how to make balloon animals
Making balloon animals is easy & fun.
what you need for your Balloon Animals :
one long skinny balloon for each animal you want to make (You can buy these
balloons at a craft store.)
a bike pump to blow up the balloon, or someone at your house who is really good
at blowing up balloons.
Instructions to make a Balloon Dog:
First, blow up the balloon. Leave about two inches at the end uninflated. Tie
the other end of the balloon.
Put your hands next to each other near the knot and turn them in opposite
directions. Twist one medium bubble and two small bubbles. Hold onto the twists
so they don't untwist. This may take some practice before you get good at it.
Twist the two small bubbles together. To do this, put them next to each other
and twist their bottoms together so they're connected. Now you should have the
dog's head and ears. The knot is its nose.
Then, twist a small bubble and two medium bubbles. Put the two medium bubbles
together so they're next to each other and twist the bottoms together. Now you
have the dog's neck and her two front legs.
At the end of the balloon, make a small bubble and then two more medium bubbles.
Put the two medium bubbles together so they're next to each other and twist the
bottoms together. Now you have your dog's two back legs and her tail.
Using a marker pen, draw eyes, mouth, and a collar.
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