Balloon crafts with their own hands - tips on inflation and twisting, master classes and photo ideas
Currently, more and more widespread, both among children and adults is such a type of creativity as aerodesign. Multicolored balloons are ideal for creating bright decor in the interior and for individual decorating of rooms for celebrations.
Creating figures and sculptures out of special modeling balloons by twisting them is called twisting. Every caring parent can master this direction with their child to create a variety of balloon crafts at home.
By following the instructions below, it is possible to become a master at creating original figures for playing and decorating your holiday home.
More about the working material
The material for modeling are different colored balloons, uncomplicated weaving of which contribute to the discovery of creative abilities: everyone can feel like an artist, sculptor, creator.Long balloons, in the form of a sausage, can be twisted into essentially any shape. Working with shapes and colors develops imagination and forms model thinking, brings smiles and joy to children's faces.
Balloons can be purchased as a set with special devices for inflating, or separately, and as a pump to use improvised means. Ask for them in children's toy stores, kiosks and wholesale markets.
How to properly inflate balloons for modeling
Balloons for crafts can be inflated in several ways. Decide which one to choose by yourself, focusing on personal preferences.
Blow on sausages from the balls of his mouth.
In order for the balloon to inflate well and not to burst when inflated, you need to warm it up: rub it in your hands and pull a few times at the edges.
Mouth balloon is inflated in parts: at a distance from the edge of 6-8 cm squeeze the edges of the balloon and inflate the first part, then the hand gradually moved along the length of the balloon, inflates the next part, and so on throughout the length.
We inflate with the help of improvised means
The pump that comes in the art kit can be used to inflate balloons, you can use a bicycle pump with a nipple cap, or use a blower from a pressure measuring device as a homemade device.
Before inflating the balloon it is also necessary to "warm up". Then the edge of the balloon is fixed on the pump hose and lightly pressed with air.
It should be noted:
- The balloon should not be tightly inflated, because the air in the modeling of figures should go somewhere. For the same purpose it is necessary to leave about 10 cm of non-inflated space at the other end;
- Tie the balloon, regardless of the method of inflating, should be as follows: you need to deflate the air from the inflated edge by 5-6 cm, then wrap it around your finger by making a loop, and make a knot.
The main ways to curl balloons
Modeling figures are made by twisting bubbles from balloons of different lengths and then fixing them in a "lock". Basically, only 3 types of twisting of the air parts are used to create individual crafts.
Simple twisting of air bubbles
Used to form individual air parts of different lengths.
The desired size of the air part is measured, and the fingers are squeezed at a certain distance from the knot. Next, the left hand holds the short end of the balloon in the place of twisting, and the right hand twists the long end of the balloon around its axis 3-4 times. Twisting the next parts of the balloon is done in the same direction as the beginning.
Twisting air bubbles with a "lock"
Used to fix three or more bubbles following each other into the desired shape.
Three bubbles are made in the usual twisting method. Then the last two bubbles are folded together, the fold of the ball goes along the place of their connection. The place where the two bubbles join is fastened by "locking" with 3-4 circular twists.
Curling air bubbles with a bend
Used to form three bubbles that follow each other into a given shape, with the last two bubbles not twisted together, but only kinked.
A bubble of the desired length is made by ordinary twisting, then the gap between the next two bubbles is measured, but this area is not fixed with a "lock", but simply twisted, and at the junction of the first and second bubble, twisting is done 2-3 times.
How to make a simple figure - a flower out of balloons for modeling.
After describing the basic methods of twisting balloons, you can consider the step-by-step instructions for making a flower.
- To start, you need to prepare two balloons of different colors: green, which will make the stem, and the other, for example, red to make a bud.
- Inflate the balloons not all the way to the end, for free movement of air inside.
- First you need to inflate the green balloon, leaving 5 cm at the end without air. Then twist a bubble of a certain size, from the knotted end, which will serve as the heart of the flower. Then at a distance of 10-15 cm marked area where there will be leaves of the flower, and in this place are twisted two bubbles in the form of a figure eight.
- From a ball of another color (red, yellow, blue, etc.), make a bud, consisting of the petals of the flower. To do this ball-blob is twisted into a ring, then the resulting ring is twisted in half, and then each resulting ring, again, is twisted in half.
- Finally, you need to connect the stem to the bud.
With the help of balloons for modeling, a child can learn how to implement their creative ideas to create a variety of figures, as well as conduct master classes to create toys for their friends.
With the help of balloons for modeling a child can learn to realize his/her creative ideas to create a variety of figures, as well as conduct master classes to create toys for his/her friends.
Original handicrafts made by the whole family can not only decorate the house for the holiday, but also leave a nice impression and memories on the photo taken at the festive event.
Therefore, not only adults, but also children will be interested in mastering basic balloon modeling techniques.
Photo ideas of homemade balloon crafts
