Occasion

Traditional Games

Description

This game is played just like Hot Potato except the potato is a helium-filled balloon!

Instructions

1. Have the players sit in a circle, and give one player an inflated helium balloon with a ribbon attached.

2. When you play music, the players have to pass the balloon to the player on their right.

3. When the music is stopped, the player holding the balloon is out.

Children will not be able to toss the "potato" and will have to pass it with both hands to keep it from floating away. If the balloon gets away from them, they will have to use the ribbon to quickly pull the balloon down in order to hand it to the next person.

Make it a rule that they must pass the balloon, not the ribbon. The level of difficulty can be modified for younger or older children. The more the balloon is inflated, the harder it will be to hold onto.