How to Make a Balloon Jester Hat, Sword and Belt

Kids love balloon sculptures such as hats, animals, wings and many others. These instructions will get you started on 3 different sculptures and are popular items at birthday parties. It is best to hire a professional for your party but if this is not possible these instructions will provide for your children

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1 Pick 5 different colored twisting balloons. Inflate each of them with the pump leaving an unblown tail of about 5 inches at the end. Tie each of them off and set all but one aside.

2 Use that balloon for the hat base. Put it around a child’s head and twist the 2 ends together to form a circle that fits the child’s head.

3 Next take one of the remaining balloons and at the inflation end make a one inch bubble. This is done by moving one inch from end and pinching the balloon together to form a bubble. Then twist the bubble around the twist on the base balloon. Take another balloon and make a one inch bubble in it. Take the base and pinch it opposite the place where the other balloon it attached. Now twist the bubble around the base balloon to attach the balloon to the base.

4 Attach the other two balloons in like manner so that all 4 balloons are evenly spaced around the base of the hat. Twist the four balloons together about one third of the way up from the hat base. Then twist the balloons together again about two thirds of the way up from the hat base.

5 Inflate 4 water balloons and tie one on the tips of each of the four upright balloons. Bend the balloon tips outward.This completes the Jester Hat.

6 The Balloon Sword is simple to make and requires only one balloon. Take an inflated balloon and make a one inch bubble at the inflation end. Twist the bubble several times in one direction. Hold on to the bubble, go down 4 inches and fold it against the balloon. Pinch the balloon at that point and twist it and the bubble together to form a rough circle. Open the circle and poke the end of the balloon through the center leaving a larger circle at the end as a handle for the sword.

7 The Belt is the same as the hat base except it goes around the waist loose enough for the sword to be put between the belt and the waist.

Make Soap Bubbles for Your Children

Here is an easy and inexpensive way to entertain children on a warm summer day. It not only keeps them busy but exercises their bodies and their brains.

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1 Obtain the necessary materials. Many of these items are sold at stores for around a dollar. Thrift Stores are also a possible source for them.

2 Put approximately 3 gallons of water in your container.

3 Add one half of a bottle of the liquid soap you bought.

4 Put the soap bottle out of reach of the children as it is toxic.

5 Watch the children so that no one falls into the container.

6 Put one of the nets in the water and remove slowly so there is soap film in the holes in the net.

7 Move the net though the air so the air passing through the holes in the net forms a bubble. It may take several tries to learn the best speed to the net.

8 Make sure the children stand away from each other so they do not get soap in their eyes

How to Have a Crazy Frumpy Hair Party

Here is a fun idea for a party or a sleep over. Have the girls come ready to have there hair done up crazy. Believe it or not this is a great idea for adults as well as kids.Some times girls just want to have fun.

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Steps
1 Shop and purchase inexpensive hair combs so you can use a different one on each girl. Later you can send it home with them as part of their goodie bag.

2 Purchase colored hair spray of different color to use on the hair when you have styled it.

3 Style hair. Be prepared to do many crazy hair styles, using coated rubber bands and bobby pins, to hold the hair in place.

4 Select the color. Usually you can have several different ones to chose from, let the children pick their favorite.

5 Spray the hair. Make sure you are not going to get paint on anything other then their hair. A good idea is to have them use their hands to cover their face so that they do not breathe in the spray.

6 Air dry hair. Do not add loose glitter because it could go in the eyes and damage the eyes.

7 Have the guest make hair ribbons, head bands and other accessories that can be used on the hair. They are a great party give away and a fun craft project.

8 Prepare a doll beauty shop. Have them bring their dolls wash their hair and have the kids do to the doll's hair what you have done to their hair.

9 Make flowers to go in the hair, flower head bands, flower with ribbons, and netting, anything that adds fun to the activity.

10 Play games, hair curling contest, who has done the best hair on the dolls. The idea is to have fun.

J.S. West

Another great summer and another great Company Picnic with J.S. West! The temperature is high and so is the entertainment!

