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Starter Woodworking Tools For Kids

September 15th, 2011 by Owen Jones

How numerous young children have you seen select up their fathers or a friends tools? With Christmas only around the corner, what would get a better gift than their own tools. Tools for children are not much different than the ones that adults use. The just real difference is the size.

A small child does not require expensive or lots of tools to begin with. The tools only need to be sturdy and small enough that they are able to have a good grip on them.

The most essential tools to have are:

* Lightweight child size hammer * 10″ retractable measuring tape – this will also assist them to understand measurement that will come in useful in later years at school * Screwdriver set – this ought to include both flat and Phillip screwdrivers in various sizes and lengths * Small sanding block that will fit the child’s hand * Small, compact level would be a convenient little device for them to have also. * Small nail box so that a child may learn this procedure at an early age *? Child size safety spectacles * Gloves

There are other items that could become bought such as a tool belt or a tool box. A different item that may be convenient would be a small bench vise. There are also many books on the market that has small projects for a child to make.

These things ought to get a child started learning to create wooden things. Teaching a child safety rules is vital as well. Books may be bought that are written to help children to comprehend the necessity for safety.

There are numerous kits on the market directed for children of numerous ages. The carpentry kit is one that consists of tools that are merely like the tools that a grown-up uses but in a smaller version which will fit a childs hands.

They have tools such as a hammer, saw, pliers, screwdrivers, clamps, nails, and pencils, among other things. Occasionally it is easier and less expensive to buy a kit then to purchase each device individually.

Tools are a great gift for a boy or girl. Working with tools will teach them a hobby to have for life and help their coordination. If a regular set of tools is not what you are searching for there are many other kits on the market.

A child could begin working with wood with the small kits available for putting planes, animals, and cars together. These kits will require them to punch the articles out then attach them by following the directions.

They are quite simple to assemble and will give a child the feeling of accomplishment. This would give a child the experience of timber in their hands before advancing to the actual tools.

If timber is not an interest to a child there are many other choices available on the market. Gardening and painting are two other options. Open the world of creativity for a child and watch the delight as they gain knowledge.

Owen Jones, the author of this article writes on quite a few topics, but is presently involved with Black and Decker Power Tools. If you would like to know more or check out great offers, please go to our website at Woodworking Power Tools

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Mini Remote Controlled Helicopters Are Fantastic Gifts

September 10th, 2011 by Owen Jones

If you are ever stuck for a gift for someone, consider a mini remote controlled helicopter. They sound very expensive and a decade ago they almost certainly were, but they have come down a great deal in cost. I am sure that you will be surprised to know that you can buy a mini radio controlled helicopter for about $30.

What type of RC helicopter can you buy for $30?, you may be asking yourself. Something powered by rubber bands? Well, no, you would be surprised. Contemporary mini radio controlled helicopter have three electric motors. Two of these electric motors drive twin large rotors on top of the helicopter and one drives the rear rotor.

Three micro motors supply plenty of power for these small, 20 centimeter (eight inch) wonders. They are very light, weighing merely a couple of ounces, although they are of metal alloy construction, so they are not as delicate as you might imagine. Despite the strength of these micro radio controlled choppers, they are subject to wind currents, so they are primarily for indoor use.

Having recommended that these micro radio controlled helicopter are principally for use indoors, you can use them outside on a beautiful day, because the signals from the RC transmitter will carry for around 30 feet.

The rechargeable battery in the chopper will power six or seven minutes of sustained flight. That does not appear long, but the battery can be recharged very easily in 30 minutes.

The batteries in the mini radio controlled choppers can be charged in three ways: by mains electricity with the AC charger or via the USB cable that is delivered with the chopper. This USB cable will plug into any computer and even into the hand set controller and take enough energy to fly your helicopter again.

The hand set normally takes four AA batteries, which themselves may be of the rechargeable variety in order to keep costs down as low as possible. The controller has three channels to control the flight of your micro radio controlled helicopter: up and down; forwards and backwards and left and right. This permits you to place your mini helicopter through some fairly tight manoeuvres.

Two vital parts of the innards of the micro remote controlled helicopter are the 32-step speed controller and the gyroscope. The speed controller and the gyroscope automatically coordinate the pitch and speed of the rotors to make flight more stable.

