Time for another round of Pinterest Challenge!

This time I decided to take on a craft – and one my girls could participate in.

So we went with BALLOON BRACELETS!!

I actually just found this Pin a few weeks back.  The original link is not currently working, so I can’t share it, but the premise was simple.

Elastic.

Twisty balloons cut into pieces.

I did add a detail. In order to make the stringing of the balloons onto the elastic run smoother, I put a safety pin on the end of the elastic. It made it about 100 times easier.

So I did a test run, in secret, away from the girls. I kept my color scheme simple, white, blue and green and slid them onto the elastic.  I found myself sometimes struggling to get the balloon on, but overall it was pretty easy. When it was done, I tied the ends together, pulled one of the balloons over the tie and slipped that sucker on.

Other than making it a wee bit too tight for myself, I liked it.

(And to answer one of my reader questions – NO. The balloon did not tug on my arm hair.)

So a couple of days later, the girls got off the bus, did their homework and it was their time to try.

I gave them a short, five minute instruction and they were off!

They both picked it up really quick, although Molly was a bit faster to string on the balloons than her sister. Must be all that fine motor therapy she’s had over the years.

In the end, each girl had 3 bracelets and big smiles.

So of course, I have to say that this was definitely a Pinterest YAY!!!