There can be more to balloons than just air. Filling them with different textures and tying them off leaves you with interesting malleable toys. Make pairs with the same fillings and ask the kids to match textures, or draw faces on the balloons with a marker and enjoy the change of expression with each squish.
Materials
- Balloons
- A funnel
- Various dry goods, like beans, rice, or sand
Instructions
- Stretch the mouth of each balloon over your funnel and slowly feed the dry goods inside. If you're using flour, beware of squeezing, as the flour is likely to leap right back out of the funnel and into your face, which can be amusing but also frustrating.
- Tie off the end, slowly squeezing the air out before knotting the balloon.
