Looking for a super simple and fun kids balloon activity you can be playing within seconds?! All you need for this activity in one balloon and your imagination. It was inspired by the book The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse; though you can use any color balloon.
Above you’ll find illustrated instructions for your child to lead this kids balloon activity. Here’s a cheat sheet on the four steps illustrated above for the adults:
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Blow up a balloon.
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Tie the balloon and toss it in the air.
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Clap two times while the balloon is up in the air.
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Repeat the balloon toss and clap.
TALKING POINTS FOR RED BALLOON BOOK:
- What was your favorite part of The Red Balloon?
- What did you think when the boy wasn’t able to get on the bus with the balloon?
- Were you surprised the red balloon waited for the boy after school?
- How did you feel when the boy’s mom removes the balloon?
- Did you wonder where the red balloon and the boy were going in the different pages?
- What did you think about the group of boys that try to take the balloon?
- Has anyone ever tried to take anything away from you? Tell me about it.
- What did you think when you saw many balloons come together?
- Have you ever had your friends come together to support you? Tell me about it.
- Is there anything that you didn’t understand in this book?
- Is there anything specific about The Red Balloon book you’d like to talk about?
USEFUL INFO FOR GROWNUPS
- Book: The Red Balloon Book
- Written by: Albert Lamorisse
- Age Range: 3 to 7
- Paperback edition: 48 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (May 3, 2016)
- ISBN-13 : 978-1101935217
