So you're getting ready to make balloon animals at your first event. Stay tuned
to learn five balloon animals that you'll need to know.
So you may be a parent who has volunteered for an upcoming church or
school event and you thought that balloons might be fun to add a festive touch. Or
you may be a college student or somebody looking to make a little extra money and
you thought that maybe you can make some money with balloon animals.
Or you may be an entertainer who is being asked to
make balloons at a party. In this video, we're going to be talking about
five balloon animals that will serve you well at any party.
All of the balloons here are crowd pleasers that are easy to make. They're
fast and another big plus is that they're easy to detail or scale up. So if
you have a little more time, you don't have to make the basic balloon. You can
actually add some details, add some twists, and even add 2nd balloons and you'll be
making a more substantial, more detailed balloon that's definitely going to be a
crowd-pleaser. By the way, if you liked the video please
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Let's get started. Number one is a dog balloon animal. Of course, this is the
first balloon animal that you learn to make and it is a crowd-pleaser. Probably
for an event, it's best to be practiced and to be able to make these very
quickly. We have a video that teaches you the basic dog balloon but you can also
learn how to do those lock twists that save a lot of time. So these are
definitely worth looking at. Another plus with the dog balloon animals, you can
easily scale up and make a variety of animals. So, for example, you start out
with a dog you can lengthen the body to make a dachshund or wiener dog.
You can make a long neck to make a giraffe or you can shorten all the
proportions and make a mouse. And with some adjustments to your basic dog
balloon you can also make a moose, an elephant and lots more. And of course we
have a video that will teach you that as well.
Number two: balloon swords. You'll find balloon swords are very popular at parties.
You can make simple ones like a saber or you can make one that looks more like a
foil. Just a thought here: the foils are actually a little more stable then the
sabers are, depending on the kind of detail and how you lock them in place. So
that may be something you keep in mind. I know that at parties kids love the
swords and they'll be out there just having pretend sword fights and
oftentimes adults get involved as well. So these are real crowd pleasers. Of
course, if you want to scale up you can do two-balloon sword balloons which take
a little more practice to get right and this will allow you to create an
elaborate sword as well as to create a science-fiction type of sword where
there's a laser in place of the blade. So there's definitely a lot to like about
sword balloons. Number three is a flower balloon. The flower, particularly if you
are doing an advanced version where you're using the professional twisting
technique where you make all six petals at the same time, is a very difficult
move and it takes a lot of practice. So don't feel bad if you're just making
petals by just creating a series of fold twists, and this way, you'll make sure you
get it right. If you try and go right for the fast technique you'll find that
often in the beginning you'll come up with lopsided petals. So if that's the
case, go to your first event and just make a series of fold twists. You can go
with a minimum of four or you could even go with five and I think five makes
a nice looking flower balloon. Of course you'll need a second balloon a green
balloon for the stem so make sure that you have a lot of green balloons on hand.
And one more option for the flower is that you can make a rose. The rose is
actually quite a bit easier than the daisy or regular flower and of course we
have a video that will teach you both of these flowers and you can choose the one
that works best for you. The rose is actually fairly straightforward - it's
just three pinch twists with a three balloon push through and then once you
place it on the stem it really comes alive. Number four is a balloon hat. Now
balloon hats tend to be rather difficult and I've never been all that
comfortable myself making balloon hats but you could just make simple balloon
hats. The easiest one is just making a big full twist on one end and then
looping the rest of the the remaining balloon through it, almost like
you're making a sabre sword. But you can fully adjust this one so it'll fit on
any head. The difficulty with making balloon hats
is that you have to adjust the length so they fit on a person's head. So if you go
for a crown, for example, and then you go all through all this trouble using two
or three balloons to make an elaborate crown and then suddenly it doesn't fit
the kid's head, you you've got some problems there and then you may have to
start over. So keep that in mind. You can just make simple hats by just making a
full twist on one end and feeding the other end through and it's completely
adjustable. It'll still be a crowd-pleaser and then
of course there's always the basic helmet hat. The helmet hat is the basis
for a wide variety of balloon hats so it's definitely worth knowing.
Number-5 might be a surprise but I'm going to recommend turtle or ladybug
bracelet balloons. These are ultra cute. They're easy to
make. They're fast and you can add details such as a face or even go as far
as creating the shells or wings. What's great about these is that they're
wonderful for little kids because it's a bracelet that can just go on the wrists
and it's something that kids don't have to hold.
So oftentimes at events, kids get tired of holding the balloons as do the
parents so this is a great balloon for that purpose. And adults like them as
well. We've recommended five balloon animals that you can make at your very
first balloon gig. Good luck with all of these. Please comment below if you have
any questions that I might answer before you approach your first event. Our next
video in process is going to talk about how to actually set up and work a party
with some suggestions, so again please subscribe thank you so much for watching
and we'll see you next time.