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Balloon Ghost Craft with Kids - This cute ghost is easy to make from a balloon and two plastic grocery bags. It makes a great Halloween decoration or a toy (but not for very young children). This ghost flies really well!

Balloon Platoon Boat Craft for Kids - No matter how rough the waters get, the fearless crew aboard this inflatable toy raft will stay high and dry.

Balloon People Craft for Kids - Kids will have a great time making a whole family of balloon people.

Balloon Sponge Art & Cards Craft Activity Idea for Children - How to use sponges to help kids create fun balloon handmade greeting cards; learn this and more in this fun, instructional arts and crafts with the following balloon twisting instructions.

Balloon Turkey Craft for Your Kids - A great way to spend time while waiting for the real turkey to be ready.

Ballplayer Pumpkin Balloon Craft Idea - Transform a pumpkin into a bubble-blowing major leaguer.

Beanbag Balls Craft for Kids - These totally tossable, squishable balls are lightweight and easy to grip, making them perfect for novice jugglers, beanbag games, or a good old game of catch. You make them with balloons, believe it or not.

Beehive Piñata or Decoration Craft for Kids - This beehive can be used as a piñata or just a decoration. If you want to use it as a decoration you don't have to do the paper mache and a balloon. Just tape the tissue paper to a white balloon.

Big Balloon Spider Craft for Kids - This scary spider decoration is great for Halloween. Each spider is made from a balloon and four pipe cleaners. You can line your porch with these huge arachnids or perch them on your living room curtains.

BIG Paper Mache Bird Craft for Kids - This rather large paper mache bird makes a great friend or a rather nifty pinata and was created wtih balloons, toilet paper rolls, tissue paper, glue, and more.

Bouncing Balloons Craft for Kids - These instant playmates can get things bouncing along on a lazy afternoon.

Caged Bird Craft with a Ballon for Kids - This paper bird in a yarn cage is easy to make but the flour glue that holds the string cage together takes a long time to dry (a day or more depending on the temperature and humidity).

Cheesecloth Ghosts In My House Craft - Simple and easy and CHEAP! Blow up a balloon and dip a square of cheesecloth into fabric stiffener. Drape over balloon. Let dry and then pop the balloon. Add felt eyes or use a dark marker.

Chicks in a Nest Craft Made with Balloon - Make this cool nest and baby chicks craft.

Christmas Tree Balloons Craft for Kids - Find out how to make a Christmas tree ornament using a balloon.

Colorful Maracas Craft for Kids - This is a colorful maraca craft made with balloons and other materials.

Confetti Balloon Craft Ideas for Children - At the stroke of midnight, you and your guests can pop the balloons to ignite a confetti explosion! Or if you are hosting a Mardi Gras party it's the perfect showstopper.

Cardboard Palm Tree Craft for Kids - Laden with balloon coconuts, this tropical tree helps set the party mood and serves as a centerpiece to pile birthday presents under.

Craft Project: Balloon And Paddle Game for Kids - Hit a balloon with homemade paddles, like tennis or badminton.

Dinosaur Balloons Arts & Crafts Idea for Kids - A balloon bouquet of smiling dinosaur (or other animal) faces tied to a mailbox makes a fun greeting for kids arriving at a party.

Doubleheaders Face Masks Craft with Balloons - The fun of making these papier-mâché puppets is twofold -- kids can decorate them to look like their very own twin and then cast their doubles as stars in a show.

Easy Flour Stress Ball Craft Activity - In this instructable I will describe the excessively simple way to make your own functional stress relieving device. (It is also great for juggling)

Easter Bunny Pinata Craft Ideas - Instructions for making an Easter Bunny pinata using paper mache' techniques.

Fantasy Fish Piñata Craft for Kids - Activa® Celluclay® is instant papier mache. It replaces messy newspaper strips and wheat paste with easy-to-mold material mixing with water. When dry, it can be drilled, carved, sanded and sawed. Create this festive water creature with a balloon and other items, fill with candy and toy trinkets and use as a piñata for your child’s next birthday. Or use it as a colorful addition to your home décor.

