Balloon Animals

[Calamity Jane]

I've blown up no less than 15 balloons in the past 45 minutes. I think I might die of an oxygen deficiency. (And it has nothing to do with smoking!

I promised the kids balloon animals. Turns out, these crappy balloons are nearly impossible to inflate, and they're TINY... so I'm drawing the animals on, and there are balloon puppies and kitties barking and meowing their way through the living room.

Are there specific balloons I need to buy to no only actually be able to inflate them without thinking my face might crack, but be able to make animals out of 'em too?

 

[lobito]

there are balloon animal balloons out there, they even make a balloon inflating pump.

 

[Lasz]

[pulls down pants]

blow on this balloon, its the special kind

 

[Calamity Jane]

Ahh, but a pump would ruin the amusement factor for the lil demons. They like to watch mommy's face turn red and her eyes cross.

 

[koalabear]

I've blown up no less than 15 balloons in the past 45 minutes. I think I might die of an oxygen deficiency. (And it has nothing to do with smoking![/i

Just thinking of all the sucking in you'll have to do to catch your breath!

 

[Calamity Jane]

Here I am, posting an honest thread about better ways to entertain my lil demons, and y'all are bein pervs.

I think we're gonna go have a water balloon fight.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I hate to admit this, but, um, I'm an expert at blowing up balloon animals.

The balloons you buy at Target are not half as good as the balloons you'll get at a magic shop. And, yes, they should say "Balloon Animals" somewhere on the package, or you're not getting anything that can be twisted into shapes.

It's easier to tell you what you're doing wrong, than what you're doing right. If you're blowing and blowing and your cheeks are full like Dizzy Gillepsie's, you're doing it wrong. If you're forcing the air into the balloon with all your might, you're doing it wrong.

Don't think about blowing it up like any other balloon, where the goal is to inflate it evenly. Just think about putting a tiny bubble of air in the balloon, and then adding to that bubble.

First, streeeeeeetttch the balloon before blowing, to loosen it up. Put it to your lips, and stretch out the bottom end, like you're playing a trombone. Then, don't blow, put "pop" a bubble of air into the balloon, while streching the bottom.

It takes practice.

Once you've blown it up (not all the way -- keep that "reservoir tip" at the end) let out just a couple seconds worth of air. This will allow "bending room" in the balloon so you can twist it later.

There are plenty of sites on line that describe how to make various animals. The puppy (and the snake, of course) are the easiest.

Next week -- mime lessons.

 

[Calamity Jane]

I hate to admit this, but, um, I'm an expert at blowing up balloon animals.

Next week -- mime lessons.

Thanks Dix, darlin.

Ok, so I need to find a magic shop somewhere around here... yellow pages, here I come.

Apparently, I was blowing wrong... who'da thunk someone as talented as I, would do something so simple as blowing wrong? The Dizzy Gillepsie thing can become permanent, can't it?

Don't worry about teaching me to mime... but if you could get my kids to silently be trapped in a box all day, I'd be eternally thankful.

 

[sunstruck]

Ok, did Dixon's description sound dirty to anyone else?

 

[Calamity Jane]

Shhhh Sunstruck! This is a thread for kids. No one needs to know that he makes blowing up balloons sound erotic.

 

[patient1]

Don't worry about teaching me to mime... but if you could get my kids to silently be trapped in a box all day, I'd be eternally thankful.

I think you just discovered a major business opportunity!

 

[sunstruck]

Shhhh Sunstruck! This is a thread for kids. No one needs to know that he makes blowing up balloons sound erotic.

Oh I was just checking to make sure it wasn't just my sick twisted little brain.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Ok, did Dixon's description sound dirty to anyone else?

Wait til you hear me describe the Rising Wand trick...

 

[sunstruck]

Wait til you hear me describe the Rising Wand trick...

I'm developing a new found love for magic.

 

[Calamity Jane]

I think you just discovered a major business opportunity!

Ya think? I could stand to sell a patent for a million or so.

 

[bluntforcemama]

Any person who can successfully make balloon animals has my admiration. You might like being a teacher. The kids will think you're a supreme being.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I can also make birds appear. I am a God in the the Third Grade.