We didn't brave the chilly Autumn air to go down the road at 6 am to see the Balloons...but we did watch out of the windows and don slippers and go out on the porch to watch the Balloons sail past on their adventures.
The kids loved the Pirate Balloon best of course.
O6 taught the Science lesson for the day by informing the littlies that the fire makes the air in the ballooon hotter, and hot air rises so the balloon goes up. When they turn the fire down the air gets colder and the balloon floats downwards. I chimed in with the info that when Hot Air Balloons were invented some of the first apassengers were a chicken and a dog ( I think!)...but Mummy is not so interesting a teacher as O6...so I quickly stopped trying to "make everything a teachable situation" and left O6 to it.
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Balloons over Waikato is the highlight of the year for JK. Every morning he spends a good amount of time peering out the windows and staring at the sky as the balloons travel past our place. We are hoping to be fortunate enough to have one land on the field again this year....that's a science/physics lesson all on it's own! I think we'll attempt to attend the Night Glow on Saturday night. Isn't it FAB having such free entertainment on hand!
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