I don’t like balloons. Well actually I don’t mind balloons on their own, but when you combine balloons with kids, it always ends in tears. Well almost always…
In a bid to rid my house of the balloons that traveled home with us from ‘bring a friend day’ at gymnastics before I lost my mind, we decided to paint with them!
You’ll Need:
Some nice big sheets of paper – we used this paper from Micador
Paint – we used a combo of metalic and fluro paints from Micador, just for fun.
Some balloons, blown up but not too big.
A container for each colour of paint/balloon.
You’ll Do:
Just blow up your balloons a little bit, about a quarter as big as you would normally. This gives them lots of bounce and makes them less likely to pop, which would be a disaster.
Then just dip your balloons into the paint and bounce them all over the paper. They make an unusual circular pattern which is really fun!
Balloon painting is easy enough for even little hands to do. Noah loved it and so did Morgan, and as usual my only problem was finding enough space for their masterpieces to dry!
{disclosure – We were given a variety of Micador art supplies, including those mentioned in this post. There was no obligation to blog about them, no other compensation was received and the opinions expressed in this post are purely my own.}
This looks like so much fun! Will definitely be having a crack at this :)
I know my boys would love this, pinned so it says on my to do list
This is really fun activity for children. My children would love to do that and will enjoy very much.
This looks so much fun, my children would love making these with me.
Okay so this just gave me a great idea! I do not have any balloons around the house because I am afraid of the choking hazard of balloons! But! I do have a huge variety of bouncy balls around the house! Tomorrow (when I do not have a migraine headache) I am going to do this with my grand children…outside! It will probably get crazy but that is what will make it fun…right? Hmm maybe I should get a big box an contain the activity in the box!! Yes! That I will try! I will also try to take pictures…try anyway…
Fun idea! I think I’ll try it as outdoor art activity by hanging butcher paper on the fence and letting kids have at it.
I totally agree with balloons and kids almost always ending in tears. My kids are so precious when it comes to balloons. Love this post Kate. I’ll be featuring this post as part of my Playing with Balloons roundup. xo Pauline
Wow, very creative indeed. I will try this with my 5 year old girl who loves painting.
These turned out beautiful! Shared the idea here http://siayla.blogspot.ca/2014/02/got-paint-try-painting-with-out-typical.html