Christine made balloon kits for all the participants. Each participant received a huge bag of different sized and shaped balloons plus a pump for inflating the balloons.
She told them about the different types of balloons used and what they were called. She then gave them a bit of background information on how she got into doing balloon art and how they too could start in balloon art.
Next, she started showing the class how to create a puppy dog from a balloon. She made it look easy! Most of the kids caught on fast. I was helping a younger student and was always afraid the balloon would pop. Needless to say, I was slow at this process.
After the dog, everyone learned how to make a sword. Of course, the boys loved this one!
The last thing we made was a flower. This endeavor required the use of two balloons!
She told us between the dog and flower we learned how to twist and create most of the patterns used in balloon art. Of course, making other types of animals or items could require more balloons of different types and weaving them into the desired shapes.
She had created many examples to give away to the kids. They were elaborate in design! She can tie, twist, and shape the balloons effortlessly and fast! It was mesmerizing to see her work.
This was a fun class and even LM said he really enjoyed it. He wasn't too sure at first, but loved it! In fact, he played around making different sizes of dogs with his balloons all weekend!
