mamacyd: DIY Balloon set up for Andie's 1st birthday

My two-month preparation for Andie's Birthday has finally paid off. She's my niece by the way... April 17, 2010 1:30 pm we arrived at the party venue (the santos residence). I was tasked to set-up the balloons to make the venue more lively for kids. I bought a couple of assorted deflated metallic & latex balloons at Kyla Mae divisoria mall and 2 pcs 18" round shape Dora mylar ballon i bought at ebay. With my handy-dandy purple Qualatex dual pump.. i started to pump the balloons one by one.

first i started with the balloon burst. materials used are:
1pc 2ft clear balloon
19pcs 5" balloons
about 12" size thread

BALLOON BURST OUTCOME

I never knew balloon burst was really hard to do especially if you're only using manual air pump. I initially planned to fit 30 pcs of 5" balloons inside the 2ft clear balloon but after 30 minutes of trying to fit the small balloons.. i gave up! one thing i've learned in doing balloon burst is that you have to fill the air and stretch the clear balloon to its maximum space, or else it won't burst when you pop it with a stick or needle.

2:00 pm, I started to set-up the buffet centerpiece. materials used are:
1 pc 18" DORA self-sealing round mylar balloon
4 pcs 10" metallic purple balloons
4 pcs 10" metallic hot pink balloons
1 pc 5" balloon filled with water (for weight)
about 1ft thread

BUFFET CENTERPIECE OUTCOME

as a general rule to all balloons, you have to condition it first. (PUMP-DEFLATE-PUMP AGAIN) or else, you'll end up with lots of bursted balloons.

2:30 pm, time to make the balloonderitas! materials used are:
100pcs assorted 5" latex balloons
5 mtrs thread
6 pcs 10" metallic hot pink balloons

BALLOONDERITAS OUTCOME

I had a great time doing the flower balloons eventhough my fingers were swelling already. :)

3:30 pm, the party is almost starting. i still have around 30-40 pcs of 10" balloons so I decided to make another centerpiece for the cake. materials used are:
25 pcs 10" metallic balloons
thread
1 pc 5" balloon filled with water (for weight)

outcome..

i'm looking forward to do another DIY balloon set-up for my son's birthday! :)

here are other photos of the party:

The birthday girl ANDIE & Mommy Joy