why questions · Ages 3-5

Why Do Balloons Stick to My Hair?

Rubbing a balloon can give it a tiny electric pull, and that pull can lift light hair toward it.

The whole story

1. On a sunny morning, Mina rubbed a purple balloon beside her kitchen window.

2. She held it near her curls, but the balloon dropped softly into her lap.

3. Mina set it down and pressed both hands against her springy curls.

4. Mina rubbed the balloon against her dry hair beside the sunny window.

5. When she lifted it near her head, one curl rose toward the balloon.

6. Mina held still as three light curls reached up to the purple balloon.

7. The pull was tiny, but it held her curls beside the balloon.

8. Rubbing a balloon can give it a tiny electric pull, lifting light hair toward it.

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