Balloon Ball

What You’ll Need:

• two plastic 2-liter bottles
• scissors
• tape
• colored paper
• ruler
• balloon

Photo by Jeff Rose Photography.

How to Make It:

1. Remove the label from a clean plastic 2-liter bottle. With an adult’s help, cut off the bottom of the bottle.

2. Tape three different colors of paper to the bottle where the label once was. Each piece of paper should measure about 5½ inches by 4¼ inches. Repeat with a second 2-liter bottle.

3. Blow up a balloon and tie it closed.
   
   To Play: One player bats the balloon to another player. While the balloon is in the air, the first player calls out a sequence of three colors. The second player bounces the balloon three times, hitting the colors on the bottle in the right sequence. Then the second player bats the balloon to the first player, and calls out a new sequence. If a player misses a sequence, the other player gets a point. Add up the points after ten serves. The player with the most points wins.