How to make a Balloon Swan with one 260Q Balloon

Here is another of the true classics of the Balloon Sculpting world. I did not design it, but I make lots of them for the children.  Due to technical issues (Google Blogger won't upload my videos) I am having to post the video on my Youtube Channel and linking it here. Happy Twisting.

How to make a Balloon Meerkat with one 260Q Balloon.

Thus it will look more like the real thing.   I keep getting asked for these, so I had to design it and here it is. 
 On second thoughts this will look even better if you put a little less air in the balloon.  This will make the body shorter and give it a longer thin tail.  Have a play and see what works best for you.

How to make a Parrot on a Swing with one 260Q Balloon.

A true classic of the Balloon Modeling world. This figure has been around a lot longer than I have been twisting balloons. I think the original did not have an extra bubble for the beak, but it adds to the figure.  Have fun.

How to make an Elephant with one 260Q Balloon

I cannot claim any originality on this figure, though I cannot remember where I learnt it. I usually do this in a solid colour such as white, pink or blue. The main difficulty is that this balloon has to be inflated from the middle. The only way I know to do that is by mouth, but as I cannot recommend that as several magicians die every year from blowing these up by mouth. I presume a blood pressure increase causes a stroke in people with weakened arteries. Don't blame me if you die blowing this up by mouth. If you figure out how to do this with a pump, then it will make another popular figure for your collection.

How to make a Bulldog with one 260Q Balloon

This was originally someone elses cat design (now the design I use as a Tiger), but by making it small and putting a Poodle's tail on it, it looks like a small dog. It is good for either a Bulldog, a Jack Russel Terrier or anything else small like that. When you are making lots of dogs it is nice to have some variation. The Design follows.

How to make a balloon Tiger with one 260Q Balloon

This design is used for  most large cats.This was the first cat design that I used to make. I usually don't put stripes on this figure as I usually have at least 6 children waiting. Of course you can put the stripes on yourself if you have the time.  Happy twisting. 

How to make a Balloon Flower

As a performer you will be asked to make flowers. The original design for this had four petals, but I found that it was to unstable. By reducing the number of petals to three makes it more stable and it still looks good.  Instructions below.