Customer Reviews

The Ultimate Balloon Book & Kit

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

The book gives a very good introduction to making all kinds of balloon "figures". The directions are clear and easy to follow. My six year old can successfully make items rated 1 and 2 (e.g. the dog and the house) while my nine-year old successfully made something rated a three.

I have two gripes with the book. First, after a long spiel explaining why you should buy good quality balloons, they simply state that you can balloons from party stores or the internet. Now, while the balloons that come with the kit are okay, you as a buyer end up just buying balloons by trial and error until you find a good source. Fortunately, these balloons are available in several places so I am sure we will find a good supplier over time.

Second, I was extremely disappointed in the poor quality of the "pump" that came with the kit. It's sharp lip tends to tear the balloons that were supplied with the kit; it takes a while to inflate the balloons using the pump; and since you do not want to go past the sharp lip, once you are done inflating the balloon, you end up struggling to tie a knot at the end of the balloon. We remedied the problem by buying a very easy to use balloon pump from Wal-Mart for under $$$. If only the authors had included a better pump, this kit would have ended up with a 5 star rating instead of the three stars that it is getting right now.

Rated separately, the book would get a 5 star while the kit (the pump and balloons) would get 1.5 or 2 stars (the pump obviously lowered the rating).

As a professional clown, I am constantly in search of books and tapes that can help me improve my balloon twisting skills. The instructions in this book are both clear and concise. All terms used are defined. I was delighted to find easy to follow directions for a dinosaur! Up until now, I always told the kids that you can't make a dinosaur from a balloon.

I bought this kit for my nephews first birthday party, since we were doing a circus theme I wanted to be able to make balloon animals. The directions are easy to read and the pictures are great examples. Within the first night of practice I was able to make the stage 3 projects. I wish there were more projects but I figured out how to do other animals just tweeking some of the instructions. The pump and balloons are not the best, but they work and are good just for practice. I planned to be getting better balloons for the party anyway, so it was nice to have a practice supply

The pump doesn't work at all. The balloons pop off while being filled, or the air leaks out. So disappointing to have the kit ready and then not to be able to inflate a balloon.
This is really just a book with balloons--you'll need to buy a separate pump.

The pump is just a tiny one-hand pump and I tried it and my hand cramped up. Balloons aren't that great. I'm new to this and I already have 4 books and this one is the worst of them.

It's hardcover so it doesn't stay open. Half of the book is how to begin which you don't really need that much info. The following directions are easy enough to understand. The other half... 5 figures I've seen. Then the dinosaur and horse don't look very much like what you think they should. There are only 2 that are new to me. Which in the end makes it a one star otherwise I'd rate it a ZERO if it didn't have something new.

However the cover of the book is why I got it. EXCEPT none of those figures are even in this book! So don't get this book if that's what you really want to make.

I bought this because it had some cool balloons on the cover that i wanted to make, but nowhere in the book does it teach you how to make any of those things. It comes with the worlds worst balloon pump. It does have clear instructions on how to make the basic things it teaches you how to make.

I usually go by what people write on here, but for some reason I ordered this anyway. Perhaps I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately, it's not that good of a product. Check out any other book and buy the balloons and pump separately. When I leafed through the book and got to the end I heard myself saying "that's it!?" out loud. Also, the box it's packaged in could be about 50% smaller.

My daughter wanted "The Ultimate Balloon Book and Kit" in the worst way. Book is so-so, balloons are nice quality. However, the pump is so worthless that I am surprised you pay extra for the kit!!! She is so unhappy that it doesn't work that she was in tears this morning. I think the authors should have just stuck to selling the book and skipped the whole kit idea. Definitely a "thumbs down" for this product.

this product was not what the picture of the book showed.
I did keep it only because i couldn't find my statement to return.
Very misleading.

I purchased this book thinking that inside the book would show me how t make the things pictured on the cover. i was wrong. this is a cheaply over priced peice of crap. I did not like the pump or the balloons that came with it. the balloons broke and the pump would give one cramps after one balloon. don't buy this EVER!