How to Have a Raffle with Balloons
Balloons bring out the child in everyone. Use them at a fundraiser for any children's cause or charity. Beside using them for decoration, put a new twist on the old raffle idea. The balloons can hold the raffle tickets, then the raffle announcements will create an explosion of balloons.
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Instructions
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Buy thick latex balloons. You want something light enough to pop fairly easily but not no so light that they pop before you want them to.
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Take balloons out the the bag, and lay them out on a table or work area.
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Roll raffle tickets into tight little cylinders that you can fit through the mouth of the balloons.
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Put the raffle tickets inside the balloons while they are deflated.
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Fill the balloons with helium.
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Tie the balloons.
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Attach balloons to string or anchors, and distribute them as people buy raffle tickets.
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When it's time to call the raffle numbers, ask everyone to pop the balloons to get the tickets out.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't worry if a balloon pops prematurely. You can hold the ticket until the raffle, and give the the ticket holder a substitute balloon to pop.
Keep balloons away from younger children.
Never let a child get balloons close to his or her face as there is a danger of choking.
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