How to Make Balloon Towers
Balloon towers are an economical and easy way of decorating for parties, proms, birthdays and weddings. With a few packages of balloons in accent colors and a little ingenuity, you can sculpt a landscape for guests that hints at the party theme and sets the tone for the event. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 1- inch high-quality latex balloons in two colors
- Electrical inflator
- ¾-inch thick square of plywood, 2-foot square
- Drill
- ¾-inch spade drill bit
- ¾-inch diameter PVC pipe cut to the length of your tower
Instructions
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Using the drill and the ¾-inche spade bit, drill a round hole in the center of your plywood.
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Insert the end of the PVC pipe into the plywood base to make your tower structure.
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Inflate a balloon and tie the end of it. Repeat this step with a second balloon of the same color and tie the two balloons together at the ends. Inflate and tie two balloons of a different color. Then twist the four balloons together at their mouth ends so that both balloons on the same side are the same color.
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Shove these four balloons down onto the bottom of the column. Repeat this step with four more balloons. Twist the second layer so that the colors seem to spiral as they climb the column.
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Continue to fill the column until you reach the top. Attach a single balloon at the top of the column to the top of the PVC pipe to form a cap.
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