Davis Community Park‎
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Modesto, CA 95350

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Summer Time!

Summer has come and we are excited to get outside! Tis the season of Company Picnics, BBQ's and Fun in the Sun. See what we can do to help make your GET TOGETHER more fun!


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Our clown school dates have been changed!! We will be meeting in Reno, Nevada at Circus, Circus for Clown School between: October 31st to November 3rd, 2011

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1930's Birthday Party

 The pencil toppers are sewn pieces of felt which I then Hot Glued onto the pencils. At the top of the party bags, just white lunch sacks, I bought a pack of wooden clothing clips (100 for $1) and then glued on two squares of decorative paper. The notebook came with the butterfly cover, bought from the local dollar store and then I added their name and the ribbon along the bottom.

I made doll-sized party hats with the same decorative paper that I used above.

 I wanted to make deocrations that would emphasize the decade. I found these images on Google by simply typing in phrases such as "1930's children."

How to Have a Happy Feet Painting Dance Party

 Are you tired of the same old tired, boring birthday parties? Instead have a foot painting birthday party. Tell your guests to come ready to have their feet painted. The idea is to paint their feet so they look like they have on shoes or socks.

Study face painting directions. Look at the wikiHow article titled “How to Face Paint a Child As a Butterfly”. This article covers the basic techniques and gives you information on the paint and supplies that you will need.

Foot Painting Designs. , Use the designs provided on this article for painting the feet. However do not paint the bottom of their feet so the children can walk and play without getting paint on everything. You can paint the top of the feed and lower part of the ankle. If you know the children and know that they won't have an allergy reaction to the paint you can paint higher up on the ankle to provide a sock.
 
Be aware of the weather. This should be a warm activity where the children can come wearing shorts and if possible sandals so you can easily paint their feet. Remember they will end up barefoot because you will be painting on their socks and shoes on the top of their feet. If necessary they could put on flip-flops or wear their sandals protect the bottom of their feet.
 
Chose feet activities. Such things as soccer, line dancing, Limbo dancing, the Hokey-Pokey or a sock hop.

 

Create foot invitations. Put a foot outline on your invitations. Add a paint bucket with a brush and some paint splatters on it as well. Tell your guests to come prepared to get their feet painted fancy.

Play dance music. Play lots of dance music for dancing for these wild feet. If you like, you can teach them some line dances or other fun dances that they can easily learn. This would work well for older children who really want to learn ballroom dancing or other types of dancing.

Make a foot cake. Put together a birthday cake that looks like a shoe or a foot. You could even make it look like a foot in a cast.

Play foot games. You can use balloons and have the children step on them. The balloons can be loose on the floor where everyone can step on them. Or you could tie the balloon to a child's foot with a ribbon and they would have to pop their own balloon or another person could pop their balloon.

Craft activities. Provide papers with a foot on it. Let the children design a sock or shoe or some other design for a foot. The design can be used either as the painting on their feet or in a contest to pick the best design.

Promote dancing. Let's try to get the kids back to dancing and dance the night away with their wild feet.
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How to Love the Unlovable

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Krispy Kreme

What better way to celebrate then at Krispy Kreme? Thank you Krispy Kreme for inviting us to share in your GRAND OPENING!

Krispy Kreme 
Stockton
2809 West March Lane
Stockton, CA 95219

Haggin Museum

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the Haggin Museum for their 2010 Christmas Celebration! What a beautiful event that truly brought in the Christmas Spirit for everyone, especially me! Thank you Haggin Museum for the fun!

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Mailing Address: 1201 N. Pershing Ave.
Stockton, CA 95203-1699

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How to Teach Kids to Be a More Thankful Person

What a great message this month of November! Parents are often thinking of ways to help increase their children's gratitude for work that we all know is HARD! And, though we are happy to do it, it will make them a better person to recognize gratitude! Check out our new WikiHow on How to Teach Kids to be a more Thankful Person!

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Balloon Crazy!

This past weekend we went Balloon Crazy at Carson Oaks Community Church! A HUGE THANKS for letting me help celebrate in your fun!

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Stockton, California 95207
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