These are great technological devices which make flying the mini radio controlled helicopter easier without detracting from the skill required to fly it in the correct manner.

There is no need to worry about crashing, because there is a full assortment of spares for most model helicopters – you can purchase the whole lot from spare rotors to motors and batteries. These mini radio controlled choppers are entry-level radio controlled toys, but are great fun for people of all ages.

Owning a mini remote controlled helicopter is also a decent method of finding out whether you would like to take up flying bigger radio controlled choppers later on

Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on a variety of subjects, but is now involved with the Gyro Helicopter S107. If you would like to know more, please visit our website at Smart Toys for Kids.

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Maglev: Train Technology Of The Future

August 18th, 2011 by Owen Jones

Magnetic levitation or maglev for short is the method of making a vehicle, more frequently than not a train, hover above the ‘track’ and move by the use of magnets. Magnetic levitation has the potential to move trains more quickly and more quietly than traditional wheel-based trains. Surprisingly, most of the power consumed is used to conquered wind resistance at high speed, not to keep the train hovering in mid-air.

You would be forgiven for imagining that maglev is new technology, but in fact the first American patent was filed by a German inventor in America in 1907. It then took 74 years before the first commercial maglev train came into existance in 1984 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. However, that particular system became quite unreliable and it was withdrawn in 1995.

The highest recorded speed of a maglev train under test circumstances was in Japan in 2003. It ran at an inspiring 361 mph, but that is just 3.5 mph faster than France’s TGV, which has been in existance for four decades. The TGV’s top speed of 357.2 mph was beaten by the Chinese Harmony Express in 2009.

However, these latter day wheeled services are based on tried and tested technology on which hundreds of billions of dollars has been spent during nearly 200 years. If more attention and investment were lavished on the maglev, it would exceed conventional train speeds fairly easily.

The most flourishing maglev train in operation nowadays runs to Shanghai airport like the British one ran to Birmingham Airport. However, the similarity between the two ceases there. The British maglev travelled at up to 26 mph, whereas the Chinese, but German built, maglev runs at a top speed of 160 mph.

Much of the early research and development was carried out in Britain by Professor Eric Laithwaite from after the Second World War to 1973, but Germany is the foremost influence on the maglev train now, although Germany is working closely with the Chinese and the Japanese to develop the technology.

One of the main stumbling blocks for maglev trains is infrastructure. Maglev trains are incompatible with traditional rail rack so they have nowhere to go. Laying new maglev track is not hideously costly, but it is dear and would involve having two sets of incompatible rails running alongside each other for several decades, which would naturally take up twice as much land.

Having said that, some advancement was achieved in designing rails that could be used by both technologies but the endeavour was allowed to fall fallow.

So, the story of magnetic levitation trains started with a German inventor more than a hundred years ago and although they lost track of the project for thirty years or so during and after the War, German scientists and engineers are back at the forefront of this fascinating technology, which will surely replace our traditional train and track technologies in the future.

If the electricity required to run them were produced by methods other than fossil fuel, these very quiet trains would go a long way to reducing pollution in both inner cities and the countryside.

Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on a lot of topics, but is currently concerned with train sets for kids. If you would like to know more about train sets for kids, please go over to our website for some special offers.

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RC Car Kits – Building Your Own Vehicle

August 11th, 2011 by Owen Jones

Radio controlled cars or trucks are the only cars that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. In most countries, people are not permitted to drive until they are 17 and in some countries, women of any age are not permitted to drive, but everyone can drive an RC car and race them and what is more, lots of individuals can even build their own.

RC cars appeal to people of all ages and although it was a sport dominated by men and boys until ten years ago, there are now numerous women and girls getting involved in RC cars and racing them as well.

There are three basic combinations of RC cars to take into account:

Ready-to-Run (RTR) RC Cars and Kits: RTR cars are actually the entry level for those wanting to take up RC cars. RTR cars are already assembled. Kits on the other hand need assembly, although you get all the parts in the kit.

These cars or trucks can be models of real vehicles or be fantasy cars. RTR are almost always powered by batteries, which puts a number of restrictions on them in the manner of power, speed and distance to run. An annoying feature is that the power steadily wanes and occasionally you have to retrieve your car yourself.

