Balloons!

I love the letter Bb because there are so many wonderful things you can do: bears, bats, butterflies, balloons, bingo, beach balls, beanbags... the only hard part is deciding which activities to do. This week we mostly stuck to bears, with a brief foray into bats (through books) and bubbles and today was BALLOONS.

Given the nature of the activities, I was impressed with how well the children tried to stay in their own space.
We tried lots of different ways to keep the balloon up in the air. Left hand, right hand, switching hands, one finger, hitting it and turning around before hitting it again, setting it like in volleyball:
bumping it by yourself and then with a partner
Keeping it up without using our hands:
A balancing act! We also moved around the room balancing the balloon between fronts and backs.This was the challenging activity at the end: in groups try to keep the balloon up (with feet or hands) without moving from your spot.Not a bear picture, but cute enough to share: children reading a wordless book about a baby bear: