Which Way Is the Wind Blowing?

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...

Measuring How Fast Helium-Filled Balloons Rise

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...

Experiment #2

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...

Good Balloon Habits

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...

Terms used in balloon fabric construction

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,...

Making a balloon Piglet

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...

Balloon Trees

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...

Odds and Ends

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,...