- The first trick to making a balloon animal
is to blow up the balloon. This is hard. You can buy a hand pump or
use a football pump to help blow up the balloons. Do not blow the balloon
up all the way... you only need 3/4 a balloon.
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- Carefully tie the balloon. When twisting
a balloon, always start at the end with the knot. Do not worry, it will
not break if you twist it, but you must hold on to both ends of the
balloon. Otherwise, the balloon will untwist. The balloon will not stay
twisted by itself. You have to twist the balloon together.
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- Step 1--Blow
up the balloon 3 quarters of a way.
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- Step 2--Start
at the beginning with the knot and twist a 4 to 5-inch bubble
or 1 hand wide. Make sure you hang on to both ends of balloon,
otherwise it will untwist. Twist it around 2 or 3 times. Do
not worry; it will not break. Why didn't it break? There is
space at the end of the balloon for the extra air. That is
why we only blow the balloon up half way.
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- Step 3--While
holding on to the twisted balloon, make another bubble the
same size. Do not let go.
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Step 4--Make another balloon bubble the same size. This is
the other side. Look at picture.
Step 5--Twist
balloon joints together, twisting 2 or 4 times all the way around.
The balloon will not break, and they will stay together.
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