A paper balloon created with your own hands will become a special pride, since when assembled correctly, it takes on a bright, spectacular look. The finished model will decorate the interior, it can be given as a gift, and several crafts (in the same style) will complement the atmosphere of a themed party. We provide detailed information on how to make a paper balloon: diagrams, videos, craft options, and their assembly methods. Such creativity will interest children of any age, since the balloon can also be used in games.
Materials and tools:
- balloons or small children's balls;
- acrylic paints;
- canvas threads, string string mesh, ribbons, pearl threads, crystals, sequin ribbons (optional);
- helium apparatus (optional);
- herbs in boxes (tin cans) or just small cardboard boxes, small straw vases;
- thick paper;
- scissors;
- brush;
- hole puncher.
Appliques with templates for printing and cutting
The most common craft for young children is a balloon applique made from colored paper. It is assembled step by step:
- you need to print and cut out templates for cutting in the form of circles with an elongated bottom;
- then the child traces the template on different sheets of colored paper, then cuts out the blanks (5-6 pieces)
- each of them folds in half vertically;
- the workpieces bent in half are glued together by the sides, while a rope is fixed in the middle (for hanging);
- an imitation basket can be made from a sleeve (from toilet paper or a towel) and cuts from it “part” 4-6 cm wide;
- the basket is connected to the ball with thick threads and ribbons.
If desired, additional decor is added to the craft. Balloons made from circles of paper look very solemn, you can safely give them to a friend, or use them in decorating the interior of a room.
Another application based on the “base” also looks original:
- draw a circle of the required diameter on a sheet of paper;
- Strips 15-17 cm long and 1.5-2 cm wide are cut from colored paper (of different colors);
- Both edges of each strip are folded (1.5 cm), glue is applied, then glued to a circle - in the form of an arc, creating a hemisphere from the strips (in the finished version);
- a basket is added to the ball, clouds and trees are added to the overall appearance.
The application is ready.
Balloon. Application. DIY paper crafts for children.
Using this principle, you can make a completely volumetric applique if the strips are made longer and narrower at the edges (for joining).
Examples of ready-made crafts for children
The bright finished crafts amaze with their variety; after viewing them, you want to immediately get to work.
Making balloons from colored paper is an interesting leisure activity. Time will fly by with this work. The creative process for children (and not only) will be fun and educational, and finished crafts will bring joy to both the author and those around him and loved ones.
Use Cases
Hot air balloons to indicate table numbers at a wedding reception can be made in various styles: antique a la 19th century, steampunk, wedding in the style of “The Wizard of Oz”, etc. The website www.svadbagolik.ru advises to first draw a sketch of the desired hot air balloon. This way, it will be easier for you to make an accessory. For winter weddings, instead of balloons and balls, you can use Christmas tree balls. And handicraft brides should try to sew hot air balloons from felt or flannel.
Plants that are placed in the “basket” can easily be grown independently, on the windowsill. Use seeds of unpretentious, but aesthetically pleasing and aromatic plants, for example, herbs and herbs (parsley, dill, basil, etc.).
Decorative hot air balloons are useful not only for indicating table numbers, but also for decorating a banquet in general. They will decorate a wedding outdoors and a candybar. An interesting idea is balloons filled with helium, since such an accessory will look extremely realistic. They can be tied, like real hot air balloons, with a small cable-rope behind the “basket” to bouquets on tables or even to chairs.
Table numbers on decorative hot air balloons are an original and colorful wedding accessory. They are able to make the holiday lively and memorable. Add adventure, mischief and excitement to your wedding!
How to make a paper balloon
In order to figure out how to make a paper balloon, you must first familiarize yourself with the different options for ready-made crafts and choose the one you like. Then you should look at the step-by-step assembly diagram, video material, prepare everything you need, and get to work.
Required materials and tools
For the creative process you will need tools and materials:
- colored paper, cardboard;
- white paper or cardboard A4;
- pencils, paints, felt-tip pens;
- scissors, stationery knife;
- stencils – for applique with cutting (for kids);
- inflatable ball, napkins, paper for pasting (papier-mâché);
- PVA glue;
- threads, ribbons, ribbons.
When making a paper balloon in the form of a panel, you may need frames, stands or strings for hanging.
Step-by-step assembly of a three-dimensional craft with a basket
A voluminous paper balloon, very popular among children, is created in stages:
- The (inflatable) ball is inflated with air to the desired size and tied with thread.
- At the bottom of the ball, draw a border (in the form of a circle) with a felt-tip pen, up to which the paper will be pasted over.
- Cover the ball evenly on all sides, without going beyond the lower borders - in several layers. The first few layers are made of paper napkins, the bottom layer is placed on the ball, and the glue is applied to the napkin. The following layers (from randomly torn) thick paper - office paper or newspaper.
- The workpiece is allowed to dry completely for 5-6 hours.
- Remove the ball from the workpiece by untying the string on it and releasing the air.
- The balloon can be painted as desired, or covered with colored paper or material.
- To imitate the basket, draw it yourself or use a ready-made scan stencil. It is transferred to cardboard and cut, then glued. To make it more similar to the original, the workpiece can be covered with a rope, woolen threads (in the color of the basket), or simply decorated.
- Thick ribbons, ribbons, threads are threaded through the corners of the basket, then they are fixed to knots on the inner, lower side of the ball. Adjust the desired length, and for strength the knots are fixed with tape.
- The finished work can be decorated with small flags, “weight bags”, or placed in a traveler’s basket in the form of an animal or a person.
The toy craft is ready. If you fasten a ribbon at the top, the balloon can be hung, for example, in a window opening, on a shelf.
Video master class
The master class allows you to understand the creative stages in more detail. It will be easy even for a small child to create a craft yourself (after watching it).
Balloon. Technology Lesson Paper Crafts
Origami schemes
A spectacular craft using the origami technique will allow you to make a balloon that will not only be beautiful, but also durable:
- a sheet of paper measuring 20x20 cm is folded in half diagonally on both sides and in the middle, then straightened;
- the workpiece is folded diagonally from right to left, while simultaneously making another fold on the side;
- also repeat on the left side - you get a triangle;
- the right part is folded towards the top (the lower right part remains), also done on the left side;
- the process is repeated, turning the workpiece over with the bottom up - it turns out to be a square;
- I bend the corners of the square (on both sides) into the middle;
- from opposite sides, the corners are fixed into the resulting pockets (bending twice), so on all sides.
Air is blown into the hole formed from above, and the craft becomes voluminous. You can attach a cardboard basket to it with threads or ribbons.
A fashionable and popular trend in the origami technique - according to the pattern:
- Cutting the pattern.
- Using it, blanks are cut from two contrasting colors, and I begin to carefully intertwine them (placing one on top of the other).
- For convenience, use paper clips so that the elements do not get confused.
- The ends of the parts are glued together.
- The parts of the basket are cut out and fixed to the ball with glue.
- Add decorations.
This option looks very beautiful in a composition where 3-4 pieces are suspended on a fishing line or threads to decorative pendants.
There is a more complex assembly option for “advanced” craftsmen, which will allow you to make an exclusive craft that closely resembles the original. The author suggests working with not ordinary paper, but using foil paper. The finished ball looks very solemn, so it is suitable as an impressive package for a small gift. You can put a small surprise in his basket to congratulate a loved one.
Video master class on folding origami
An origami balloon is quick and easy to make after watching the video, which allows you to become more familiar with the assembly technique.
How to make a paper ball with your own hands
Origami Hot-Air Balloon (Jason Lin)
