How to Make Balloon Animals

The dog balloon is a fundamental sculpture in the art of balloon twisting and balloon animals. Many animals balloons such as the deer and giraffe are variations on the dog balloon. And you'll find that the basics that you master when twisting a dog balloon, will apply to more difficult balloon sculptures.

This is the basic sword balloon that is easy to learn and twist. You'll find that kids, especially boys, love these swords.

Twisting a giraffe balloon animal is very similar to making the basic dog balloon. In fact, a giraffe, in the balloon world, is pretty much just a dog balloon with a long neck. If you can already twist a basic dog balloon, you can twist a giraffe.

Here's a balloon animal that will prove to be quite popular. It's an elephant that's complete with his own trunk and ready to be part of the herd.

Here's a simple balloon animal in the shape of a hummingbird.

Here's a different balloon sword that is drastically different from the other sword balloons and balloon animals. This one is actually among the easiest balloon sculptures to make. If you're a beginner, this is probably one of the first balloons you should attempt.

A mouse balloon animal is essentially a very small dog balloon animal. As with anything in balloon animals, it's all about proportions.

Here's a fun balloon animal, depending on how you look at it, a reindeer or a moose.

Here's a turtle balloon that you can make that's complete with its shell.

The poodle balloon animal is cute, crowd-pleasing balloon animal that is for those who have experience twisting balloons. A cool detail is the bubble at the end of the poodle's tail.