They are quite cheap though and easy to maintain. A beginner will learn much from assembling a kit RC car or truck and they can be modified or improved on in numerous ways.

On Road or Off Road: on road RC cars are built for speed. These are the racing vehicles and can achieve remarkable speeds. They can use any of the power sources, but most of them use nitro.

Off road RC vehicles will be less speedy but with plenty of torque, they will be able to deal with rough ground and steep inclines. These are endurance vehicles that require their drivers to use different skills to racing drivers.

Electric, nitro or petrol: your choice of fuel will determine much about your vehicle. Electric cars are normally RTR and nitro are usually racers, but petrol -powered cars are on the increase, although petrol powered cars are normally larger in scale. The massive 1:5 scale cars and trucks are invariably run with petrol powered engines – scale copies of the engines that run full-sized cars.

Electric cars are fairly quiet, but the other two kinds are noisy, which provides realism to a race. Once you have made your three choices, I hope that you have opted for self-assembly. If you have, the tools that you will need are fairly simple: screwdrivers, spanners, Stanley knife, tin snips, graphite powder, oil and soap (to force tight-fitting components to go on).

My advice would be to begin by taking an RC car magazine for a few months before purchasing the kit in order to become acquainted with the terminology and some of the techniques. You should also join a club and go to a few race meetings. Other enthusiasts will be happy to resolve any queries you may have.

Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with remote controlled trucks. If you have an interest in model or toy rc vehicles, please go over to our website now at 1/5 Scale RC Cars

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Christmas Ornaments Projects For Children

August 4th, 2011 by Owen Jones

Are you a parent? If so, there is a excellent probability that you already know just how much children like the holidays. That is why you may want to think about letting your children aid you to decorate for Christmas. In fact, in addition to just letting them assist you to hang Christmas ornaments, you may also want to let them make their own handmade Christmas decorations. Not only will you find that there are a number of advantages to doing so, but you will also find that there is a number of fun and exciting Christmas ornaments that they can easily make.

Almost every family that celebrates Christmas has a Christmas tree; therefore, there is a good chance that your family will have one. One fun and exciting Christmas craft that your children could be involved in is making their own Christmas ornaments. Christmas decorations can be made from regular paper or any other type of material. In fact, you can purchase a number of Christmas decoration cutouts from your local craft store. These ornament pieces are probably plain, but already shaped like something, such as a star or a cross. It would be up to your child to paint their decoration. This type of Christmas decoration craft project is great for small children or those who may be making their own Christmas ornaments for the first time.

In addition to Christmas trees, a large quantity of families have small Christmas signs throughout their home. These pictures often state a Christmas message or have a picture of Santa. Your children could easily make their own paintings or drawings, often with the materials that can already be found around your home. Your child?s picture would likely look impressive on your refrigerator or you could even frame the picture and hang it up somewhere. This type of Christmas ornament craft project is ideal for children of any age and it is a great way to save money since you likely already have all of the materials you need.

Another fun Christmas ornament that your children could do is a centerpiece for your dinning room table. In fact, you may also want to use that showpiece for your Christmas feast. If you are looking for a somewhat stylish showpiece, you could easily have your children make their own. You can do this by buying artificial flowers, a large bowl or vase, as well as other decorative matter. Your children can organize these items to create their own unique centerpieces for your dinning room table. Your child may also be able to create a centerpiece in the shape of Santa or a Christmas tree by using stiff paper and a few other small supplies.

The above-mentioned Christmas craft decoration ideas for kids are just a few of the many that exist. In addition to using your own craft ideas, you can also find a quantity of other fun Christmas craft tasks for children online. You can find a collection of ideas by performing a standard internet search. Also, in your local library or at one of your local book stores, you may also be able to find a collection of Christmas craft books for children. These books tend to outline the supplies needed, as well as giving detailed directions on how to make Christmas decorations.

Regardless of which kind of Christmas ornaments you permit your child or children to make, they will probably enjoy the experience, especially if you participate as well. Children like to see their Christmas drawings hanging on walls or their Christmas ornaments hanging on the tree. That is why you are advised to let your children make their own Christmas decorations.

Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on a lot of subjects, but is currently occupied with American Flyer Train Sets. If you would like to know more about train sets for kids, please go over to our website for some great offers.

