Celebrate Hot Air Balloons!

On June 4th, 1783 some crazy fellas (The brothers, Joseph Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799--and I really can't speak to their sanity since I never met them! LOL) strapped themselves into a basket, tied the basket onto a balloon and voila! The world's first hot air balloon flight! Personally, I prefer to keep my feet on the solid ground, but I am boring like that. Afterall, you are much more likely to die in a car accident than in an air transport disaster--but I don't relinquish the element of control over easily.

Anyway, my point is that, being the Quasquibicentennial (plus one!) of the first flight---er, glide? float?--we decided to make a hot air balloon craft. I posted the supplies yesterday, as well as a cost list. The cups ended up being 3.50, but there were 200 of them so we have them for future crafts (that is, if the girl doesn't use them all stacking them first!).

Anyway, I was pleased with the results. Granted, this is a fleeting craft, as the air in the balloon lasts 3 days at most, but this dramatically reduces the "Looks Great honey (now what do I do with it?)" factor. :P

So, without further ado, here are the pics of the craft!
















































**all joking aside, I would like to extend my most heartfelt condolences to those that lost loved ones on Flight 447.