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Stomp and Pop

Time

  • 10 minutes

Materials

  • String
  • Scissors
  • Balloons

Directions

  1. Blow up a balloon and tie a piece of string on it about 18 inches long.
  2. Tie the other end around your ankles and hop about as you try to pop each other's balloons.

Extensions

  • Put a balloon behind your back and try to pop it against the wall.
  • Use a thumbtack to pop balloons, counting to 3 before popping so you are both ready.
  • Take turns calling out a color and popping just balloons of that color.

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Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann. Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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