Balloon Animals [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Aaron Flanders (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2003

Everything needed to create dozens of festive balloon characters, creatures, fashions, and accessories, in no time

Clowns do it. Your Uncle Charlie did it. Steve Martin got his start doing it. And now with these allin- one balloon-arts packages, anybody can make hundreds of fanciful, bendable, twistable, wearable, popable balloon sculptures, guaranteed to light up the faces of kids from 3 to 103. Written by the world's acknowledged balloon artist par excellence, Aaron Flanders, these books help make any reader the life of the party with this unique form of performance art.

Each package contains everything needed to create dozens of balloon masterpieces, including:

• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions
• 150 black-and-white photo illustrations
• Complete supply of pencil balloons in various rainbow colors
• A sturdy balloon pump for easy inflating

Readers of all ages quickly learn to twist and sculpt an entire zoo-full of fantastic balloon creatures, including flying, swimming, crawling, hopping, climbing, burrowing, yapping, peeping creatures of every description.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

IT'S SHEER BALLOONACY!

Be the life of the party and every kid's favorite grownup

They're silly, they're funny, they're colorful, they're squeaky. They never run away, never make a mess, don't need to be walked, and they never, ever bite. And now, with this all-inclusive balloon-arts package you can make dozens of fanciful, bendable, twistable, popable, and altogether loveable balloon animals, guaranteed to light up the faces of kids from 3 to 103.

World-renowned balloonologist, Aaron Flanders, supplies you with the know-how, materials, and tools you need to create a whole zoo-full of swimming, crawling, flying, hopping, yapping, peeping, honking, and grinning creatures. Thanks to Aaron's crystal-clear, step-by-step, instructions you'll quickly master every bend and twist needed to create a mouse, a moose, a dog, a horse, a giraffe, an elephant, a swan, a reindeer, an octopus, and other amazing balloon pets. You'll even learn how to make a cuddly teddy for your favorite tyke or granny.

Balloon Animals supplies you with everything you need to create your balloon masterpieces, including:

• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions
• More than 150 photos illustrating each step
• 30 balloons in various shapes and colors
• A pocket-size balloon pump

Aaron Flanders is a leading balloon artist who has taught balloon-animal twisting to hundreds of kids, mimes, magicians, and children's entertainers, including Ringling Brothers clowns. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About the Author

Aaron Flanders (Cambridge, MA) has taught a whole generation of clowns (including Ringling Bros./Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns), mimes, magicians, and children's performers how to sculpt balloons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 115 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071434747
• ISBN-13: 978-0071434744
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,602,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life of the Party, March 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Balloon Animals (Paperback)

I bought this for my 9 year old son as party favors for his birthday. I had read a review in consumer reports recommending this toy so I bought the kits and made this the theme of the party. The kids were making animals in minutes, we had some adults learn first, and had a blast. There are some very easy animals, like the dog, and very difficult animals, like the Teddy Bear. The Teddy Bear is one of the coolest balloon animals you can make, although very difficult to master. Overall, this a wonderful product and would strongly recommend it.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Beginning Primer, March 6, 2002

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This review is from: Balloon Animals (Paperback)

This is a beginners book. If you are new to making balloon animals you will like this; if you are not new to this skill, then this book will not give you any new information.

The instructions are easy to follow, and there are planty of photgraphs of each step, so if you mnake a mistake it's easy to backtrack and correct it.

The book comes with a small supply of balloons and a small hand pump - these skinny, little balloons are VERY hard to blow up using just your lungs!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for any age, May 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Balloon Animals (Paperback)

I and my grandson bought this book together. We both loved it. He used the animals as his talent at a talent show and I have used them as decorations and entertainment for senior citizens and for garden club. Very simple and informative instructions. Interesting and easy to learn.