot potato, homemade Bubble Makers, balloon Toss eggs, Tarp

Snack: Balloon Snack

Selection: read Bubbles, Bubbles by Kathi Appelt

Craft


Balloon person

Needed:

# Balloon

# Construction paper

# tape

# yarn

# markers

Inflating the balloon to make a small head. Cut a outfit for the body (one piece). Take strips of paper and fold accordion style to legs and arms. Tape the arms and legs to the outfit. Then making shoes and glue to the bottom of the feet. Tracing the child hands, cut out and glue to the end of the poor. Signs of a face on the balloon and add yarn or Crete paper with tape for the head. Also, confirm a long piece of yarn to the top, so that you can hang up!

Activities/Games


Balloon hot potato

Needed:

# Water balloons

# water

# swimming pool (optional)

Fill with water balloons, tie end. Children gather in a circle. Various (4-6) carefully poking holes in the balloon. Children of the balloon passes around the circle, trying not to be on the one hand to keep the balloon as it runs out of water! To make it even more fun, especially if more than 6 children, they have pass 2-3 balloons at the same time. If you are near a group of or more, the child who loves playing a balloon when it is flushed to jump! Make sure to get rid of deflated balloons.

Homemade Bubble Makers

Needed:

# Home items such as:

# String

# straws

# coat hangers

# plastic six pack holders.

# Diswashing liquid soap and water

Only two straws and string, you can use a simple bubble maker. Just bind a piece of string by two straws to create a collapsible frame. Keep the straws and dip the frame in the solution of water and dishwashing SOAP and carefully lift it up and pull it to you. Tap the frame up or down to the break from a bubble.
Another simple bubble maker is created by bending a coat rack in a loop. If your solution bubble in a frying pan, the coat rack. Golf your coat hanger loop in the air and turn it until the end of a bubble.
Probably the simplest bubble maker of these three is the plastic six pack holder. You don't have to change it at all, in the solution and immerse the wave it around for immediate bubbles.
This activity is great for all ages. Children love having fun and they have their own call bubble machines. Challenge your children to come up with new inventions for bubble makers using various objects around the House!

Balloon eggs

Needed:

# Balloons

# Paper-mache

# Markers or crayons

Blow up your balloon, put paper mache ' around the balloon and let it dry,
When the mache ' have what looks like a large egg hardens. Decorate with markers or paint. You can even use it as a piñata!

TARP Toss

Needed:

# 1 tarp or blanket

# Tennis balls or inflatable balls

Have the children each grabbing a end of the tarp. They each take turns on a tennis ball throwing, and shaking (bounce). See how many balls you can throw up without any off!
It is a great game if you do not need a parachute.

Snack


Balloon Snack

Needed:

# Rice cake

# Frosting

# Food colors

# string liquorice

Colored frosting make by adding food coloring to the vanilla frosting. Give each child a rice cake and a small cup with the colored frosting they select. Let the children use craft sticks to use as spreaders. Have the children decorate their rice cake with frosting. Use the drop string if the string balloon. You can even decorate with more icing tube or other pastries. Have fun!

Reading selection:


Bubbles, Bubbles by Kathi Appelt

Be care when using balloons around small children. Balloons can be a risk of suffocation.

Pam Lester is a former art teacher and mother of 2. They is the owner and creator of http://www. -TheIdeaBox.com and http://www.. The sites offer free class-Parties.com children crafts, recipes, games and activities for parents, teachers and caregivers. Visit TheIdeaBox for more great ideas!

Children Crafts: balloons, Bubbles & balls # 3

Craft: Balloon brushes

Activities: Balloon battle, balloon Yo-Yos!, Bubble Bubble Pop Pop!, scoop n ' throw

Snack: Coconut Balls

Selection: read Zachary the ball by Matt Tavares

Craft


Balloon brushes

Needed:

# 1 package of balloons

# sticks or chopsticks

# rubber tyres or floral wire

Collect a bunch of balloons (deflated) around a stick or stick. Take a rubber band or floral wire and securing the balloons to the stick or dowel. Have the children paint the "balloon brush" dive in and explore!

Activities/Games


Balloon battle

Needed:

# Balloons

# String

# inflated balloons.

The designation of a particular color for each team. (If you have a lot of children who have more teams you can or you have to have on all teams) A balloon tie every players only. Each team first try each other's balloon burst. The team with the last balloons WINS. If your balloon burst, pull you from the game.

Balloon Yo-Yos!

Needed:

# 9 inch balloon

# Long rubber band

# Water

This balloon yo-yo is about the size of a baseball. You will need to fill it with water and air to make it that size. (Aprox. 3/4 cup of water and hit to the right size!) The air is very important because it acts as a cushion for the water. The ratio is 1/4 water in the air of 3/4.
Bind it off. Snip the rubber band and tie a loop in one end. The other end snugly around the stem balloon tie. That's it! The children can use markers to personalize this. They are a lot of fun and about 3 cents per piece costs. They also make great party favors! Enjoy!

Note: you should always be cautious with broken balloon pieces and children. Discarding of broken latex balloons immediately.

Bubble Bubble Pop Pop!

Needed:

# Bubble solution

# White Paper

# Food colors

Take bubble solution, white construction paper, shallow pans and food coloring outside with your child. Pour bubble solution in different shallow pans. Squeeze drops of different color food coloring in each pan. Help your child dip the bubble wand in the pan and blow bubbles on the paper-make sure you have all the colors!

Scoop 'n Toss

Needed:

# empty litre milk jugs

# Foam ball

Two one litre of milk jugs and collect a foam ball. Cut the jars to form a scoop. The use of sandpaper to rub away any sharp edges. Take your child outside and have fun playing toss. The activity make it more difficult by the move further apart. Have fun!

Snack

Coconut Balls

Needed:

# 1 12 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate pieces

# 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk

# 1 tsp. vanilla extract

# 1/8 tsp. salt

# 1/8 Cup coconut flakes

In a heavy, 2-quart saucepan over low heat), melt chocolate pieces. Stir in sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and salt until well blended.

Put in the fridge for about 45 minutes, or until it is easy to form.
Shape with buttered hands, the mixture into small balls. Roll each ball in the coconut flakes.
This recipe is a delicious treat for young children with adult supervision.

Reading selection:


Zachary the ball by Matt Tavares

Be care when using balloons around small children. Balloons can be a risk of suffocation.

Pam Lester is a former art teacher and mother of 2. They is the owner and creator of http://www. -TheIdeaBox.com and http://www.. The sites offer free class-Parties.com children crafts, recipes, games and activities for parents, teachers and caregivers. Visit TheIdeaBox for more great ideas!