In the next section (where we discuss ideas), we’ll be talking about latex balloons mainly. Mylar works. . . but not nearly as well.

You can get your balloons blown up at party stores or you can buy an at-home helium kit. If you have tons of balloons, you may want to opt for the latter.

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Form a balloon arch. With helium balloons and string, they do most of the work themselves. For most arches though, you will need to build a structure (with a strong and heavy base if it will be placed outside). Form flowers. Four balloons of one color make the petals; a balloon of a different color in the middle forms the eye. Form streamers. Take a needle and thread a string through rows of balloons, forming your not-so-average streamer. Form a garland. Use balloons of three or four colors, three sizes of each color. Create clusters of four balloons each (like, three medium and one large balloon), and then tie them together.

Two words: glue and glitter. If you have a bowl of glue, you can dip your balloon in glitter, forming a two-tone effect Permanent markers. Your friends’ faces, anyone? Paint, felt, and anything else you can whip up from your art drawer.

Well, fill them with water, but then freeze them. They’ll keep your party drinks cold and be totally decorative and fun. Fill them with LED lights or glow sticks. If you have a night party, these are an amazing way to get people excited. If the LED lights are tea lights, you may need to cut off the base of the balloon. They’ll look kind of blobby, but they’ll still be awesome light-up blobs. Fill them with beans for homemade bean bags!

Use them as place tags! Fill them up with helium, tie and tag on the end of a string, and tie the string to your chairs. Then people can take them home after, too! Using streamers or thick tape, tape them against a shut door. When the special guest of honor opens the door, balloon avalanche! Make crafts with them! Time to get your paper mache on or make a mold that can be turned into a vase or a mini lamp shade.