How to make a balloon?

There is not such a boy in the world who would not dream of going up into the sky in a balloon. The first aeronautical object, which marked the beginning of modern aviation, looks impressive, so any child will be happy if the child's room is decorated with a balloon model made by own hands. How to make a toy balloon, we will present in the master class.

Handmade "Balloon"

The easiest way to make an attractive piece of furniture is to use the usual Chinese lantern as the basis.

You will need:

Making a balloon

  1. The peculiarity of balloons is that they consist of bright alternating wedges. In order to make them, you can choose a color combination, paint the white ball in two colors, sequentially alternating them. Another option is to stick bright wedges of thin paper of a different color onto the ball of the main color. After painting or gluing it is necessary to allow the ball to dry thoroughly, otherwise thin paper will creep.
  2. To make a basket, a square of origami paper is divided into 3 parts and added. Just divide and add a square on the other side.
  3. Each of their angles is folded diagonally (as shown in the photo).
  4. Gently form the cube.
  5. Shilom make holes in the corners of the bottom of the basket. If there is no sewing, you can use a decorative clerical button.
  6. Using a large needle, drag the fishing line through the two holes diagonally.
  7. Also connect the other two holes to get an "X". For the free ends of the line we tie the basket to the base of the lantern.

Such wonderful balloons made by own hands will decorate a premise for a children's party in honor of a birthday or some significant event.

Instead of a homemade basket you can use miniature glass vessels in the form of buckets.

If you insert bright sheets of paper into the buckets, the article will look even more colorful.

By connecting the imagination, you can beat the hand-made article - in baskets or transparent vessels-pendants to place items connected directly with the holiday. For example, on the New Year in the baskets of balloons put small toys: Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, a snowman, etc.

Also the child will like the idea of ​​making a kite .