Ballloon Scavenger Hunt: Balloon Birthday Party

Activity mom shares a great game for a balloon birthday party.  Blow up 10 balloons and number them 1-10.  Hide them around the house and have the kids search for them in order.  When they find them have them pop it for the next clue.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.activity-mom.com/2012/07/balloon-game.html

Water Balloon Target Range: Balloon Birthday Party

Motherhood on a dime has a great idea for a balloon party game.  Using chalk she created a target with points and circles and then gave kids water balloons to throw at the target and accumulate points.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.motherhoodonadime.com/kids/water-balloon-target-practice/

Balloon Activity Countdown: Balloon Birthday Party

 Cute ideas for a balloon activity count down.

 

Real dana gentry has an idea for how to use balloons for a slumber party.  She puts written activities inside balloons and marks each with a time.  When the time arrives the kids pop the balloon to see what they're next going to be doing.

Get the instructions here:
http://realdanagentry.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-2012-new-years-eve-pinteresting.html

Chasing cheerios has a similar idea but instead of using the countdown for a slumber party she uses it to count down the days until the child's birthday, letting them pop one everyday for a new surprise.

Get the instructions here:
http://chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/2012/07/birthday-balloon-countdown.html

How does she does it for New Year's Eve.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.howdoesshe.com/new-years-eve-ideas/

Water Balloon Walkway: Balloon Birthday Party

Another great way to use balloons for a summer birthday is a water balloon walkway or patch on the lawn.  Kids will love stomping, throwing, slipping and sliding.

Balloon Pinata Activity: Balloon Themed Birthday Party

Scrap Happy Heather has a great idea for a balloon activity.  Hang water balloons and use them as mini-pinatas.  The kids will love getting wet.  If your balloon party is in the winter you can always change the water to candy or toys.

For winter parties fill the balloons with confetti.  

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://scraphappyheather.blogspot.com/2011/07/water-balloon-pinata.html 

As an alternative for a colder weather party try filling the balloons with small prizes and giving each kid a pin to break the balloon and get a favor.

Balloon Ping Pong Activity: Balloon Birthday Party

Pen and paper flowers has a fun idea for a balloon party activity. All you need are some popsicle sticks, paper plates and a balloon and you have a make your own balloon ping pong game.

Get the instructions here:
http://penandpaperflowers.blogspot.com/2011/03/ellas-classic-red-ball-birthday.html

We made that colors her plate paddles.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/balloon-tennis/

Balloon Painting Activity: Balloon Themed Birthday Party

Fun filled ways to use balloons as paint brushes for a party or just for fun.

Share and Remember has a great balloon party activity.  Fill the balloons with different objects such as rice, flour, salt, water, corn and other small objects and use them as paint brushes, let the kids dip them in paint and use the balloons to make a design.  The kids will have fun with the different textures and trying to guess what's inside each balloon.  They'll also have a nice art project to take home. 

Get the instructions here:
http://shareandremember.blogspot.com/2011/07/sensory-balloons-painting-rainbows.html

Tot treasures north bay shares the same idea, but suggests some other fillings to make the balloons have different scents such as baby powder and hair gel and coffee beans.

Get the instructions here:
http://tottreasuresnorthbay.blogspot.com/2012/01/sensory-balloons.html

Jada roo takes a more messy approach blowing up the balloons with just air.  Kids will need to beware because the balloons can pop at any time especially the more they bounce them.

Get the instructions here:
http://jadaroo.blogspot.com/2011/04/balloon-painting.html

Future cnc has a more messy idea filling balloons with paint and taping them to a poster board.  The kids then get to pop the balloons to create a really nifty and messy painting.

Get the instructions here:
http://futurecnc.code.arc.cmu.edu/assignment02/assignment-02-proposal-erica/