Kids will love getting creative by drawing unique and special designs on their personalizednewspaper hot air balloon craft.

Have you ever been up in a hot air balloon?

Read our easy how-to instructions below for how to make this fun newspaper craft.

Painted newspaper hot air balloon craft laying on a pink background with craft poms scattered around.

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Instructions for making this painted newspaper craft

1.

Paint your piece of newspaper

Start by painting your piece of newspaper with liquid watercolors.

Four image collage showing how to paint the newspaper with watercolors, how to use the template to cut out a hot air balloon, and how to glue the pieces together to finish the newspaper hot air balloon craft.

it’s possible for you to use one color or use several different colors to get a rainbow look.

Let the newspaper dry completely or overnight.

Cut out pieces of hot air balloon

Download and print out thehot air balloon template.

Close up vertical image of finished craft on a pink background with the words “newspaper hot air balloon” in the bottom left corner.

Cut out the pieces of the template.

Cut out both of the traced pieces.

Then glue your hot air balloon at the top of the paper, on top of the clouds.

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Use your brown marker to connect the hot air balloon and basket.

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