Balloon Games

Play Until They Pop!!

A party just isn't a party without balloons, but using them for balloon games keeps kids excited and active as they like nothing more than chasing them around! Here's a variety of games, most requiring very little skill, which can be played indoors or outdoors. If balloon games are being played indoors you will need a large space with furniture and breakables safely cleared away.

Spinning Balloons
Great game for all age groups as it requires no skill and most kids love the noise and vision of balloons deflating!
Each child has a balloon which they blow up (with help for the youngsters) and hold by the neck as they wait for the signal. All kids should be standing in a line and need to let go of their balloon. The one that travels the furthest distance from the line wins.

Popping and Pinching
A favourite of the balloon games as it involves actively seeking out balloons to burst! Your kids will be squealing with delight!
Each child has a balloon tied to their ankle with string. The object of the game is to burst other kid's balloons by whatever means they can, pinching, stomping or squashing, but keep their own balloon from popping at the same time. The winner is the last child with an inflated balloon.

Balloon Volleyball
This balloon game can be played indoors, or outdoors on a calm day.
Use a string or net at head height to divide the space. Players are divided into two teams and space themselves on either side of the net. The balloon is served across the net and remains in play until it touches the ground or cannot be returned. The first team to reach twenty are the winners.

Balloon Fight
Each child receives a balloon with their name on it. Once they are given the signal the need to follow their own balloon constantly hitting or kicking it to keep it off the ground. At the same time they can hit other balloons onto the ground. The winner is the last player to keep their balloon in the air.

Balloon Hop
Children need to be old enough to blow up their own balloon. They can use team mates to help them tie their balloon though.
Kids are divided into two equal teams and are assigned a colour. Two piles of balloons, are placed on two chairs at the end of the room. The number of balloons need to match the number of children on each team. On the signal the first player hops to the chair, picks up a balloon and hops back. Player 2, 3 and so on, do the same until all players have a balloon. Now they all have to blow up their balloons and tie the up. The first team to have all balloons tied wins the game.

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