Frankenstein Candy Bowl Craft for Kids - Make a Frankenstein candy bowl for your Halloween party or to greet your trick-or-treaters.

Growing Your Own Balloon Garden Activity for Kids - Crafts will always be a very important teaching tool for anyone teaching little kids. Kids learn best by "doing." Homeschoolers and especially unschoolers can use this balloon craft as part of a biology lesson. This is a wonderful kids' craft idea, that is fun and easy to do and also a great first lesson about plants. This craft use balloons so watch the little ones, while you are doing this craft, to prevent suffocation!

Halloween Balloon Toys Crafts - If you can get two big balloons, one white and one black, then your kids will love these imaginative kids’ Halloween crafts ideas we have for you to turn them into unusual Halloween toys or decorations.

Halloween Cauldron Craft for Children - Perfect for collecting or giving out candy on Halloween, this cauldron also works very well as a table centre on your Halloween party table, filled with goodies!

Halloween Craft Projects : Hanging Ghosts - These are so much fun and easy enough for children to make. A balloon is used for the ghost's head.

Homemade Hovercraft Craft Activity - Make this cool floating hovercraft with a balloon and other materials.

Hot Air Balloon Craft for Kids - Learn how to make a hot air balloon.

Hot Air Balloon Craft Idea for Kids - Need to interest your class in geography? Spark their imagination with a trip across the country with their own special hot air balloon. It makes for great fun at birthday parties too. You can also weight them down with candy favors.

How to Make a Balloon Car - This will show you how to make your very own Balloon Powered Toy Car.

How to Make a Hot Air Balloon Pinata - This hot-air balloon pinata is great for first time makers -- and it makes for a nice big target for little pinateros.

How to Make a Balloon Stress Ball - Making a stress ball is very easy. They can be given as gifts or kept on your desk at home, school, or work.

How To Make Balloon Plants Craft for Kids - Making Balloon Plants is a wonderful activity! You can also use them to give as gifts, or to make at parties. Kids love making them and you will enjoy watching your new plant grow :)

Jet Boat Balloon Craft for Kids - Kids will love being the captain of this balloon-powered jet boat -- perfect for racing in pools, ponds and bathtubs.

Ladybug Balloon Craft Idea for Kids - The ladybug will not float, but will stand on a flat survace and bounce when bopped on the head. If you want it to float, use crepe paper streamers and tape instead of pipe cleaners for the legs.

Lofty Table Topper Balloon Craft for Kids - Jazz up your Independence Day picnic with a utensil-holding hot-air balloon that really rises to the occasion.

Make a Hatchable Dinosaur Egg Craft Ideas - This is a great way to make huge, hatchable, papier-mâché dinosaur eggs. If you make a bunch of these eggs a few days in advance, they can be decorated at a party. You use balloons to mold the egg-shape.

Make a Papier-Mache Dinosaur Hat Craft for Kids - This activity creates papier-mâché dinosaur hats. Each step takes about an hour or less. A few days drying time is required between the papier-mâché part, the application of decorations, and the painting part. It is also messy, involving tearing paper, gluing it, decorating, and painting.

Make a Piggy Bank Craft Activity for Children - You can make this piggy bank with paper mache and a balloon or for a sturdier bank, use our Rigid Wrap.

Make Your Own Hackey Sacks - Learn how to make a hackey sack with balloons.

Mardi Gras Mini Float Craft for Kids - What fun! Have your own parade and wear a mini Mardi Gras float!

Mexican Maracas Balloon Paper Mache Craft for Kids - Learn how to make this cool musical arts and crafts project.

Nest Egg Craft for Kids - This clay eggshell made with a balloon is just the thing for storing coins, trinkets, or tiny keepsakes.

