Balloon Wreath

Trying to pull everything together for yet another birthday party can be exhausting and challenging. Still, its so much fun to see the looks on the faces of the kids, when they see shaped foods, theme decorations, and that fabulous cake. One thing that really grabs a small childs attention is color. A young kid is often fascinated with bright colors, like red, blue, yellow, green, orange, and purple. Incorporate those colors, or others, into a door wreath made especially for the birthday party, by using balloons. A balloon wreath greets young guests in a colorful and intriguing way.

Youll need quite a lot of balloons to make an attractive wreath but, thankfully, balloons are cheap. You dont have to go to a high-end party store, and purchase balloons with images or glitter; just ordinary balloons will work fine. Two-inch, round balloons work perfectly but you could combine them with slightly smaller balloons. For a large wreath you could use up to 150 balloons. Dont worry that it will take hours and hours to craft; its easy to attach the balloons to a wreath form.

A straw wreath is the ideal form for the balloon birthday party wreath. You can find assorted sizes of straw wreaths at a craft store. Do not remove the plastic wrapping; without the plastic the straw will begin to hang off of the wreath. A greening pin, found at a florist shop, or in the floral department of a craft store, is a unique pin. It has the shape of a "U" and that makes it easy to slide a balloon into it. Slip the middle of the balloon into the middle of the pin, and then stick the pin into the wreath. Make a circle of the balloons, and then another, until you cover the entire wreath. Or, instead of making those uniform circles, just randomly pin the balloons to cover the wreath. Cover the inside of the circle, the face of the wreath, and the outside of the circle, but leave the back blank. The balloon should be tightly crammed together so that no part of the original wreath is showing. Although a colorful balloon wreath is ideal for a childs party, you can transform it, and make a balloon wreath for nearly any occasion. Make a solid white, or a black and white wreath, for a wedding. Make a red, white, and blue wreath for Independence Day or a black and orange balloon wreath for Halloween. No matter what colors you put on the wreath the balloons create a welcoming decoration for any party or special occasion.