by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Which Way Is the Wind Blowing? Experiment #4 Children can use helium-filled balloons to observe wind direction. They use a magnetic compass to measure direction. A magnetic compass to measure direction. A magnetic compass measure the earth’s magnetic north, which is...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Measuring How Fast Helium-Filled Balloons Rise Experiment #3 This activity is designed for the classroom. Helium-filled latex balloons should have lengths of light thread attached, long enough to reach from the floor to the ceiling. (Balloons can be filled with helium...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Learning About Permeability Experiment #2 In this activity, the children investigate two properties of latex balloons — they stretch and they are “permeable,” that is gases such as air and helium can pass slowly through the latex membrane. Getting Started: You...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Experiment #1: Where do balloons go when they fall on the ground? Rubber latex balloons are degradable because they are a natural plant product. These balloons are made from a milky substance from the rubber tree and decompose by natural processes – exposure to...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | BalloonCouncil
Good Balloon Habits INCREASE AND PROTECT YOUR BOTTOM LINE Since 1991, The Balloon Council (TBC) actively has been helping retailers, distributors and manufacturers keep their businesses in a positive light by battling against misinformation and negative publicity. As...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
From: “Dave Weiss & Mike Cavataio” <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Mr. Rogers Update Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:11:00 EST Hi Everyone, Regarding the mystery balloon twister that appeared...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Terms used in balloon fabric construction In our daily lives we are surrounded by all kinds of fabrics. To differentiate the myriad types, the textile industry has defined an equally large number of terms like weaving, looping, knitting, crocheting, knotting, webbing,...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Making a balloon Piglet by Greg Dailey 3 ([email protected]) do a head ( a little less than 4 inches) and a set of arms (the same size) using a pop twist. use a broken balloon (blown to 3 inches) as ears by tying it to the nozzle of the head. Blow up a red to...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Balloon Trees Luc Bertrand, CBA Last year we (me and the delegates) made these trees for the entrance of the Millenniumjam in Belgium. We made more or less the same for The Qualatex event in Poitiers (France). I liked the trees a lot and would like to share the...
by BalloonHQ Team | Mar 11, 2023 | Highlights
Odds and Ends Magical Balloon Michael Michael Philo Hello everyone, This month I will not be sharing step by step instructions but rather a ton of ideas using the Betallatex Odd Shaped balloons. First I must send my thanks to Royal Sorell, Don Caldwell, Ralph Dewey,...