Think back to your childhood and all the summer fun you had. Were there also battles with depth charges? What great memories. It's only logical that you want to pass this fun on to your own children. The only bad thing is that the remains of the burst balloons end up lying around everywhere and it's really annoying to pick them up... Is there an alternative?
We have already shown you how to use sponges and fabrics for this purpose. But how about you make cool water balloons yourself out of paper?
Fold water fun for the summer!
A little folding, a little cutting and you've made a paper bomb - without much effort. If you show the children how to fold the paper a few times, they can also help so that a large supply can be prepared quickly.Perfect for a children's party, an otherwise boring summer afternoon, but a big hit for adults too!
A few ideas for games with water balloonscan be found here.
Make your own water bombs out of paper
All you need to do is fold a cube from an ordinary A4 sheet of paper. However, before you open the paper into a cube shape, there is a cut for a small opening through which you can fill the water balloons with water. You can watch it in the videoFolding instructions for the origamiWatch step by step.
At first the instructions may seem a bit complicated, but you will see that all you need is a little practice and the task will soon become even quicker. It's best to use different colors too! Then the game becomes even more fun.
The bombs can be used once because the paper softens quickly and also tears on impact. You can also cut up dish sponges and tie the strips together to make reusable water balloons. How to make water balloons with spongesfind out here.
Fill with water or colors!
As already mentioned, the water balloons can be filled via the hole. But not only clear water is suitable for this. For example, if you play in teams, each team can be given its own color so that it is easy to see who was hit by whom. Food coloring is ideal for filling water bombs with color. It is important that it is a paint that can be easily rinsed off not only from textiles, but also from all other surfaces outside.
There are other great ideas for water featuresin this article.
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