Last week, I had a water balloon fight at my last softball practice. James saw us filling up the balloons before practice, and he was soooo mad that he didn’t get to participate. Luckily for James, I bought more balloons than we needed, so I promised him we’d fill them up over the weekend. Because he’s no dummy, he immediately told Annie, and the two of them made sure I didn’t forget. On Saturday morning, the first thing out of James’ mouth was, “IT’S WATER BALLOON DAY!” He patiently sat through both of Annie’s softball games, but the second they were over he yelled, “LET’S GO HOME AND FIGHT!”
I realized that we hadn’t had a water balloon fight in our backyard since Annie was younger than James is now. Look how cute she was!
She may not be a little toddler anymore, but that intense joy was still visible.
Unlike when she was little, Mike didn’t hold back:
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James was in his element. It’s not very often he’s allowed to throw and break things on purpose!
Annie originally wanted the water balloon fight to be “boys vs girls” but Mike and I nixed that and made it “parents vs kids.” It forced the kids to work together, and it was WAY more fun for Mike and me.
I don’t think I’ll be able to go four years before we have another water balloon fight in the backyard, but I need at least a month to recover from filling up so many water balloons in such a short amount of time. My back still hasn’t recovered!
Jennifer says:
You need to get those water balloons that hook up to the hose and fill 100 balloons at a time! Much easier!
twingles says:
https://www.amazon.com/Bunch-Balloons-Instant-Water-bunches/dp/B01897IKBQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493154041&sr=8-1&keywords=water+balloon+filler
Yes, it works. Save yourself time and aggravation and your back.
Rebecca says:
So fun!!! I love the pictures of the kids together. Really sweet.
I recently bought a whole bunch of those water bomb balls that soak up the water and then splash when you throw them. I’m going to set them out in a bucket of water and let the neighborhood kids go crazy on the next hot day. I think if they just throw them back in the bucket they’ll be ready to go again! And no little plastic pieces to pick up.
Heather says:
I totally need to get some of those!!!
Mary says:
Yes! After I almost became homicidal filling up water balloons by hand for a bday party my kindergarten-teacher friend suggested just using regular (cheap!) sponges. You still get the same splash effect when they hit you, but you can re-use so the fun lasts longer. Plus, no balloon pieces to pick up!
Kathy says:
That last picture of Annie and James is ADORABLE.
Damita says:
Yes! I was just coming here to say that.
Lisa says:
How cute!! You have inspired me, I will be having a water balloon fight with my daughter very soon!
Auntie_M says:
How fun and I am loving these other ideas people have that don’t involve backbreaking filling time or intensive clean up time!!!