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Posted by: alandove on September 17, 2009 at 7:22 PM
A Balloon Would Work, Too
Very creative, and worth trying. I expect a balloon would work just as well as the condom, and would make it a better project to do with the kids. Unless, of course, your kids are teenagers, in which case a condom would be a great choice, providing you with a convenient excuse to leave some extra ones sitting around in their rooms.
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Innovative. I'll have to try it.
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Very innovative and useful but ill be damned if Im blowing into a condom..... I suppose ill have the misses make one. :)
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Very creative, and worth trying. I expect a balloon would work just as well as the condom, and would make it a better project to do with the kids. Unless, of course, your kids are teenagers, in which case a condom would be a great choice, providing you with a convenient excuse to leave some extra ones sitting around in their rooms.
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