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How To Make Dolls’ Dresses

July 29th, 2011 by Owen Jones

A great deal of folk get a real thrill out of making dolls’ dresses and other clothes whether they be for their own dolls, a relative’s or for sale. However, as with each hobby or craft there are a few ground rules, a few dos and don’ts which will help you enjoy your new hobby straight from the start until you gain enough experience to create your own judgments. In this piece we will explain the basics of how to create dolls’ dresses.

The first thing to do to make making dolls’ dresses easier is to think that you are making a new outfit for yourself. This is easier for you because you already know yourself and have improved from making mistakes in the past, but how well do you know the doll for whom you are going to be making clothes?

If you are making clothes for your own doll or for retail, this is not a difficulty but if you are manufacturing dresses for a friend’s doll, it would be a wise idea to see her, hold her and get a feel for her before you purchase any textiles.

You might prefer to get a pattern for a doll’s dress if this is your first one, but you can probably make it up as you go along, or be really professional and create a few sketches with notes first.

This is certainly very useful, because you can change the pattern in light of experience and create notes about problem regions. Who knows, once you have twenty of them you may be able to publish them.

The apparatus that you will require to facilitate manufacturing dolls’ dresses is basically the same as any tailor or seamstress would require. That is: a sewing machine, pins, needles, shears or a rotary cutter, glue, pinking scissors, thread, tracing paper, pencils and a marking chalk or pen.

You will almost certainly require other things too depending on what you intend making, but they could include: ribbons, elastic, sequins and lace. Then you are ready to prepare your sewing machine for use. If you have not used it for a while, give it a quick service as described in the instruction manual that came with the sewing machine.

See your handbook if you do not know how to set up your machine to pin tuck otherwise look it up on the Internet. It is a good notion with some textiles to spray the fabric with starch before you start this stage.

After you have finished your doll’s dress or even before that stage, you should take into account whether the style calls for any lace, ribbons, embroidery or sequins. You can create or purchase tassels if they are called for.

You can get a lot of fun out of making dolls’ dresses for yourself or a niece and the look on their face whilst they realize that you have taken the time to make something so special and unique only for them and their doll is reward enough.

Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on a variety of topics, but is now involved with Silver Cross Dolls Prams. If you want to know more, please go over to our website at Doll Prams.

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Top 10 Christmas Presents For Years

July 11th, 2011 by Owen Jones

What do people give for Christmas and are those presents any different from thirty or forty years ago? Of course, there are games around now that did not even exist thirty or forty years ago. In this article, I would like to take a look at some of the most well-liked Christmas gifts of all time. They are not in any particular order, just as they occur to me

Number 1: the number one desirable Christmas gift for sons and fathers for almost a hundred years is the train set. There have been toy train sets for more than a hundred years, but they were too expensive for working class households until about the 1950’s. There are still more boys and fathers wanting train sets than mothers and daughters. A good train set will last decades and appreciate in value.

Number 2: a rocking horse. All children like rocking horses. Boys and girls; girls seem to retain their fascination with horses longer than boys do, in Europe anyway. This gift has staying power lasting for a number of years even if it is used by many siblings. A good rocking horse can be passed down generations.

Number 3: doll’s houses and toy forts. All kids like to play with either a dolls’ house and dolls or a fort and soldiers. A Wendy House and a tree house are in this bracket as well. You can see children all over the world building make-believe houses and imitating their parents’ life.

Number 4: dolls; both sexes like to play with dolls of one kind or another: teddy bears, rag dolls, action men, Barbie and Ken and toy soldiers are all dolls

Number 5: a doll’s pram is still a firm favourite with young girls – imitating mum transporting her baby about. Similarly toy pedal cars, which are well-liked with young boys and young girls alike.

Number 6: bikes and tricycles are also well-liked with boys and girls of all ages. We seem to all have an early desire to travel at a speed faster than walking pace.

Number 7: board games have been popular for thousands of years. Roman soldiers used to play a game similar to ludo and chess has been around for roughly as long as that too. These days, there are hundreds of other board games as well, some of which have become classics already. Some of the board games that have been popular since they were developed are: Monopoly, Scrabble, Cluedo and Risk and there are numerous more besides that as well.

