How To Make Balloon Hats

So, I found myself with a bag of long, skinny twister balloons. You know, the kind that entertainers and clowns use to make all sorts of animals and things? I wasn't really interested in making animals so much, as I don't have a use for them. But since I do a lot of costume projects, I decided I'd teach myself how to make balloon hats.

Balloon hats can be great for

• playing dress-up on rainy days!

• making a quick costume!

• a great game for birthday parties!

• fun for both kids and adults!

• to cheer someone up!

• to wear in a parade!

The HubPages logo gave me an idea for a Jester Hat. Here's how you can make one too!

• Start with three balloons: one red, one blue and one green.

• Blow them up using a hand pump, but don't inflate them all the way. You want to leave a few inches of un-inflated balloon at the tip when you tie them off.

• Form a triangle hat base as described in the "three balloon hat" above. You twist a bubble at the end of each balloon into the body of one of the others to secure it so you have a triangle that fits your head.

• Then bring all the long parts of the balloons together and twist so that they form a triangle over your head. You should still have some small bits of balloon with air above the twist and the little tails.

• Squeeze poodle tails into the ends. If you don't know how, you can also make them by putting the tail into your mouth and sucking some air to form a bubble. Pinch the neck to trap the bubble when you take it out of your mouth and it should stay.

• Pinch the poodle tails to hold them as you bend the bubble arms down a bit. And there you go! You've got a HubPages Jester Hat!