Balloon planets

The kids had so much fun stamping with balloons the other week creating our Earth Day Stamps that we continued with the activity this week. To switch it up we used black card stock and different

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My son's birthday is on Cinco de Mayo so we had to make a pinata for him. Somehow we ended up with two of them made ;) The process is really easy. First of all use a balloon as your frame. Then make a mixture of water and flour to make a watery paste. My husband did this part and he didn't specifically measure out the flour and water. Using torn up pieces of newspaper; dip the newspaper in the paste and wipe off any excess paste then lay it on the balloon overlapping the pieces. Continue…

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (a dwarf planet). These are the planets of our solar system in order of proximity to the sun. I know I had this memorized once upon a time in my youth, but it's been fun to be reminded and to exercise my brain's long-dormant memorization skills (and I do mean looooooong-dormant). So Monday = Astronomy. And guess what?! We actually did Astronomy! Hooray for us. After blazing through reading, writing, and math, we pulled…

Stars on watered down white paint flicked on to paper. Use balloons to dip in switled paint. Video on TicTok

Turn balloons and hula hoops into perfect planets for an outer space or alien party for kids. Such a fun DIY party decorating idea!

22 Inch Planet Earth Bubble Balloon 5pack

Create your very own paper mache solar system! Use balloons and your creativity to make all sorts of planets and stars! Have fun and check out our other posts for more fun crafts and activities!