How to Make a Balloon Arch

This Article will teach you how to make a Balloon Arch in a Hurry. How to use the tools and where to get free help.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 big boxes of Balloons.
• A ball of string
• 50' clothesline rope
• a few pair of scissors
• Friends to help you tie and fill balloons
• A tank of Helium
• 2 bricks

1. 1 get a Tank of Helium from a dealer in your neighborhood,
   their number is in your Yellow Pages. a clothesline type of rope will
   be needed to make the skeleton of your arch, to tie your Balloons to the clothes line with. find an Area or a room to hold the balloons until needed.

2. 2 Tie one end of the Clothe line rope to one of the Bricks.
   tie the other end of a 25' rope to the other Brick. You can also use a chair, table leg or anything that is available to be used as Anchors for the Balloon Arch.
   Divide the string into 12" pieces, use the scissors to cut the string pieces and have them ready before you start tye off Balloons.

3. Start Assembling your Arch, use the pieces of 1" string to the previously tied off Balloon spouts. (everyone knows how to tie off the end of a blown up, Balloon to the Clothe line Rope that has been tied to the Bricks. Just keep tieing the Balloons to the rope until you run out of Balloons or Helium. You will probably need a full tank of Helium for a 25' Arch, and 2 Big boxes of "round shaped" Balloons (your choice of colors). It will probably take 2 people most of the day to finish your Balloon Arch. make sure you have a safe place to store your Arch until it is needed. Do you want to transport your assembled Arch or take your supplies to the All of where the event is to be held and assemble it there, at least 8 hrs.
   before the event.

Tips & Warnings

• choose a time and day for Ballooning and invite your friends a relitive over to help you. Make a Pot of Coffee served with store bought cookies. Have the two people that are making the ach, design a system for them to work together it will help to get done faster..
• Make sure to Call the Helium dealer before hand and make sure of the price and location of the dealer, do not wait until the last minute
• The reason you tie off the stretch spout of the balloon with a knot and tie the string tightly to the balloon spout "tightly" to help hold the Air from leaking as well as to tie them off with the string before tie-in the string to the rope. to the rope. Don't forget to take photos of your arch for memories or to show off your work at a later date

[rkremer]

on 11/21/2009 Great instructions and sounds very easy.

[paulusgrandis]

on 11/21/2009 How fun!! Perfect for just about any festivity! :) I really like how it sounds so easy and fast! *****

[look4writing]

on 11/12/2009 Thank you for yur kind words L4w

[auntiedar]

on 11/12/2009 This is something I've always wanted to know. Easier than I thought.

[LilacGirl]

on 11/7/2009 Thanks for this nice article on how to make a balloon arch. It sounds like it would be fun and easy to make.