Number 8: cards. The original games of cards were nearly all gambling games or could be gambled on, but for decades there have been children’s decks of cards meant to make some children’s card games like Snap and Happy Families more simple and more fun.

Number 9: shoot-’em-ups. Boys have always liked shooting. At the outset cork guns or toy bows and arrows or toy crossbows; then air guns, then paint ball and then genuine guns.

Number 10: costumes; Children like to dress up, whether girls dress in mum’s clothing and boys dress as Batman; girls dress as nurses or boys dress as Superman, all kids dress up at some time or other in their lives.

To this list of more conventional toys, you can add the modern number ones like computers and gaming machines, but then they have been about for thirty or forty years already as well.

Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on a variety subjects, but is now concerned with Silver Cross Rocking Horses. If you want to know more, please visit our web site at Rocking Horses for sale.

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How To Choose The Correct Fabric For Your Sewing Project

July 8th, 2011 by Owen Jones

Up until fifty years ago, the vast majority of women knew how to sew. All the women that I knew as a child sewed and knitted and manufactured some of the clothes for me and my four brothers. When I was eight or nine, I and each other child in my class was taught the fundamentals of knitting and before I went off to college, my mother taught me how to take up my jeans, sew on patches and repair my clothes.

Unfortunately, sewing, knitting and repairing clothes has largely died out in the United Kingdom. I now live in Thailand and I do not see much evidence of sewing or knitting here, so I assume that these arts are dying out all over the world among the masses, although I am certain that there are individuals everywhere who still knit and sew.

It is a real shame. If you are going to make your own clothes or furnishings like cushions, pillows or soft toys, it is quite essential that you select the correct cloth for the project. Using the wrong cloth will make your job harder and might even render your work pointless. So here are a couple of tips on choosing the correct cloth for the job in hand.

The first and most obvious thing to do is read the recommendations on the pattern you are using and if you are a novice take that advice until you know what you are doing. Unfortunately, a lot of people do not read the instructions anymore. I can not remember the number of times I have seen someone struggling to assemble something and found the instructions in the bin with the packaging.

Get to know textiles by examining the textiles in the shop. Ask questions about fabrics and look at the fabric on the bolt or roll. If the fabric does not look correct on the bolt it probably will not look right anywhere else either. When you unroll a couple of feet of the bolt, does it lie flat or does it roll up or crumple? Grab a handful and squeeze it. Does it crumple easily? Does it feel correct?

Is the cloth fraying on the bolt? If so it will fray whilst you use it too. Look on the bolt for special cleaning or handling directions. Do they suit your needs?

It is quite a problem to work with satin because it slips easily. T-shirt knit is also a problem because it rolls up on itself. It is almost certainly best to avoid these materials until you gain some experience

Cotton is the best fabric for beginners because it is easy to work with and everyone is very familiar with cotton goods. We know how they should feel and we can tell good, thick heavy cotton from cheap, thin cotton. We also all know that cotton shrinks. Therefore before you cut you cloth. wash it and cut the shrunken cotton fabric. In effect, you have pre-shrunk it.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on a variety of subjects, but is now involved with decorative sofa pillows. If you would like to know more, please visit our website at Modern Throw Pillows For Sale.

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The Two Basic Kinds Of RC Cars

June 26th, 2011 by Owen Jones

Do you like the notion of taking part in a real car race? Many people do, but the number of us that get the opportunity to drive a real racing car is tiny to infinitesimal. Lots of individuals would be too frightened to get behind the wheel of a real racing car anyway because the power of these vehicles is really awesome. However, there is a viable alternative and that is remote controlled car racing.

RC car racing is extremely exciting, but there is scarcely any danger to the driver or the spectators. The rest is all there: thrills, spills, crashes, speed, skids, fires, gambling, etc.. The best drivers and the best builders are famous within their sport and are treated like mini stars. Some of these RC cars go really fast and they can accelerate and take corners faster than their full-scale counterparts.

There are two basic sorts of RC cars which are differentiated by their power source.

Electric RC Cars: this is the most prevalent type of RC car, almost certainly because parents buy them for children and a newcomer to the sport might buy one to see whether he likes it or not.

The largest advantage of the electric RC car is that they are silent, which is a big plus point if your kids use their cars in the garden. It is also vital if you would like to attach a camera or a video recorder to it for filming timid, wild animals like birds.

