Caroline
Kids will love getting creative by drawing unique and special designs on their personalized newspaper hot air balloon craft.
Have you ever been up in a hot air balloon? Although I’m not sure I could handle the heights, I’ve always dreamed of how fascinating the experience would be. We have been going crazy lately with watercolor painted newspaper crafts and our latest hot air balloon craft for kids is so cute and perfect for spring or summer.
Whether you’re looking for a fun preschool craft to add to your weather unit or if you’re looking for some fun, new spring or summer activities for kids, this hot air balloon craft is perfect!
Read our easy how-to instructions below for how to make this fun newspaper craft.
Supplies needed to make a hot air balloon craft:
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- NEW hot air balloon printable template <—– Get the template HERE
- newspaper
- liquid watercolors
- paintbrush
- blue and white cardstock paper
- brown paper lunch bag
- Fun Chalk Markers
- brown marker
- scissors
- glue
- pencil for tracing
Instructions for making this painted newspaper craft
1. Paint your piece of newspaper
Start by painting your piece of newspaper with liquid watercolors. You can use one color or use several different colors to get a rainbow look. Let the newspaper dry completely or overnight.
2. Cut out pieces of hot air balloon
Download and print out the hot air balloon template. Cut out the pieces of the template. Using them as a pattern, trace the hot air balloon on your painted newspaper and the basked on brown cardstock paper. Cut out both of the traced pieces.
3. Cut out clouds, glue hot air balloon and clouds onto cardstock paper
Cut clouds out from a piece of white cardstock or construction paper and glue them onto a sheet of blue cardstock paper. Then glue your hot air balloon at the top of the paper, on top of the clouds.
4. Add basket, connect it with hot air balloon
Glue the hot air balloon basket at the bottom of the hot air balloon. Use your brown marker to connect the hot air balloon and basket.
5. Decorate hot air balloon by using chalk markers
Finish your newspaper craft by using your chalk markers to decorate your hot air balloon.
