Ida creates a balloon cage

Ida creates a tall, thin cage for the balloon, by sticking some garden canes into the ground, and aims a leaf-blower at a glass bowl at the bottom of the cage, to create an updraft.

After dropping the balloon into the cage, the updraft successfully keeps the balloon floating, while she peels the potatoes.

She manages to get through almost all of the potatoes before the leaf-blower’s battery runs down, and the balloon drops to the ground.

She earns first place.

(Written by Emily G and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected and adjusted by: David Fuller)