They are also cheaper than other sorts of model cars and smokeless, which means that you can practice manoeuvres indoors if it is raining.

Some disadvantages are that the batteries of an electric RC car wear down. This means that the car will become slower and that the power of the car will be governed by the power of the batteries not the power of the engine.

Batteries are expensive too and rechargeable batteries are very expensive to purchase. The batteries might run down whilst the car is some distance away.

Liquid Fuel RC Cars: there are two types of liquid fuel RC cars: those that run on a special mix called Nitro and those that run on petrol. These cars are much faster than battery cars and they run for far longer as well.

They are also cheaper to run. These facts make the liquid fuel RC car the choice of real enthusiasts, racers and car builders alike.

Petrol and Nitro are cheap in comparison with batteries and the amount that the engines of these cars get through is almost insignificant anyway.

However, they come with disadvantages as well. They have an internal combustion engine, so they produce smoke, which means that they should not be used indoors and they are loud. Most racers would declare that this adds to the thrill of a race and they are almost certainly correct.

These model RC cars were meant to race and the public likes to watch them doing it.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with remote controlled cars as a hobby. If you have an interest in model or toy RC vehicles, just go over to our website now at 1/5 Scale RC Cars

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Ideas For St Valentines Day Party Games For Kids

June 21st, 2011 by Owen Jones

Are you thinking of holding a kids’ party on St Valentine’s Day? Then you would be wise to start thinking of St Valentine’s Day party games for kids too. Kids are more trouble when they are bored than when they are boisterous. Thinking up games is not much of a difficulty but there are usually two things to take into consideration: the age of the children and your finances.

The bouncy house always goes down a scream with children. You could hire a bouncy house for the day and hang hearts and flowers around the outside. Check on the Internet first that the firm hiring out the bouncy house is a member of your country’s governing body for bouncy house rental firms.

You could divide the children into teams and hold an assortment of races. One race could be the ‘Race of Hearts’, in which the kids have to run to the finishing line and back with a stuffed heart (or pillow) between their knees. It always causes lots of giggles.

Another race could be to ‘Wrap Mummy’ in which every team gets a couple of rolls of paper kitchen towel and they have to wrap up someone like a mummy as a gift. You could add bows and a name and address tag as well.

The teams could play ‘Mr and Mrs’ in which the compare gives a famous name and the teams have to click a clicker, bang a gong or ring a bell if they know the answer. The compare may say: ‘Samson’ the reply is ‘Delilah’; ‘Hilary Clinton’ – ‘Bill Clinton’; ‘Queen Elizabeth’ – ‘Prince Phillip’. You get the concept.

Split along gender lines, you could play the ‘King and the Queen of Hearts’. Do you remember those round sweets with a heart on them and a romantic saying in the heart? Well, they do not cost a lot for a colossal bag of them. Give each child 50 or so and ask them to stack them one on top of the other.

Whoever builds the tallest tower in a minute goes through to the next round. Two boys against each other and two girls until there is only one girl and one boy left. They can eat the sweets, obviously.

You could put a target on the ground, say one of your heart-shaped cushions, give each child an uninflated sausage-shaped balloon and put his or her name on it. Then the children stand in a circle around the heart, say twelve feet away, inflate their balloon and let them fly (without a knot in). The first one to land on the heart denotes the winner. Or the nearest to it. You could have one go each per round or they could fire at will until someone wins.

You could play Valentine’s Day bingo. This can be as elaborate as you have time for. You could create your own cards with hearts etc on them; if the children are young, you could call out pictures instead of numbers, but the funniest of all is if the caller makes up some Valentine’s Day slang to go with every number.

For instance, when calling bingo numbers in Britain, it is common to say: ‘Legs 11′ and a great deal of people will whistle; ‘two little ducks, 22′ and somebody always says ‘quack, quack’. Each number has its own saying and they are used with minor variations everywhere. You could make up your own like: ‘two hairy legs, number 11′ or ‘two pretty legs, number 11′.

If you cannot think of something suitable for each number, just do as many as you can – they always get a laugh and that is what it is all about when you are organizing a St Valentine’s Day party for kids.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on several topics, but is now concerned with the bouncy castles for sale. If you would like to know more, please visit our web site at Bouncy House Rentals

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