Balloon Animals and Party Decorations in the Philadelphia Area
Abby has studied advanced balloon twisting techniques and designs at various conferences, including the Twist and Shout Convention for balloon sculptors. Time permitting, she can make a wide array of balloon sculptures for your guests to take home as party favors. The balloons shown here were all made by Abby. The designs include toys, such as flying mice, helicopters and swords. There are animals, including humming birds, teddy bears, dinosaurs, moose, swans, bunnies, poodles, dachshunds and giraffes. Abby also makes balloon apparel such as wrist corsages, turbans, flower hats, propeller hats, and ladybug bracelets. The balloons make great party favors for your guests to take home.
How Abby speeds up her balloon twisting
To speed up her service, Abby brings an electric balloon pump and a menu of available designs to choose from. She tailors the complexity of the sculptures based on the number of patrons waiting in line. For example, with plenty of time and few people to serve, expect fancier balloons with multiple colors and elaborate designs such as the balloon hat and hummingbird. With more limited time and more people to serve, the designs get more basic with just one balloon per sculpture. The faster, one-balloon designs include swords, flying mice and dogs.
What if there isn't time for balloon animals, or there are too many kids?
Party decor: Decorations for birthdays, first communions and wedding receptions.
Not only can Abby twist balloons at your party customized to each guest. She can also bring balloon decorations that double as party favors.
The cheese with mice (above left) disassembles into 20 flying mice, which kids can shoot into the air. The wreath of balloon corsages (above right) disassembles into 20 wrist corsages to wear. These party-favor decorations are a good way to avoid making your guests wait in line for a custom-made balloon. The decor is pre-made. Just pop the balloon that joins them, and give them out.
Abby offers a life-sized princess decoration made of balloons. The balloon shown here was designed with a dress and veil to match that of the young lady celebrating her first communion. With advance notice many different custom colors may be special ordered (bridesmaids' dress color for wedding receptions, red for Mrs. Claus, or black for a Halloween witch). As one mom wrote to Abby in an email:
"The First Communion Girl (balloon sculpture) was a fascination for all, young and old, the whole day. And the corsages and mice were quite a hit. We saved them until some of our younger guests were approaching melt down time, and they saved the day. In fact, my niece Lauren was still clutching both the corsage and mouse the next day at my Brother's daughter's Christening."
The pictures above show the decoration on the day that Abby delivered it. The picture below shows her after 9 days of being in the customer's house with children. Typical wear and tear after about a week ranges from leaning and shrinkage of parts to popping. The balloon decoration's endurance depends on many factors. Exposure to heat, sunlight, touching and snags will pop it.
The cheese with mice (above left) disassembles into 20 flying mice, which kids can shoot into the air. The wreath of balloon corsages (above right) disassembles into 20 wrist corsages to wear. These party-favor decorations are a good way to avoid making your guests wait in line for a custom-made balloon. The decor is pre-made. Just pop the balloon that joins them, and give them out.
Abby offers a life-sized princess decoration made of balloons. The balloon shown here was designed with a dress and veil to match that of the young lady celebrating her first communion. With advance notice many different custom colors may be special ordered (bridesmaids' dress color for wedding receptions, red for Mrs. Claus, or black for a Halloween witch). As one mom wrote to Abby in an email:
