Songs, Poems and Fingerplays

Balloons

Book List

Inkpen, Mick. The Blue Balloon. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1989. A child (with the help of artful pull-out pages) explains the extraordinary features of his blue balloon.

Songs, Poems and Fingerplays

BALLOON BLOWUP

I had a small balloon
That I blew and blew and blew.
It got so big and round.
It grew and grew and grew!
I threw it in the air
and wouldn’t let it drop.
But it fell and hit the ground
And suddenly went POP!

Balloons

This is the way we blow up our balloons,
Blow, blow, blow.
This is the way we break our balloons,
Oh! Oh!, Oh!

Balloon Tune (tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)

Flying high, pretty big balloon,
big balloon, please come back soon.
Up above the house and trees;
Take me with you if you please.
Flying high, pretty big balloon,
big balloon, please come back soon.

My Balloon

Here I have a new balloon
help me while I blow:
Small at first, then bigger
Watch it grow and grow.
Do you think it is big enough?
Maybe I should stop;
for if I give another blow,
my balloon will surely POP!

My Red Balloon

I had a little red balloon, (Make a small circle)
But then I blew and blew (Blow hard into circle after eachblow continue growth of circle)
Till it became all big and fat
and grew and grew and grew.
I tossed it up into the air(Tossing up motions)
and never let it drop
I bounced it on the ground, until (Bouncing motions)
It suddenly went POP! (Hold out hands in surprise clap loudly on pop!)

Balloon song(Sung to: "Ten Little Indians)

One little, two little,
three little balloons,
four little, five little,
six little balloons.
Seven little, eight little
nine little balloons,
floating up so high.

Bounce the balloons (Tune: "The mulberry bush")

This is the way we
bounce the balloons
bounce the balloons,
bounce the balloons.
This is the way we
bounce the balloons
gently in the air.

Red Balloons (Sung to: Frere Jacques)

Red balloons, red balloons,
floating up, floating up.
Never let them touch the ground;
never let them touch the ground.
Keep them up. Keep them up.

BALLOON SONG
This is the way we blow up our balloons, (hands up to your face) blow, blow, and blow. This is the way we break our balloons, (clap your hands together), then say Oh, No. The kids really got a kick out of it.

Activities

Fingerprint balloons: Using ink pads or tempura paint, have the children dip five fingers in five different colors, press onto paper, then draw lines down to form balloons.

Balloon Fishing
Partially blow up ten small balloons. Place them in a dishpan full of water.
Set the pan on the floor and let the children take turns fishing for balloon fish with a wire food strainer. Help each child count his or her catch before putting the fish back in the pan.

Balloon People
Cut a heart shape out of cardboard or fun foam. Slip the knot of the balloon into the tip into the slit of the heart. The heart is the shoes of the person- color the shoes and draws a face on the balloon with a permanent marker or use sticker shapes

Bat the Balloon!
Gross Motor-Hang balloon from ceiling and hit with hand or foam bat

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