Making Balloons for Kids

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My kids are so fond of balloons and on some occasions I would buy balloons that are not blown yet so they will experience how to do it themselves.  I bought a small air-filling toy-like machine that let them fill balloons with their desired air.  They were thrilled about it and until now when we have time we play with making small balloons.

But looking at the picture above it seems that it would be easier to create pretty balloons because you will not need helium  to fill balloons for any occasion you have in mind.  You just need to prepare vinegar and baking soda and that's it. Glad I saw this one.

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Arts and Crafts Hobbies

My kids are full of ideas about arts, crafts and anything that fancies their minds. Their school trained them to do various art things and now it has also become one of their hobbies. They’ve done a lot of interesting projects that are now displayed in our house. Because of this I’ve been collecting instruments and materials they need for their art crafts. 

They have glue gun, brushes, paints, pastel colors, various art materials, special pens, lettering books, cutter and blades like scalpel blades at MartorUSA.com for intricate cutting and shaping and a lot more. I’m glad that they’re inclined in music and arts as what our clan are good at. Even my little boy is so keen on imitating my flair for lettering and now I could say that he’s improving a lot. Next thing I know he’s better than me.

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