Balloon Magic Ideas

Balloon Magic Ideas by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ challenge this month is rabbit in a hat. Since balloon magic tricks are a favorite of mine, this month I’ll share several balloon tricks. The first two come from a couple of great French twisters, Bidou and...

Balloon Ferris Wheel

Balloon Ferris Wheel by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ challenge this month is a carnival ride. It could be a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, a roller coaster or your favorite ride. Instead of making balloon animals, this month I’ll show you something a little...

Classic Ray Gun and Moon Blaster

Classic Ray Gun and Moon Blaster by Ralph Dewey This month’s Balloon HQ challenge is a ray gun. I’ll first show you how I make the classic ray gun. Variations of this gun have been around for years. I don’t know who first came up with it, but I...

Balloon Puppet

Balloon Puppet by Ralph Dewey The BHQ challenge this month is a balloon puppet, vent figure or marionette. One of the neatest and cheapest performance ideas you could have is to make a balloon puppet, ventriloquist figure or marionette while on stage and then do a...

Cobra

Cobra by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ challenge this month is to make a snake. This time I’ll be showing you how to make a fairly simple yet menacing cobra snake using only two balloons and a black marker. Mouth Fully inflate a green #260 except for 2.5 inches and...

Quick Easter Basket

Quick Easter Basket by Ralph Dewey This months BHQ challenge is an Easter Basket. Quick Easter Basket Well-known twister Paul Belanger shared his quick Easter basket creation with me and I thought that you might like to add it to your repertoire. You’ll need one...