Balloons, Balloons Everywhere

Balloons can provide hours of entertainment and physical activity, but with little cost. Center your Field Day around balloons. Consider some of these games.

• See who can physically use their heads to keep balloons up in the air the longest.

• Award a prize to the person who can blow up a balloon the biggest without it popping.

• Create static electricity with balloons and see how many will stick to a person at once.

• Tie a balloon onto each ankle of the students; have them work together to pop the balloons.

• Put inflated balloons in a jumping castle for extra fun.

• See who can pop the most balloons in a set amount of time.

• Have students wear helium-filled balloons tied to their wrists; award prizes for keeping balloons intact all during Field Day.

• Challenge students to run races while holding a balloon between their knees.

• Organize a balloon volleyball tournament.

• Fill balloons with water and let students use them to play catch.

• Draw stars on some slips of paper, leaving others blank. Then put a slip into each balloon before inflating. Ask students to pop the balloons with their feet. Give prizes to students with stars on their slips of paper.

• For any of the games with prizes, “Field Day • Fun • Fitness • Health” Laminated Backpack Tags and Green Silicone Bracelets would work well.