Video Tutorials

Interested in learning how to make your own balloon animals? Check out our video tutorials below! They are grouped in order of skill level, so if you're just starting out watch the beginner videos first and then you can move your way down the page to the other videos as you get better!

Premium Video Tutorials

  • Friendly Red Monster
    This video tutorial shows you how to make a quick but very effective little red monster who just so happens to look a lot like a popular children's character :) Fast enough for line work but impressive enough for parties and restaurant work too.

    Materials needed:
    Two red 260" balloons
    One white 5" round
    Orange and black scraps

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    elmo parody balloon tutorial
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  • Mermaid Balloon Tutorial

    In this video I show you how to make a Mermaid out of balloons! This is a very popular balloon creation for us and hopefully it will be for you too! You can modify this design by changing hair color, tail color etc. At the end of the video I'll also show you a few other details you can add to really give this design that "wow" factor to impress your customers!

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    Mermaid Balloon Tutorial
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  • Monkey on a Palm Tree

    In this video I show you how to make one of our most popular balloon animals, a Monkey climbing up a Palm Tree!

    For the balloon animal you will need:
    2 Brown 260's
    1 Blush 260
    1 Yellow 260
    1 Green 260
    1 5" white round

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    Monkey Balloon Animal Tutorial
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  • T-Rex tutorial
    This video tutorial will teach you how to make a quick and very impressive T-Rex dinosaur balloon animal.

    Materials needed:
    1 5" round
    4 260" balloons
    marker for eyes

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    T-Rex balloon instructions
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FREE Beginner Videos

  • 1 Balloon Dog

    In this video Holly goes over the most basic balloon animal, the 1 balloon dog. For this figure you'll need:

    • One 260 balloon, any color
    • Permanent or dry erase marker for eyes.
  • 1 balloon giraffe

    In this episode Holly show how with a slight modification you can turn a 1 balloon dog into a 1 balloon giraffe! Materials needed:

    • One 260 balloon, yellow
    • black dry erase marker v
  • Basic Teddy Bear Balloon
    Basic Teddy Bear

    In this episode Holly shares how to make a simple 2 balloon teddy bear. For this figure you'll need:

    • 1 260 balloon, color of your choice
    • 1 White 5" Round balloon
    • Black dry erase marker
  • Simple Elephant
    How to make a simple and cute balloon elephant. To make this figure you'll need:
    • 1 Gray 260 balloon
    • 1 5" White Round balloon

FREE Intermediate Tutorials

  • Balloon Animal Instructions
    2 Balloon Dog

    Holly demonstrates how to make a super cute dog from 2 balloons and a couple of scraps!

    Materials Needed:
    2 260" balloons
    1 5" round
    Marker for eyes

  • Balloon Penguin Instructions
    Balloon Penguin

    In this episode Holly demonstrates how to make our popular balloon penguin. To make this figure you will need:

    • 1 White 260 balloon
    • 1 Black 260 balloon
    • 1 Orange 260 balloon
    • black dry erase marker for eyes
    • scissors
  • Count Dracula

    Holly explains how to make a spooky cooky count Dracula balloon! What you'll need:

    • 2 black 260 balloons
    • 1 white 260 balloon
    • 1 red 260 scrap balloon piece
    • 1 lime green 5" round balloon
    • black dry erase marker (if drawing the face)
    • scissors
  • Easy Bunny

    Here's a quick and easy bunny that you can do in restaurants, line work and birthday parties.

    Material needed:
    3 260" balloons
    Scrap for nose
    marker for eyes