Sometimes a little bit of chaos is exactly what kids need. Try giving them the balloons and letting them create their own water balloon games. After you fill your water balloons, you need a place to put them until it’s time for the water balloon activities to start. A container filled with water will give your water balloons a place to bob around safely.

Have them place the balloon on the spoon. When the whistle blows, they have to cross to the finish line. Brush up on your balloon basics and learn a few tips for getting the most fun out of your water balloons. Fill a Water Balloon In Three Basic Steps Use the water balloon like a stamp to make circles all over the paper. Don’t worry about if they mix colors or if the outcome looks “messy.” That’s part of the learning process, and also a BIG part of the fun! Related Post: Kids Get Creative with Process Art for Toddlers Get Your Printable Ice Cream Cone Templates Now, we’re ready to practice making water balloon process art with the kids. Dip a water balloon in paint, using gentle hands. Squeeze too hard, and they may pop! Set up a small amount of paint in a shallow dish or plate. We use the lids from Take and Toss bowls for pretty much all of our art projects- they’re the perfect size! Water Balloon Process ArtScroll on for directions on how to do water balloon painting with toddlers (without a HUGE mess) and to get that sweet little ice cream cone template!

It’s best to go over some ground rules with your toddlers or preschoolers before starting any art project, but especially this one! Here are the rules we gave our kids: There is more than one method for filling up water balloons when it comes to the type of water source you use. While the three steps covered above will remain the same, there are some specific tips to filling up at different water sources, as well as some advantages that some have over the others. Hose The more ammo you've got, the more havoc you can wreak. With the Tie-Not, you're assured of being able to fill and tie water balloons faster than anyone else. This means you'll be able to pummel friends and enemies with more frequency a la the picture below. Gently press the water balloon filler to the ice cream scoops you’ve already made. Voila! Now your ice cream painting has sprinkles. Cleaning Up Your Water Balloon Art A funnel will allow you to fill water balloons with any kind of water source. Use a funnel at a hose when you don’t have a nozzle or at a sink with a spout that’s too large. You can even use a funnel to fill water balloons from a water jug, far away from any other water source. This could prove to be an advantage in the heat of the water balloon battle.

HOW TO FIND (OR CREATE) WATER BALLOONS

As they work, talk about what “flavors” the paints might be based on the colors. (but make sure to remind them not to taste them, as they’ll just taste like…well…paint!) Hopefully, your kids are already in their suits and ready to get wet. Send them into the kiddie pool, down the slip and slide, or through the sprinklers to clean off their hands (or bodies, if needed!)