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[scotsman]

Help! This may be a really silly question. I want to make ice balloons for the children to explore. How do you get the water into the balloon and create a big balloon (about 4 - 5 cm) rather than just the unblown up balloon?!!

[MrsWeasley]

I'm not sure how others do it - but if you use proper water ballons then they will blow up when there's water in them.

[blondie]

my son thought it was hilarious when i tried to fill balloons as most of the water went over me and the kitchen than in the balloon. think perhaps water balloons are the best bet .

[HappyMaz]

I don't actually use balloons at all - never enough space in my freezer what with number one son's endless supply of pies!

I use the old fashioned Tupperware containers (the 'round' square ones with the sunburst pattern on the lid, if you know what I mean! Does the job just as well and you don't have to be quite so concerned about water spurting all over the kitchen!

Maz

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

Oh but its soo much more of a challenge filling balloons - you just have to get the end of the balloon fitting tight over the tap and then support the balloon underneath while it fills then be rrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaalllllly careful taking it off the tap hehe

[Steve]

It's really good fun to get someone to do it for the first time and not tell them they have to be careful when taking it off the tap. And then enjoy the panic as they try to stop the water all spurting back out again!

Or is that just me?

[chicken]

I find it much easier if you have pre blown the balloon first

It then just stretches as the water goes in, as big as you like

leave room to tie the end up though

[HappyMaz]

Steve, on Feb 26 2009, 19:47, said:

Or is that just me?

Hello, my name is Steve and I like the occasional bit of mild schadenfreude in my spare time...

[Rea]

HappyMaz, on Feb 26 2009, 20:18, said:

mild schadenfreude

OOer. I'm going to have to google that.

[Rea]

Phew, thats ok then

[NannyB]

blimey - schadenfreude- what a big word I had to look it up in the theasurus to find out what it meant!!

[HappyMaz]

NannyB, on Feb 26 2009, 20:25, said:

blimey - schadenfreude- what a big word I had to look it up in the theasurus to find out what it meant!!

Its that new German brand of dry white...

[Nichola]

Ahh Schadenfraude, there's a great song about it in the musical Avenue Q, look it up if you fancy it, it's funny but quite rude!

The secret like others have said is to make sure you get as much of the neck of the balloon onto the tap and then hold the balloon if it gets really big. I had great fun with mine last time as one for some reason hadn't frozen enough and burst as I was carrying it across the room to the table where the kids were! It went EVERYWHERE!

[MrsWeasley]

Nichola, on Feb 26 2009, 22:49, said:

Ahh Schadenfraude, there's a great song about it in the musical Avenue Q, look it up if you fancy it, it's funny but quite rude!

Absolutely love it!!

[Sue R]

Ahh, Nich - great to see you again!!

Sue xx