Painting with Balloons - Toddler Activity

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Recently I read a post by My Bored Toddler called '10 Toddler Painting Ideas Without Using A Paintbrush'. It got me thinking...

We had a whole load of balloons around the house left over from Little Miss A's birthday and the recent parties we've attended. So my idea was could you Paint with Balloons!?!

The answer: Yes you can!

I set-up an invitation to play for Little Miss A in the garden this week.



Materials:

  • Paper
  • Paint
  • Balloons

I wasn't sure how messy this activity would get so I took the precaution of putting Little Miss A in her waterproofs and wellies which are easily washable!

We had some normal sized balloons along with some smaller ones. Also, a balloon filled with water and a balloon on a stick.


The best ones were actually the balloon on the stick as Little Miss A could bat this down onto the paper and also the water-filled balloon as this bounced!


It was really great fun watching Little Miss A with each balloon and they all created a different effect on the paper. 


So all in all, a great success and I know what we're going to do with any balloons we get in future - Balloon Painting!


#ToddlerApprovedTuesday
My Bored Toddler

share this on »
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
22 Comments »
Labels: , ,

22 Responses to “Painting with Balloons - Toddler Activity”

  1. My Bored Toddler29 April 2015 at 12:47

    This looks great! I'll have to give it a try. I'd love it if you added this to our Toddler Fun Friday link up http://myboredtoddler.com/toddler-fun-friday/

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ali Gilbert1 May 2015 at 14:02

    Cute idea! Looks like a lot of fun! Might be a good one for me to do with my daughter when I am trying to do yard work :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget1 May 2015 at 14:48

      Thanks Ali! If you try it, I hope she has as much fun as my LO did!

      Delete
  3. Tarana Khan1 May 2015 at 18:18

    This is such a good idea, we must try it some time!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget1 May 2015 at 21:04

      Thanks Tarana! Definitely a could one after a birthday to use up all the balloons!

      Delete
  4. Michelle Peters1 May 2015 at 20:57

    What a lovely idea, I can do balloon animals too, will defintely be trying this.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget1 May 2015 at 21:05

      Wow! Balloon animals - that's impressive Michelle. This would be really fun with them!

      Delete
  5. Karen Bell5 May 2015 at 09:15

    Oh what a great idea. It looks like a lot of creative messy fun, perfect for little ones.
    Thanks for linking #LetKidsBeKids
    (Sorry I'm late reading, I was away for a few days) x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget5 May 2015 at 09:46

      Thanks Karen! I'm all for messy fun with little ones!

      Delete
  6. Anonymous21 July 2015 at 13:09

    What a great idea! #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

    ReplyDelete
  7. Silly Mummy21 July 2015 at 13:19

    Would never have thought of this - looks like great fun! #toddlerapprovedtuesday

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget21 July 2015 at 13:55

      Thanks Silly Mummy. Was a great way to use up the balloons we had from multiple parties LO had been to! Never know what to do with them, usually just let the balloons die a slow death!

      Delete
  8. Sabrina Jillah21 July 2015 at 21:50

    Ooh this looks like something my boy would LOVE! The finished pieces look like modern art too! Sabrina xx #toddlerapprovedtuesday

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget22 July 2015 at 14:02

      I k, w Sabrina, I was surprised by how good the effect was!

      Delete
  9. Clare's Little Tots22 July 2015 at 00:47

    Great idea I love how the painting turned out looks like a lot of fun. Adding this to our bucket list for fhis summer #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget22 July 2015 at 14:11

      Thanks Clare. Glad it's given you a new item for your summer bucket list!

      Delete
  10. 3 Princesses and 1 Dude22 July 2015 at 13:07

    This looks great fun! I have never tried balloon paiting, shall remember this over summer.

    Thanks for linking up to #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget22 July 2015 at 14:12

      Thanks. Definitely recommend giving it a go!

      Thanks for hosting #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

      Delete
  11. Michelle Bailey23 July 2015 at 11:26

    Fab idea! We've done this either, so another activity I can add to my summer list! Thank you! :) #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mummy on a Budget24 July 2015 at 19:48

      Thanks Michelle. Glad it's given you something new for you summer list!

      Delete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...