Yesterday we spent the afternoon making process art with water balloon painting!
It was so much fun, but very, very messy, as you more than likely would expect with exploding balloons full of paint!
First off you will need water bottles with sports bottle lids, fill them half with paint (I used poster paint) and half with water, shake around to mix and then put a water balloon over the spout and squeeze the water-paint mix into the balloon.
You will need to fill up with quite a bit of mixture. I filled ours up a little, but as I was afraid of them bursting inside I didn’t put in too much, however this meant they were quite hard to burst outside and there were a lot of bouncing balloons that took several attempts at throwing to burst.
Find an area of the garden to lay down a large area of paper, weighted down on either side. O stood on top of our climbing frame to get a bit of extra height to throw the balloons from and this worked quite well (although not all his balloons hit the paper!). Unfortunately no pics of O throwing the balloons as they were on my mum’s camera that I’m borrowing, but the SD card in the camera isn’t working. Will swap it for my own SD card next time.
Then just throw the balloons at the paper and watch them burst with colour!
The squeals of delight as they burst were great!
Of course you’re going to have a colourful garden after this and so we got the hose out and hosed down everything afterward, which resulted in two soggy wet boys as well, not that they minded.
Do you like getting messy?!
J x
Catherine says
This looks really good fun 🙂 We love water balloons!
Kath S {isitwineoclockyet} says
Well, I must admit as soon as i saw the title of your post I thought no way!!! But actually my kids would adddoooooore this so maybe I should just chill out and give it a go 🙂 #toddlerapprovedtuesday
Laura @ Life with Baby Kicks says
This looks like so much fun, one to add to my list to do (at my mums house!) #toddlerapprovedtuesday
Jenny Eaves says
It was so much fun! You should give it a go! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Ha ha, it’s great fun, good plan going to your parents for messy play! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Ha ha, it is messy, but worth it! Quick to clean up the garden (and possibly children!) with a hose and then wet/painted clothes off in the wash! 🙂 xx
Chloe says
I love this! It looks like so much fun.
I really want to try this as a family fun activity when Evie’s a bit older. Maybe a messy water balloon fight as well painting! 😀
xx
#toddlerapprovedtuesday
Let kids be kids says
Oh that looks like fun and very creative. Great outdoor messy play.
Thanks for linking #LetKidsBeKids
The Reading Residence says
This looks like a lot of fun! Am worried my dog will end up multicoloured at the end of it, though! Pinned for summer holidays inspiration 🙂
Jenny Eaves says
Yes, we have lots of water balloons left, so will be having a water balloon fight soon too! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
It was so much fun! I would definitely recommend it! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Haha! Yes, the poor dog would definitely need a bath! I kept A on my back in the sling for the same reason, he would be covered otherwise! 🙂 x
Sara @ Handy Herbs says
Wow! What great fun and lovely to be outside with the children. I can imagine most children absolutely loving that. Great that you were not too worried about the mess. I could do with learning to be a bit more laid back in that respect. Thanks for sharing #ToddlerApprovedTuesday
Jenny Eaves says
Yes, I think most kids would enjoy it! The mess wasn’t too hard to clean up with the hose, but I kept my 1 year old in the sling so he wasn’t covered in paint! 🙂 x
Caroline (Becoming a SAHM) says
This looks and sounds like great fun! I can imagine it gets very mess but hey it all washes off! Great fun 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
it was fab to do! I definitely recommend it as a fun messy activity! 🙂 x
Clare's Little Tots says
I always thought I was ok with mess in terms of the kids painting and messy play but this takes it to a new level I don’t know if I could handle it (plus my husband would kill me)….but it looks like SO MUCH FUN! I can imagine they had a brilliant time doing this. Maybe i’ll plan it when I know we have heavy rain the next day 🙂 #ToddlerApprovedTuesday
Leandra says
Love this!!! Looks amazing and so much fun.
Thanks for linking #toddlerapprovedtuesday x
Jenny Eaves says
Ha ha! Seriously it wasn’t so bad, just get the hose out afterward! 😉 They’ll love it! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
It was brilliant! Thanks Leandra! 🙂 x
Melody says
What a fantastic idea. We love messy play and activities too. We will definitely try this. Thank you for sharing. xx
Jenny Eaves says
It was great fun, enjoy! 🙂 x
Claire Potter says
Love it – fun, chaos and art all mixed up together! And the picture turned out great – wouldn’t look out of place in the Tate Modern!!
Jenny Eaves says
Ha ha! Yes kids’s paintings are perfect for modern art replicas! 🙂 x
Riley says
This looks SO messy, but SO fun! I may have to give this a try with my kids, I know they would love it! Great idea!
Jenny Eaves says
They’ll love it! Enjoy! 🙂 x
Something Crunchy Mummy says
What a great idea!! I am so doing this – at my mums house lol #bigfatlinky xx
Hannah Atkinson says
I love this idea! I really want to do this with my little man, he would love it! I worry that my light yellow labrador puppy might end up multi coloured as well! #bigfatlinky
Jenny Eaves says
Ha ha! Probably a good idea, just don’t tell her what you’re doing! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Ha ha, probably, but fingers crossed get would like a bath?! 🙂 x
Orana says
This is a great idea! My kids will surely like doing this. I sometimes give them spray bottles with colored water while they are in the bath and the love that. The balloon idea is definitely more messy but Im sure they will love it. #letkidsbekids
Jenny Eaves says
Enjoy! So much fun! 🙂 x
martyn says
Aw I absolutely love this. We’ve got one coming up with an ice type art painting. Always good to have these ideas. Thanks for linking up with us on the #bigfatlinky hope to see you there this week
Jenny Eaves says
Thanks! Oooh, I’ve been meaning to try ice art with the boys, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Looking forward to seeing your version! 🙂 x