Paper-Bag Turkeys Craft for Kids - Round up a flock of these paper-bag gobblers, and young holiday guests can take home more than leftovers and a red balloon for hit wattle.

Paper-Mache Ball Ornaments Craft for Christmas - Make these beautiful Christamas Ornaments with paper mache and balloons.

Papier-Mâché Ghost Craft for Kids - This scary papier-mâché Halloween ghost is a lot of fun to make, but messy. You can either put the ghost on a table or hang it from the ceiling from fishing line to make a scary Halloween decoration.

Papier-Mâché Gourds and Pumpkins Craft for Kids - Use papier-mâché to make decorative gourds and pumpkins for a Thanksgiving centerpiece. These gourds look nice in a horn of plenty basket with raffia or Spanish moss layered on the bottom. This is a great gift for a harried hostess.

Pumpkin Papier Mache Craft for Children - Every year we spend a fortune on pumpkins. Then we make a huge mess carving them, but since display pumpkins don't really have good "meat" and baking pumpkins don't make great jack o' lanterns ..... we throw away the innards. Then, as the pumpkin rots on the front porch, or the squirrels and other critters sneak up to gnaw on them, we have to explain to the little ones why they can't keep them.

Paper Cup Air Cannon Toy - A DIY version of AirZooka. A simple air cannon that will shoot puffs of air in the shape of torus (AKA: Rings). Add smoke and you get smoke rings.

Papier-Mâché Globe Craft for Kids - Make your own globe of the Earth from a balloon covered with newspaper, flour-water glue, and paint. Although this is a messy project that takes days to complete, the results are very nice and teach a tremendous amount about geography.

Paper Mache Snowman Craft - Learn how to make this cool paper mache snowman with balloons, newspaper, glue, tissue paper, and more.

Papier-Mâché Jack-O'-Lantern Craft for Children - This scary papier-mâché Halloween jack-o'-lantern is a lot of fun to make, but messy. You can either put the jack-o'-lantern on a table or hang it from the ceiling from fishing line to make a scary Halloween decoration.

Papier-Mâché Octopus Craft for Kids - This cute papier-mâché octopus is a lot of fun to make, but messy. You can either put the octopus on a table or hang it from the ceiling with fishing line to make a cute ocean-theme decoration.

Papier-Mache Basket Craft for Easter - Papier-mache over blown-up balloons makes baskets. Use tissue papers for the last layer to add the color.

Papier-Mâché Spider Craft for Kids - This scary papier-mâché Halloween spider is a lot of fun to make, but messy. You can either put the spider on a table or hang it from the ceiling from fishing line to make a scary Halloween decoration.

Paper Maché Easter Basket Craft - My four year old made this basket to hold her easter goodies. Use a balloon to build the base.

Paper Maché Easter Egg Craft - My three year old made this one, so you'll have to excuse the fact that it looks a bit like an egg with Chicken Pox. Older children can, of course, add more easter egg-ish designs to it. If you make it extra big you can use it as a pinata! This egg is hollow inside because it is made with a balloon before popping it. You could put all sorts of goodies in and give it as a gift to a friend.

Paper Mache' Pumpkins & Candy Corn Shelf Sitter - This is a Halloween Paper Mache' craft idea with a pumpkin and candy corn shelf sitter. Let your creativity run wild with the many possibilities of Paper Mache' and balloons. To get you started, we have two great Halloween Paper Mache' project ideas.

Piggy Bank Craft for Kids - This is a great way to make a really cute piggy bank out of papier-mâché. This is a craft that you can use for a long time. This project takes a few days (there is a lot of drying time between papier-mâché layers) and parental supervision of younger kids.

Plaster Pooch Craft for Kids - Use a balloon and plaster cloth to craft a canine in the likeness of your family pet. Check out Plaster Pals for basics on building this and other critters.

Plaster Pals Craft for Kids - Do you enjoy spending time outdoors? Are you looking for some outdoor summer craft projects? Do you want to decorate your garden with some easy summer crafts? The good news is that there are many craft projects that you can do outdoors in the summer, providing the weather isn’t too hot for you, and if it is you can always do these projects in your garage.

