Things You'll Need:
- Long balloons
- Balloon pump
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Step 1
Buy the super-long, skinny balloons for your balloon sword. Take one and inflate it, leaving about 3 inches uninflated at the end. Tie a knot to prevent air from escaping.
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Step 2
Go down from the knot about 5 inches and twist about three times. The 5 inches will give you a good length for the hand grip.
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Step 3
Measure about 8 inches down, grip the balloon at the 8-inch mark, and bend the balloon back toward the first twist you made. Where the 8-inch mark meets the twist, twist the two sections together to lock them in place. You've created a loop that is one-half of the hand guard for the sword.
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Step 4
Create the other half of the hand guard by going another 8 inches down. Grip the balloon there and bend the balloon toward the meeting of grip and hand guard. Twist this new section into place.
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Step 5
Twist the grip, blade and hand guards into position to have a proper looking sword.
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Step 6
Repeat Steps 3 and 4, if you have an extremely long balloon, and you can create a four-piece hand guard.









