Balloon calendars

This craft provides an opportunity to practise threading, and looks effective all year round.

• Draw a balloon shape (see photo) and photocopy onto coloured heavy paper or card.
• Cut out the balloon and punch holes top and bottom as shown.
• The children can then thread through ribbon or curling ribbon and attach to a calendar tab – you’ll need a bit of sellotape to hold it in place on the back.
• You can decorate the balloon. We even cut out a photo of our family and stuck it on so that we were ‘in the basket’ and gave them out as Christmas presents to relatives.

Last Updated 06 December 2010