Here's 28 years of presidential nominees acting like kids when the balloons and confetti drop

Former President Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy.

(Image credit: The Associated Press)

published 29 July 2016

After Hillary Clinton accepted her party's nomination Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, a torrent of patriotic balloons and confetti dropped from the ceiling. Clinton appeared downright delighted by the colorful storm.

Is it that astounding to be doused by a Macy's Day Parade-worth of ticker tape and inflated rubber? Most of us will never know. But if these photos from the past 30 years of political conventions' closings are any indication, the experience is a fast track back to childhood.

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Lauren Hansen produces The Weekâ€™s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.