Nicola, from Essex, sent in this great balloon planet painting idea. Let’s take a look at it…
What did you do?
Having seen lots of awesome ideas for exploring planets and space, I thought we could have a go at something of our own.
We filled balloons with water, and used them to paint planets. We did this on our tuff tray (to contain the mess).
The boys thought the water filled balloons were hilarious to use as stamps with the way they were so wobbly. They had so much fun making different size prints with the balloons and chatting about the colours of planets.
The outcome as it does resemble more of a black hole picture after all the colour mixing!
Tell the Housebound With Kids community a bit about yourself…
My name is Nicola, I’m a mummy to a 3year old and twin 2year olds who are all boys. We are from Essex.
@tuff.tray.days
Do you have any tips for other parents?
Don’t put pressure on yourself. The children are happy just being with you so don’t worry if you don’t have activities for every single day.
What are your family’s favourite board game(s)/card game(s)?
What are your children’s favourite books?
The Bear who went Boo and Simon Sock
What toys would you recommend to other parents?
Lots of cars and dinosaurs especially if you have boys.
