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Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

This Dr. Seuss inspired Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft is absolutely adorable. Each balloon with a child’s picture riding in the basket, off on their own adventure! And we’ve included a Free Printable Hot Air Balloon Template, too!

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

We’ve had a lot of fun with Dr. Seuss crafts. There’s our Fork Painted The Lorax Crafts, Put Me in the Zoo Handprint Craft, and Cat in the Hat Cardboard Roll Craft, just to name a few. All so cute and a perfect way to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday along with National Read Across America Day.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

But the great thing about Dr. Seuss is that you can celebrate him and the books all year round! Plus, this is also just a great keepsake craft, too!

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

To make our Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft you will first need the Hot Air Balloon Template. Along with that, you’ll need pictures of the kids sized to fit in the basket of the balloon, cardstock in brown, white, pink, purple, and yellow, yarn, a glue stick, and scissors.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Supplies needed:

Begin by printing the Hot Air Balloon Template on white cardstock. Cut the pieces out.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Trace the hot air balloon shape on pink, purple, and yellow cardstock. Cut out.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Cut the cloud shapes out of the white cardstock printable as is. Then cut the rectangle and trace on brown paper. Also gather a child’s picture to use in the basket.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Fold the rectangle according to the dotted lines.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Now snip two strands of yarn. Glue the yarn inside the folds of the basket.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Glue the picture to the top of the basket. And glue the basket folds closed.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Then glue the basket in place on a full sheet of blue cardstock just by the folds, so that the basket still pops out a bit. Also stretch out the yarn and glue the other ends in place.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Then glue the 2 clouds in place on the cardstock.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Next, fold each of the balloon pieces in half. Glue one side of one balloon to the side of the next balloon.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

And so on until the balloons pops out when opened.

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Now glue the balloon above the basket, covering and securing the strands of yarn in place.

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And you have a really beautiful, pop out 3D effect hot air balloon craft that’s great to go with Oh the Places You’ll Go, but can definitely be a keepsake craft on its own, too!

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

Be sure to find more Dr. Seuss crafts at Our Kid Things!

Oh the Places You’ll Go Hot Air Balloon Craft

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