Looney balloon games for children’s parties

Looney balloon games for children’s parties

What is a children’s party without balloons? Great for decorations, party favors, and of course party games. Floating balloons, popping balloons, water balloons, squeaky balloons… Here is a great collection of crazy balloon games that kids will love.

BALLOON POP RELAY

Line guests up in two lines facing a bag of balloons about 20 feet apart. At the start signal, guests must run to the bag of balloons, pull one out, and pop it as quickly as possible by sitting on it, stepping on it, or in any other way. They then run back and tag the next team member in their line. The first team in which each player pops a balloon is the winner.

BALLOON BALANCE

Blow up about 10-15 balloons and place them on the ground. Each guest has 2 minutes (use a stopwatch) to collect and hold as many balloons as possible. They must collect the balloons all by
themselves without help, putting them on clothing, between legs, under arms, between teeth, etc. Each guest takes a turn while the others watch and giggle! The guest with the most balloons when time runs out is the winner.

BALLOON-BOP

Form guests in a circle with an adult leader in the middle holding a balloon. Each guest will get a chance to hit the balloon to keep it that way, but here’s the catch. The leader will call out the person’s name and a body part, and must use that body part to knock the balloon up and keep it in play. He can use hands, feet, knees, elbows, head, and hips or buttocks. Players who use the wrong body part or let the balloon fall to the ground are out. The last player standing with the
balloon in play is the winner.

CATCH THE BALLOON

Gather the children in a circle around the adult leader. Throw a balloon into the air and say a child’s name. That child must catch the balloon before it hits the ground. If the child is successful, they can launch the balloon and say the next name.

BALLOONS AND ACCOUNTS

Fill 20 to 30 balloons with two to four beads each and hide the filled balloons around the house or garden. Divide guests into groups of two and tie one pair of hands and one pair of feet together. Each team must find as many balloons as they can, pop them themselves, and return to their beads. The team with the most beads at the end of the game is the winner.

GOOGLY BALLOONS

Blow up balloons, passing a small marble through the neck of each one before tying off the end. This causes the balloons to move in unexpected ways. Release one more balloon in the group
that children The goal is to keep the balloons in the air. Play this in two teams, each side with an extra balloon. The team that first drops a balloon to the ground loses.

FLOATING BALLOONS

Distribute a large balloon to each guest. Let them blow up their balloon and offer to help tie each one securely. The goal of this game is to launch the balloons into the air and keep them afloat for as long as possible. This is a fun and easy way to start or end any party!

POP BALLOON

Put notes inside deflated balloons, one or two of the notes should indicate that this balloon is a winner. Blow up the balloons and hang them up. Let each child choose a balloon and then pop it to see if their score is a winner.

BALLOON FAVORITES

Before the party, insert a small, lightweight party favor, such as a sticker, into the opening of a balloon before blowing it up. Then blow up the balloon and repeat until you have a balloon for each guest. Use these balloons to decorate the party area. At the end of the party, each guest can take
a balloon and blow it up by sitting on it, kicking it, etc. to get the prize hidden inside.

GATHER THE PACK

For this game you will need two brooms, a long rope to mark your course, six balloons (and a few extra in case one pops). Set up an obstacle course in your party area using boxes,
chairs, bushes, trees, etc. Mark the path of your obstacle course with a rope.

Divide your party guests into two teams and line both teams up at the starting line. Give the first person in each line a broom and three balloons. (Be sure to use different colored balloons for each team.) They must use the broom to herd their wild ponies (balloons) through the course.

Each player must herd their balloons all the way around to complete their turn. The first team to finish the course wins! If a balloon pops during a player’s turn, they must bring a new balloon to the starting line and start over.

BALLOON RELAY RACE #1

Instruct the children to stand in two rows of a single file, facing each other
Forward. Place a balloon between the knees of the first child in each row. When the race begins, the first child on each team turns to the next person in line. The second child must grab the balloon with their knees and turn to
pass it to the third person, and so on. If the balloon falls to the ground, the team must start
on. The first team to successfully get the balloon over the line wins!

BALLOON RELAY RACE #2

Divide the guests into two or more equal teams and ask them to stand in a line. Give each team ten balloons in a basket or trash bag. The first child in each line grabs a balloon and runs to the other side of the room and sits or steps on the balloon to pop it. They then run back to the line and tag the next person who does the same thing. The winning team is the one that pops all their balloons the fastest.

WATER BALLOON LAUNCH

Fill up to 50 water balloons, depending on the number, and place them in large buckets. Divide guests into teams of two, standing and facing each other. They start throwing a water
balloon from side to side, taking a step back with each throw. If the balloon pops, the team is out. The last team with an intact balloon wins.

MUSICAL WATER BALLOONS

Guests sit in a large circle, about 4 feet apart. They must pass a water balloon around the circle while the music plays, without breaking it. Everyone who gets wet is out, as well as everyone who stays with the balloon when the music stops.

SCREAMING BALLOONS

This isn’t a board game, but it’s as much fun as one! Tell the children that you know how to make a balloon scream. Before the party, attach a hex nut to a latex balloon and inflate. When you are ready to demonstrate, hold the balloon in both hands and move it quickly in a circular motion. Can you hear him scream?

The unique six-sided shape of the hex nut vibrates the walls of the globe as it moves, producing a rather unique “screaming” sound.

Stock up on hex nuts and balloons because every guest at your party will want to try this one!

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