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The Ultimate Balloon Book: 46 Projects to Blow Up, Bend & Twist

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This book tries to cover a lot of ground with only a few pages. The result is a cursory look into the art of balloon sculpting. It contains a brief section a few basic twists (fold, pop, tulip, ear...) then proceeds into a nice little section with some basic and some advanced animals (Dog, Horse, pig, cat, teddy bear, dragonfly- my favorite, dragon, stegasaurus, scorpion, and a very basic fish.) Following the animals the book goes into basic flowers, palm tree, and the tulip. Next is a small section containing the motorcycle, airplane, spaceship and "silly figures" which is basically a latex glove and a sharpie marker. This is followed by basic decorating items, chains, braids, a nice spider and web, and a decent decorating flower. Then there is the section with basic hats and some fun ideas for baloon costumes for children. The book ends with some ideas for baloon playhouses which are simple cubes made with the larger 350 balloons. It also contains some games such as the ring toss and a nifty trick with clear baloons and small loose balloons inside them. All in all it is a great resource for beginners, but those with more experience will find over half the book useless unless you want to pick up a few new twists and don't mind the price. If you're just starting out then this is a great introduction book. Even if it doesn't contain the essential Toe Twist.

I started twisting at my child's birthday party and, now I'm hooked. I wanted a book with good illustrations and instructions, and this is it. It has 5 difficulty levels and special tecniques.I don't have all the balloon sizes needed , but most items are made with 260 's(the regular long twisty balloons.)I have not been able to make the two-balloon headband, and I can't figure out why. It's only a level one, but it won't stay together. My cousin, who has a Harley, liked the motorcycle (it's a level 5 ).The flower and sword are repeats from another book, but these are more detailed. Have Fun !!!

This is a good book for those trying to get started. There are three presentations for each balloon creation. One version shows how the proportions look on the balloon as it is laid out. Another shows a diagram with the sequence of each twist. For anything complex there are several diagrams showing the creation in steps. And the final presentation shows the finished project. Taken individually these are OK, but together they are very helpful.

I've only looked at a few books so far on folding and twisting balloons, but this is my favorite. If you are trying to learn how to fold balloons, this is a good book to start with.

I had gotten the balloon animals and more balloon animals books and had gotten good at making those characters, so I thought I'd give this book a try. It's terrible. Compared to the previously mentioned books, the instructions are awful and the guides miserable. Avoid this one. ...

I bought this book when I started balloon twisting. Even back then I wasn't so impressed with the figures in it but it was OK, at least a start. There are so many other books & DVD's out there, I think you can do better, even as a beginner. My recommendation is to skip books and go for DVD's. You get much better instructions and you see the figure evolve while you follow it yourself.
It is definitely NOT the ultimate book!!!

this is like most of the starters books lots of good ideas to do in it to keep you going and learning.balloon modeling is good fun and good for the mind and this book just helps that.so if your thinking of taking it up this is a good book to help you do just that.

I've got several books and two others are from the same writers of this book. All though this one is the older one it's better than one of their others! The details are well put and the pictures help out a lot. How many different designs they have in this one is amazing! Animals, other and Hats and Huge designs! I've got other books not by them and they have figures that aren't in the others! Wonderful book, I'm glad I got it!