Twisted A Balloon Animal
March 28, 2011 Filed in: Crafts
I’ve always thought balloon animals were cool, and kids love them. I decided I wanted to try my hand at making one for two reasons:
- 1)I thought it would be a fun thing to learn.
- 2)The thought of popping balloons in my hand frankly terrifies me. Maybe I’d be able to conquer something that makes me uncomfortable.
J ordered some twisting balloons, which came with a hand pump.
On the back of the package, there’s instructions on how to make a dog. This looked cool, so I decided to give this a shot. J blew up the first balloon with the pump and I tied the end.
To make a dog is not too bad. I folded the balloon and twisted.
My dog had legs. Cool! I went for a second fold twist.
Then, I tried a third one for the head.
Three steps is all you need to make a dog from a balloon. Pretty cool.
I tried another one with a blue balloon after that.
This was fun, but nerve-wracking at the same time. The balloons are much more resilient than I thought they were, but at the same time, I kept thinking they were going to pop any second. I may not have conquered my fear, but these things don’t happen overnight. I’d like to make some more complex balloon figures another time.
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Balloonology by Jeremy Telford
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