Kids Crafts: Balloons, Bubbles & Balls #1
Craft: Colored Bubbles
Activities: Flyswatter Bubbles, Cotton Ball Pickup,
Balloon Water Fun
Snack: Chewy Popcorn Balls
Reading Selection: The Twenty-One Balloons by William
Pene du Bois
CRAFT: Colored Bubbles
Need: dishwashing detergent food coloring or washable paint a
straw paper shallow pan
Directions: Mix about 1/2 dishwashing detergent, and 1/3 of
water in a shallow pan(cold or hot)mix any kind of food coloring
until you get the ideal color you want. If you use paint, make
sure it is washable. Go outside with the pan full of the colored
bubble mixture. tip one end of the straw in the pan, lift it up,
and blow through the other side to create a bubble, then slowly
pick up the paper and pop the bubble on it. Keep doing this with
different colors of paint and you will get a great colorful
bubble print picture!
You can also use the straw to blow a lot of bubbles in the pan
and then place a piece of paper over the top to 'absorb' the
bubbles. It will leave a nice print!!
ACTIVITY: Flyswatter Bubbles
Need: clean fly swatter bubble solution
Directions: Fill a shallow plastic bowl with bubble stuff and
provide each child with a new clean flyswatter. Have them dip
the end in and then swish it through the air creating tons of
bubbles!
ACTIVITY: Cotton Ball Pickup
Need: Cotton balls vaseline string (or handkerchief)
Directions: Spread out cotton balls in a designated area. Each
player has their hands behind their backs, or hands in their
pockets and vaseline on their nose. When the game begins, the
player walks to a cotton ball, bends down and picks up the
cotton ball with their nose. Either the first one back wins or
set a time limit and whoever gets the most cotton balls. You can
also play with teams!
ACTIVITY: Balloon Water Fun
Need: waterguns balloons pennies or small objects string markers
clothes line
Directions: Children will love these fun targets they can squirt
with water guns. Insert a few pennies in a balloon. Blow it up
and attach a string. Tie the string to a clothes line. To make
it more fun, faces or bulls eyes may be drawn on the balloon.
Hang many balloons of varying sizes and string lengths to
increase the challenge. Stand back and take aim!
SNACK: Chewy Popcorn Balls
Need: 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 4 Tbs. margarine
1/2 tsp. salt 8 cups popped popcorn
Directions: Place the sugar, light corn syrup, margarine, and
salt in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring
constantly, until the mixture reaches a steady simmer. Add the
popped popcorn to the mixture, stirring until all the popcorn in
entirely coated. Remove from the stove and let cool. Fill a
medium-sized bowl with water. Dip your hands in the water and
shape the popcorn into balls, about the size of a tennis ball.
Place the balls on a sheet of wax paper and after they are
completely cool, place each in a plastic bag or wrap in plastic
wrap.
Reading Selection: The Twenty-One Balloons by William
Pene du Bois This is a great children's story to go along with
these ideas!