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Create a ballon drop.

Blow up a bunch of balloons, and using a plastic tablecloth taped to the ceiling, suspend them up high during the party. Then — perhaps with some music playing — unleash the balloons into the room and watch hours (read: minutes) of kiddo fun unfold before your eyes.

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