You wouldn’t throw trash on the ground, so don’t let balloons go into the air. They eventually become litter. Worse yet, wildlife may be harmed by either swallowing the balloons or getting tangled in the strings. Consider these uses for “Celebrate Red Ribbon Week…Not Just For A Week But For Life” Balloons • Tell youngsters to imagine that the balloons are drugs; let them stomp out drugs. • Put small gifts in a plastic kids’ swimming pool, then fill with balloons. Let students dig through the balloons to find an item each. • Carefully write numbers on inflated balloons; put the same numbers on prizes. Have winners of contests redeem the balloons for the prizes.
High In The Sky
You wouldn’t throw trash on the ground, so don’t let balloons go into the air. They eventually become litter. Worse yet, wildlife may be harmed by either swallowing the balloons or getting tangled in the strings. Consider these uses for “Celebrate Red Ribbon Week…Not Just For A Week But For Life” Balloons • Tell youngsters to imagine that the balloons are drugs; let them stomp out drugs. • Put small gifts in a plastic kids’ swimming pool, then fill with balloons. Let students dig through the balloons to find an item each. • Carefully write numbers on inflated balloons; put the same numbers on prizes. Have winners of contests redeem the balloons for the prizes.
