DIY idea from paper lanterns
Make mini hot air balloons and hide small presents inside. We'll show you an idea that will surely put a smile on the birthday child's face. At the same time, the hot air balloons can be kept as a nice memory or used as a colorful decoration for Easter, children's birthdays or family celebrations.
You will need the following materials: lantern, wooden shish kebab skewers, plastic cups, decorative ribbons. If you wish, you can paint the plastic cups, then make two holes on the edge and thread a decorative ribbon through them. Attach the shish kebab skewers to the lanterns with glue, then place the Styrofoam ball in the cups and insert the shish kebab skewers into them. You can fill the basket with sweets, fruits or other decorative items.
If you make a paper mache hot air balloon as a gift, you can also decorate it with a garland. Cut stars out of glitter paper and tie them around the balloon. You can also paint the balloon in fun colors and spray it with glitter spray. You can then pack small items in the basket. Chocolates, homemade bracelets or friendship pendants, an if book or simply a lovingly made collage will certainly surprise the birthday child in a positive way.
Create magical decorations for inside and outside
Decorate the mini hot air balloon to your heart's content. The housing of your model can be used by your child with water. or paint with acrylic paints as you wish. You are welcome to experiment and choose small objects for decoration that will transform your self-made hot air balloon into a unique piece. Buttons of different sizes and old postcards or envelopes look good on the balloon. With this decoration you can add a touch of vintage to the room.
You can also use the same technique to make mini lace balloons and use them to create a great decoration not only for indoors but also for outdoors. To hang your balloon on the window or on a tree, you must first knot a thick wooden bead to one end of a string. Then make a small hole in the middle of the hot air balloon and thread the string through from the inside. The pearl remains invisible and serves as reinforcement.
Wrap gifts of money creatively
If you want to give a gift of money, your creativity is required when it comes to packaging. If an envelope is too simple and impersonal for you, you can make a hot air balloon out of a simple lantern and make an attractive and individual gift of money. For the basket you can either use a small woven basket or fold a paper basket yourself. Attach 4 wooden skewers to the basket and place the lampshade on top.
If you want, you can thread the skewers through colored straws and then attach them to a tab on the basket. You can fill the finished basket with colorful scraps of paper and place a greeting card with your gift of money in the basket. You can make a garland to decorate the balloon. Cut out a long enough string and make several flags out of paper that you glue to the string. Instead of flags, you can also use various masking tapes. Secure the garland to the umbrella with adhesive tape.
Hot air balloon diaper gift for a birth
What do you think of this cute hot air balloon? When a little creature is born, we are always looking for a unique and loving gift idea. A creative packaging for a birth gift could perhaps be a balloon with a basket in which you can pack diapers, colorful burp cloths, washcloths, bodysuits, socks or samples of various baby care products. For a sturdy basket that can support the weight of the gift, you can use a cardboard box that you place in the lid for more stability. Decorate the hot air balloon and basket to your heart's content. For decoration you can choose a colorful bunting, hearts, butterflies, circles or any other motif. Let your imagination run wild and design a sign with the words “Welcome to the World” or with the child’s name, weight and height.
Instead of a diaper cake, you can make the basket of the homemade hot air balloon entirely out of diapers and hold them together with a wide piece of fabric or organza. You can either place the individual diapers close together vertically or roll them up. Add the finishing touch to this unique basket with a blue or pink bow. You are welcome to place a cute cuddly toy in the middle of the diaper basket. This creative gift is sure to be well received.
Beautiful floral table decorations for special occasions
An original idea for table decoration is to turn this balloon into a table centerpiece. Whether for a child's birthday,Baby Showeror wedding, a floral decoration made of fresh flowers is almost essential for the various celebrations. What material the basket is made of is up to you. You can also choose a plastic container, glass vase or mason jar and wrap it with jute twine.
Place a piece of floral sponge in the basket and put a small bouquet of flowers in different colors in it. Depending on the occasion, you can decorate the lantern with lace, flowers or self-tied bows. You can also use the theme for invitation cards, room decorations or guest gifts and create an appropriate decoration for the special occasion that will be remembered for a long time.
There is hardly a more festive occasion and a better reason to celebrate than a wedding. Celebrating the beginning of married life with your friends and family is really something special, but it can cost a lot. But you can save money here and there. Homemade wedding decorations give the room a personal touch and help keep the budget within reasonable limits.
If you want to express your creativity, you've come to the right place. Because we will explain to you how you can make beautiful table decorations yourself using balloons, tissue paper and flowers. All you need are rattan baskets, seasonal flowers and balloons. Optionally, you can replace the balloons with paper lanterns. This way you can bring variety to the table and also save space for plates and glasses.
The first craft idea is super simple. Place a piece of floral foam in a basket or vase and arrange a colorful floral arrangement of seasonal flowers and fragrant plants. Insert four shish slip skewers into the floral foam and attach a lantern or balloon to them. Decorate the lantern or balloon with a fabric garland or a garland made of cardboard.
You don't necessarily have to make hot air balloons out of lanterns, you can also make them yourself out of tissue paper. Above you will find step-by-step instructions for making tissue paper balloons. This decoration is perfect for vintage weddings or country house style weddings. It sets the tone for a charming and playful table decoration. Our tip: Choose tone-on-tone tissue paper in pastel colors.
3D balloons made of construction paper
You can create beautiful decorations for the children's room in no time. You can let your children take part in the following project, because making a hot air balloon out of paper is really quite simple. First create a stencil. To do this, fold a piece of paper in half. Place a plate of the desired size and draw a circle in the middle of the wrap. Also paint the basket of the balloon and cut out the stencil. Take colored construction paper and fold it in the middle. Place the template on it and cut balloons of different colors.
Now you can decide what order the colors will be. The easiest way to achieve the 3D shape is to glue half to half and continue until you run out of colored paper. The paper balloons are a charming and colorful wall decoration that brightens up the white walls and fascinates your child. If you want, you can equip the hot air balloon with a basket and hang it up in the room. For a basket without a bottom, you need a wide strip of paper, which you glue together as a ring and attach to the balloon. You can also make an attractive basket out of paper muffin cups.
And here's a great craft idea for onePaper hot air balloon. The templateyou can print it out and use it as a stencil. The image is on two pages that you need to glue together. The instructions are very simple and include not only the paper balloon but also the basket. It is woven from strips of paper. Here isthe complete craft instructions.
Make a hot air balloon card with kids
This simple craft idea is suitable for children of all ages, but would be especially interesting for preschoolers. With thefree template to print outcrafting is even easier.
You will need five of the stencils in total. You can either print the template directly on colored paper of your choice, or you can print it on white paper and then trace it on colored paper.
Fold each balloon shape in half along the dotted line. Then glue all five together to create a 3D hot air balloon. Two pieces of string and a square as a basket complete the whole thing perfectly.
Mobile made of construction paper
Babies love colorful mobiles. The movement promotes concentration and the cheerful colors help focus the baby's attention. We offer you a DIY idea for a mobile that virtually grows with the child. Make a mobile with balloons out of colorful cardboard. Below you will find step-by-step instructions that will help you make this colorful decoration for the baby's room yourself. It is the perfect leisure activity for expectant mothers on cold winter days.