Portly Penguin Craft for Kids - This flightless fellow will be your coolest summertime friend. Check out Plaster Pals for basics on building this and other critters. Use a balloon for the round shape of the penguin.

Pot o' Gold Craft with Balloons for Kids - You need to take water balloons and blew them up with air. We covered them with play dough (you could use any fast drying clay) to make the shape of a pot (of gold) and put three balls of dough on the bottom for feet to keep the pot from rolling around. We let the outside dry a while then popped the balloon to let the inside dry.hunt for the hidden coins (like an Easter egg hunt). They loved it and saved the pots for this year."

Recycled Mylar Balloon Tote Craft Project Ideas for Kids - This FreeKidsCraft.com project is an amazing way to use old mylar balloons. It's certainly not one of the easiest projects on our website but is worth the effort if you are good with a sewing machine. Finished totes make terrific goody bags

Ribbon Ornament Balloon Ornament for Children - You may want a few of these elegant ornaments for your own home, so make sure your crafter creates a few extra. If you're lucky enough to live somewhere hot and humid this time of year, crank up the air conditioning before beginning to work: you'll get the best results in a cool, dry environment.

Safety Hat Craft for Kids - Perfect for a construction worker's costume at Halloween, a craft to accompany a safety unit, or just a good excuse to do some papier mache and painting, this safety hat is convincing and fun to wear. You will need a bit of patience and plenty of drying time! Hat base shape made with balloon.

Spider Pinata Craft for Kids - This super spider pinata is made with a balloon and would make a great item for a Spiderman themed birthday or for a Halloween party.

Spinning Balloon Spider Craft for Kids - The spider will appear to be hanging from the ceiling from his web and looking up at your guests!

String Art Easter Egg Ornament Craft Idea for Children - These are very simple ornaments, made with balloons and other items-- a fun baby-sitting project for grade-schoolers.

String Easter Egg Balloon Art Craft for Children - Our instructions include step by step directions to make a string Easter egg from yarn along with complete pompom making instructions to make chicks for inside the egg.

String Easter Egg Balloon Craft - Springtime is a great time of year to get outside and enjoy nature and all the new life that is growing up from the earth. You can make some fun springtime crafts to go along with this time of year. How about making a kite to fly on a windy day or making some Easter eggs to decorate your house? Here are a few ideas for some fun springtime crafts.

Squeeze Ball Craft for Kids Toy (Not for children under 5) - Have you ever noticed that kids can sit for the longest time, fascinated by some new squishy or slimy toy. This activity is a home made version of a common toy for older kids. As a matter of fact I keep one by my computer desk to exercise my hand.

The Water Car Craft Activity for Children Toy - Make a small,simple 2 minute water car! It needs to be pushed to be moved in water but you could add a engine or get a balloon strap it on and go!.

Thread Egg Craft Instructions for Kids - These beautiful Easter eggs can be used as a decoration or surprise someone with an Easter gift. This is a perfect activity for scout troops, Sunday school, classroom projects, or make them at home as a family activity.

Turkey Balloon Craft for Children - Most kids are crazy about balloons, and they'll get a huge charge out of dressing these.

Turkey Piñata Balloon Craft for Kids - Celebrate Turkey Day with this fun fowl piñata made with a balloon and paper mache.

Turkey Table Topper Craft - Not only can this festive bird really dress up a Thanksgiving table, it also does double duty serving up your dinner rolls. Use a balloon for the Turkey's Wattle.

Very Easy Hovercraft!!! - This will teach you how to make your very own hovercraft!!!

Yarn Eggs Balloon Craft for Kids - These bright and funky eggs are a blast for kids to make -- and they're a great party decoration too. If packed away carefully, they should last for years.

Yellow-Belly Bird Craft for Children - Make your own chubby chick from plaster cloth, balloon, etc..

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