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Balloon Animals [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

~ Aaron Flanders (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Product Description

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.



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.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 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: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,235,826 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 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.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Beginning Primer, March 6, 2002
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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!

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for any age, May 23, 2000
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, easy ideas for balloon sculpting
This book has a lot of simple great ideas for balloon sculpting - highly recomend it
Published 7 months ago by D. Sutton

3.0 out of 5 stars MUCH better than Aaron's other book!
Unlike my review of Aaron's other book, I liked this one. Most of the animals are very nice for beginners but I absolutely love twisting the ram. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Easy
This book is a great introduction to the art of making balloon animals. You get enought of a supply to learn several animals within a matter of hours... Read more
Published on August 3, 2005 by NLD

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant Product for Adults and Children
This product is excellant and so much fun! The book included is very informative and the directions easy to understand and follow. Read more
Published on August 3, 2005 by C. Hanna

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!
As a new enthusiastic in the field of balloon twisting I can honestly say that it is an excellent book. Read more
Published on January 16, 2004 by GIL GIVONY

5.0 out of 5 stars lots of fun
Easy to follow instructions and kids love it. You will soon find yourself buying lots of additional balloons to make more animals.
Published on April 7, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids love it!
I gave this book to my 8-year-old niece for Christmas this year. She immediately started reading it and working her way through the directions. Read more
Published on December 26, 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok for a starter book
The book was easy to follow and gave variety of basic animals you can make with the balloons. However, I found that the pump that came with the kit took forever to blow up the... Read more
Published on July 31, 2001 by Lisa Heisler

5.0 out of 5 stars balloon animals are easy with this book
it doesnt matter what skill level u are in balloon scultiping this book will teach u some thing.
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