17 February 2014

DIY Panda Balloon Tutorial

Happy Monday to you all, I have a lovely post weekend treat for you today:


We went out for a good friends birthday this weekend and I was tasked by her other half to think about decorations for venue. Its a big birthday, but I didn't want to rub it in, because although she is a wonderfully social person, she doesn't like to be made a fuss of. So I got to thinking about what she loves, and she LOVES Panda's (who doesn't love a cute fluffy panda?).

So I got ebaying and googling to find some panda balloons to buy for the occasion. Much to my surprise there is a distinct lack of (cute) panda balloons out there. So I then thought to myself, ok, you must be able to DIY a panda balloon right? off to pinterest I went, but nothing. What is wrong with the internets? it couldn't give me the panda love I needed. So I bought some white balloons and here my lovely friends is what happened!


You will need:
White balloons
Sharpie
Craft glue
Black crepe paper (normal paper will probably work fine)
Scissors


Step 1: Blow up your balloon


Step 2: Cut out two semi circles of your crepe paper, and have little tags at the bottom on each side. It also helps to have a little curve in between the two.


Step 3: Using your sharpie draw some nice big panda eyes on your balloon and colour them in. You might want to draw up a quick template if you are worried about getting the eyes the same. My panda is looking a bit evil here, but he will look cute in a minute I promise.


Step 4: Draw a little nose and smiley mouth on your balloon, I find the closer to the eyes, the cuter the panda.


Step 5: Fold up the tabs on your ear pieces and pop a little bit of glue on the bottom.


Step 6: Stick the tabs on to the top of the balloon, place the tabs pointing towards the face, and it helps to angle them in a little bit so you get a nice curve on the ears, and this helps them to stick up rather than fall over. A bit like pointing your big toes in towards each other.

And you are done! Hazzah! Panda balloon to the ready How cute and easy was that!

Photo credit: Ian Plumpton Photography

Now all that is left to do is prance around pretending you have a panda for a head!


I would love to see your versions if you decide to give this a go. Maybe think about other animals, I would love to see a kitty cat.

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6 comments

  1. Thanks. I might steal this idea for my nephew's b'day party :)

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  2. this is a great idea

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  3. I am a storyteller, and this is a fun way to provide a visual for panda stories. Thanks!

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  5. They are all going to have the same black and white color scheme, which is great because that is what you would expect from a panda product. panda products

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