About this coloring page
Three oval balloons float together, each with a small triangle knot at the bottom. Two of them have a curved shine mark near the top. Their long, curving strings sweep down and meet at a little triangle weight that keeps them from floating away.
Three big, smooth ovals make this one of the friendliest pages for toddlers just learning to hold a crayon. The strings are thin lines that can be traced over in color, which is good practice for following a curve.
Color ideas
- Make each balloon a different color, such as red, yellow and blue, and leave the shine marks white.
- Color the triangle weight at the bottom a heavy-looking dark color, like navy or black.
- Trace each string in the same color as its balloon so kids can follow which string belongs to which.
Did you know?
- Rubber balloons were first made in 1824 by the scientist Michael Faraday, who used them for experiments with gases.
- Helium balloons float because helium is lighter than the air around them, so the air pushes them upward.
Try this
Blow up a real balloon, rub it on a wool sweater and see if it will stick to the wall, then talk about how static electricity holds it there.
