How To Make A Giraffe 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 the balloon and leave about a 6 inch tail. Tie it off by looping the lip around your fingers.

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: Nose

Twist a bubble for the head about the same length as your finger.

Step 5: Ears

Make 2 small bubbles next to the first, twisting in the same direction. Twist these together to lock them off, creating two equal sized ears.

Step 6: Long neck

Give your giraffe a long neck twisting the balloon about five inches down from the ears. Bend it gently for a more natural shape.

Step 7: Front legs

Twist two long bubbles and lock them off for the front legs.

Step 8: Back legs

Make a twist about 3 inches down the balloon for the body. Then make two shorter back legs by twisting two bubbles and locking them off. There will be a small bubble left at the end for a tail.

Step 9: Detail

Take a permanent marker and draw eyes and a mouth on your giraffe's head. Then add a criss cross pattern along the neck to finish.