SPECIAL PROJECTS - BALLOONS

Rent a machine that blows up helium balloons (look in the Yellow Pages). Cover the ceiling with balloons with long strings hanging from them. Each child gets a balloon, or a bouquet of them, to take home. Write each child's name on a balloon with a laundry-marking pen. For more ideas, see Bubbles and Balloons Party. Avoid using balloons for very young children. They can put pieces of popped balloons in their mouths and choke on them.