Tools:

• 1 balloon

• Helium

• 1 pen that will write on fabric

• Colored ribbon

When:

• Any time

Decide on an intention, and then choose a ribbon in a color that symbolizes your wish. Go to a fabric store and pick out the ribbon. Next, visit a store that sells party supplies and purchase a helium-filled balloon. Select a color that represents your intention.

Take the balloon home or to a place where you'll release it. Write your intention on the ribbon. (If the child is too young to write, an adult or older child can write the wish for her.) Keep the wish simple. Tie the ribbon on the balloon. As you let go of the balloon, say the wish aloud. The higher the balloon goes before you lose sight of it, the greater the chances of the wish coming true.