Kiddie Stuff : Playing with Balloons

I must be getting old.  I forgot how much fun a balloon can be.

Seriously – my kids and I played non-stop for hours (ok, it was probably thirty minutes, but, in kid-time, it is equivalent to 7 hours worth of play time).

We happened to take a balloon with us when we left Friendly’s last week.  Oh My Goodness – the fun fest that followed was almost illegal.  I wonder if I could count the playtime as exercise?

I seriously believe these should go in the Emergency-Entertainment First Aid Kit for kids.

First we just played volleyball with it, then, when that started to get tiring, we tried to play using only our feet.

I am utterly un-coordinated.

We followed this up with a rousing game of Monkey in the Middle.

The only one who didn’t enjoy the balloon was Pinto – but he is an old fuddy-duddy.

So remember, when all else fails, a balloon will buy you some time.