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Simply Circus Handbooks

None currently Available. Simply Circus has a balloon twisting handbook in development.  Please contact Steven for access to the latest draft.


FAQ's and Tutorials

Latex Free Balloon FAQ. What's a twister to do when faced with a latex free or latex restricted environment. Includes common questions, alternative product suggestions and other resources.

Balloon Dude Dale's Twisting page.  Includes instructions for all of the basic twists (Basic, Lock, Pinch, Pop and Apple), as well as instructions for making an Airplane, Baseball Cap, Bubble Hat, Cobra, Crocodile, Dog, Duck, Excalibur, Flying Mouse, Goldfish, Princess Crown, Bart Simpson, Cow, Face and more.  This is a perhaps the best site to start with for those just learning to twist.

Balloon Twisting 101. This web site include basic and advanced twists, and lots more.  Once you get the basics of balloon twisting, this site is your best friend, full of wonderful resources.

Balloon-animals.com. This website contains a huge collection of video tutorials for creating one, two, three and more balloon animals.  Terrific website for twisters!

Professor Wonder's Balloon Gallery. This site includes step-by-step instructions for making the following balloon animals and sculptures: Bull Frog, Tiger, Multiple Choice, Penguin, Old Petey, Dragon, Wild Cat, Turkey, Poinsettia, Snowman, Kissing Swans, Palm Tree, April Showers (Umbrella), the May Flower, a June Bug, Kissing Poodles, Balloon Cartoons, Motorcycle, Pumpkin, Tropical Fish, an Angel, Orangutan, Starship Enterprise, Steam Train, Tractor, Ants, Veggie Tales, Battery Bunny, Fancy Flower, Camel, Christmas Star, Uncle Sam Hat, Sheep, Lion, Motorcycle Monkey, Bible Bugs, Helicopter, Gospel designs Nativity characters and more. 

Pam's Place Balloon Sculpting Creations  This site includes instructions on making the following balloon animals:  Parrot On A Perch, Bunny, Crocodile, Dinosaur, Dog, Duck, Elephant, Giraffe, Hummingbird, Lion, Lovebirds, Moose, Mouse, Octopus, Poodle, Bat, Camel, Snail, Snoopy, Toucan and more.

MultiHobbies Balloon Sculptures. This website contains a good deal of information, including background information, basic twisting information, simple sculptures including the dog, the elephant, the monkey, the bear, the pig, the rhino and the Barbapapas. Advanced sculptures include the snake, the dolphin, the big fish, the small fish, the flower and the colorful man.


Library Books

Simply Circus has a number of library book that contain balloon twisting information.

Other

Stretch's Picture and Photo Gallery.  While not instructional, this gallery of pictures will give you some great ideas for other balloon creations.

Wikipedia article on Balloon animals 

 

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