More Balloon Animals

Rating:
Summary: Great way to make $$
Review: Every Body Should Appreciate the Usefullness of a balloon

Rating:
Summary: Not my favorite
Review: I had watched a number of balloon sculptors make things for my daughter and I decided to give it a shot. I had bought some balloons and a pump and just messed around until I came up with the basic flower, dog, giraffe and sword. Friends wanted me to make more balloons for their parties, playgroups, etc so I thought it would be nice if I could make a few more shapes the kids would enjoy. I bought this book knowing it came with balloons and another pump, but I figured the pump could be used if I recruit a helper at one of the parties. When it all arrived, I was ready to dive in. The pump is the type, however, that will cause your hand to cramp in short order if you are doing more than a couple of sculptures. In addition, I barely found any sculptures that were useable in the book. Many are the type that you would hand to a kid and they would say "what is this?" There are a couple of useable sculptures in it, but I think I'd have to recommend another book altogether for maximum enjoyment. After all, it isn't much fun to make something that is unrecognizable!

Rating:
Summary: Not my favorite
Review: I had watched a number of balloon sculptors make things for my daughter and I decided to give it a shot. I had bought some balloons and a pump and just messed around until I came up with the basic flower, dog, giraffe and sword. Friends wanted me to make more balloons for their parties, playgroups, etc so I thought it would be nice if I could make a few more shapes the kids would enjoy. I bought this book knowing it came with balloons and another pump, but I figured the pump could be used if I recruit a helper at one of the parties. When it all arrived, I was ready to dive in. The pump is the type, however, that will cause your hand to cramp in short order if you are doing more than a couple of sculptures. In addition, I barely found any sculptures that were useable in the book. Many are the type that you would hand to a kid and they would say "what is this?" There are a couple of useable sculptures in it, but I think I'd have to recommend another book altogether for maximum enjoyment. After all, it isn't much fun to make something that is unrecognizable!

Rating:
Summary: A great beginner's book
Review: This was the first book I read about Balloon Animals, and it got me off to a great start. The patterns are introduced in order of difficulty, and the author provides a nice foundation to build on. The first instructions are extremely detailed, to get you going without any confusion. My son and I spent an evening making animals from this book, and within a couple of hours we felt like experts.

The balloons are of good quality, although the pocket balloon pump does require some patience.

Rating:
Summary: A great beginner's book
Review: This was the first book I read about Balloon Animals, and it got me off to a great start. The patterns are introduced in order of difficulty, and the author provides a nice foundation to build on. The first instructions are extremely detailed, to get you going without any confusion. My son and I spent an evening making animals from this book, and within a couple of hours we felt like experts.

The balloons are of good quality, although the pocket balloon pump does require some patience.