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Table Top Balloon Palm Tree
Instructions
You will need:
29 - 5" Yellow Balloons
4 - 5" Brown Balloons
8- 260Q Green Balloon (a 260 is a long thin balloon)
Plastic Balloon Inflator
Resources
for balloon products.
| Sizing Balloons
It is important that all the
balloons are blown up to the stated size. An easy way to
size the balloons is to make a template. Cut a round
hole in a piece of poster, foam board or a box the size
you want the balloons to be, and when inflating pass the
balloon through the hole. You will need to make
templates for circles 5 inches, 4 1/2 inches, 4 inches,
3 1/2 inches, 3 inches, 2 1/2 inches and 2 inches. |
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Step 1.
Inflate two yellow
balloons and size them to 5 inches. Tie together at the
neck. Repeat with two more
yellow balloons.
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Step 2:
Twist the balloon pairs together at the necks to
create a cluster of four balloons.
Step 3:
Repeat steps 1 & 2 and
make six more clusters of yellow balloons, but with each
new cluster reduce the size by 1/2" (4 1/2", 4", 3 1/2",
3", 2 1/2", and 2"). Create a template for each size.
Step 4:
Now make a cluster of
brown balloon (coconuts), size to 3 inches. |
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Step 5:
Take the largest cluster
of yellow balloons (5 inch size) and tie a balloon
weight (uninflated balloon with 1/4 cup of water or
sand) to the underside of the cluster center.
Step 6:
Take one of the green 260Q balloons
(long balloon) and tie one end securely to the center of
the cluster.
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Step 7:
Holding the 260 upright,
add the 4 1/2 inch cluster of yellow balloons on top of
the 5 inch cluster. Stagger the layers of balloons so
that the balloons you are adding nestle into the gap in
the previous cluster.
Secure the top cluster to
the bottom cluster by pulling the 260 down between the
balloon and go under one of the balloons in the previous
cluster. Pull the 260 back up to the center and pull it
snugly to hold the clusters together. |
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Step 8:
Continue adding clusters
of yellow balloons from largest to smallest, wrapping
the 260 around a balloon in the previous cluster each
time and keeping it pulled in tight. After the last
cluster of yellow balloons add the cluster of brown
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Step 9:
Making the "fronds" (palm
leaves).
Inflate 6 of the green
260's (a 260 is the long thin balloon), leaving about 2
inches uninflated. Before you tie the balloon, measure
about 2 inches from the neck (opening) and pinch the
balloon there, letting out the air and tying it off so
that there is about 2 inches left hanging.
Holding all 6 of the
inflated 260's together, pinch and twist them together
at the center. Take an uninflated 260 and tie it around
the bunch at the twist. This will hold the "fronds"
together securely, as well as giving you a way to tie
the fronds to the top of the tree.
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Standing 7 ft Palm Tree
You will need:
- 48 -
12" Yellow Balloons
- 4 - 5" Brown Balloons
- 16- 260Q Green Balloon (a 260 is a long thin balloon)
- Plastic Balloon Inflator
Resources
for balloon products.
Step 1. Inflate two yellow
balloons and size them to 10 inches. Tie together at the
neck. Repeat with two more
yellow balloons.
Step 2:
Twist the balloon pairs together at the necks to
create a cluster of four balloons.
Step 3: Repeat steps 1 & 2 and make eleven more clusters of yellow balloons, but with each
new cluster reduce the size by 1/2" (9-1/2", 9",
8-1/2", 8", 7-1/2", 7", 6-1/2", 6", 5-1/2", 5", and
4-1/2"). Create a template for each size.
Step 4: Now make a cluster of
brown balloon (coconuts), size to 5 inches.
Step 5: Take the largest cluster
of yellow balloons (10 inch size) and tie a 3-4 balloon
weights (uninflated balloons with 1/4 cup of water or
sand) to the underside of the cluster center.
Step 6: Take two un-inflated green 260Q balloons
(long balloon) and tie the necks together snugly, then tie one end securely to the center of
the 10 inch cluster.
Step 7: Holding the 260 upright,
add the 9 1/2 inch cluster of yellow balloons on top of
the 10 inch cluster. Stagger the layers of balloons so
that the balloons you are adding nestle into the gap in
the previous cluster.Secure the top cluster to
the bottom cluster by pulling the 260 down between the
balloon and go under one of the balloons in the previous
cluster. Pull the 260 back up to the center and pull it
snugly to hold the clusters together.
Step 8:
Continue adding clusters
of yellow balloons from largest to smallest, wrapping
the 260 around a balloon in the previous cluster each
time and keeping it pulled in tight. After the last
cluster of yellow balloons add the cluster of brown
balloons (the coconuts).
Step 9: Making the "fronds" (palm leaves).
Inflate 12 of the green 260's (a
260 is the long thin balloon), leaving about 2 inches
uninflated. Before you tie the balloon, measure about 2 inches
from the neck (opening) and pinch the balloon there, letting out
the air and tying it off so that there is about 2 inches left
hanging.
Holding all twelve of the
inflated 260's together (making sure that all the neck
(openings) are on the same side, pinch and twist them all
together about 3-4 inches from the neck (openings) side. Take an
uninflated 260 and tie it around the bunch at the twist. This
will hold the "fronds" together securely, as well as giving you
a way to tie the fronds to the top of the tree.
RESOURCES:
Materials: 12" Yellow
Balloons from
Themepartiesnmore.com, 5" balloons and 260Q Balloons from
Jesters Supply Company, Plastic Balloon Inflator from
Shindigz, balloon sizer box from
Inspireworks. |
