How To Make A Flower Out Of A Balloon

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Blow up

Place the lip of a 260Q balloon over the nib of your pump. Inflate to about 7 inches.

Step 3: Tie off

Loop the lip around your fingers, then tuck it through the loop. Gently pull and release to form the knot.

Step 4: Tulip twist

See 'How to Start Balloon Modelling' for more information on tulip twists.

Step 5: Make the petals

Next, make two small half inch bubbles followed by five 1 inch bigger bubbles. Do net let go of tulip twist or the last bubble or the whole chain will come undone.

Step 6: Twist together

Bring together the, join at the end of second bubble and the end of the fifth bubble and twist, keeping hold of the tulip twist.

Step 7: Secure the tulip twist

Poke the tulip twist through the ring of bubbles and roll the bubbles back a little to hold it in place.

Step 8: Make the stem

Squeeze the air down to the end of the balloon to form the flower's stem.