Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle deflated balloons?

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:44:30 +0000

Here is an amazing way to recycle balloons and keep the fun going even ater the party. It is a great system that will also take you on a journey in learning more about Anti Gravity flight and our ecosystem.

By: Adriana Gutierrez

Adriana Gutierrez — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:05:14 +0000

Check out these bags at http://www.doybags.com You should e able to use the balloons to make similar bags. Doy uses a double layer for it’s bags, inside and out.

By: Edgar J

Edgar J — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:09:47 +0000

Helium ballons can be deflated by taking a small coffee stirring straw and cutting it on a bias, then carefully inserting it into the valve located in the base of the ballon. Once it is properly in place you can squeeze the ballon and get all the air out to fold it for storage.

By: Mellony

Mellony — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:49:10 +0000

You can use them as noncoents or tray holders. My sister uses them to make Dollys and tampon sheaths.

By: Sophie wra

Sophie wra — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:44:23 +0000

You can sellotape them together and use them to make a blind for the window. People will think it’s your birthday and give you free products and gifts.

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:28:28 +0000

Use them to line your hanging baskets. Punch hole for drainage if required. Can also be used as growbags if you make a hole in them and fill with compost.

By: Kacy

Kacy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:18:20 +0000

That’s so funny. I once used a (new) condom in the same way. I needed a rubber band and that was all I could find in my bag.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:56:30 +0000

cut them into loops, tie the loops at the ends… and yarn is born!

By: carrie

carrie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:04:16 +0000

mylar is another material that can be put through the shredder and used in gift bags.

By: francesco

francesco — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:20:52 +0000

exist any kind of recycable material for baloons?

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:35:09 +0000

What kind of glue u use for scrapbooking the foil balloons ???

By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:09:22 +0000

Not applicable to foil balloons but you can actually compost traditional ballooons. They are made of latex- a biodegradable natural product.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:59:52 +0000

Makes fun gift wrap for small gifts.

By: jodilee

jodilee — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:49:04 +0000

when i was a kid i had exactly this sort of balloon but in the shape of mickey mouse. when it gave up and died i used the shines foily type material to cover cardboard shapes that I made into christmas tree decoratons and hung with a bit of tinsel………….unfortunatly my mother still has them and puts them up every year at christmas, I made them when I was approx ten and I am now forty!!!! So this foily stuff really lasts.

By: Dark Delusion

Dark Delusion — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:02:08 +0000

My partner has just find a great re-use for “normal” balloons.

You need about 9.

Cut just before the knot to get rid of it.

Take 100 grams of dried rice / lentils and pour into 3 of the balloons. Tie them up

Stretch another balloon over each of these “balls” and then another.

Viola you have 3 home made juggling balls

By: tasha

tasha — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:04:43 +0000

Cut the rubber rims from the mouths of regular balloons and use them as rubber bands.I was at a show where they were handing out balloons.It got pretty sweaty later on,so i used the rim to tie back my hair.It worked fine.

By: jenine

jenine — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:35:47 +0000

Mylar balloons can be re-inflated with helium if you take good care of them (properly and carefully deflate them when they begin losing air, taking care to not damage the valve in the neck of the balloon, fold them up and store them in a cool dark place). When getting latex balloons, ask for Qualatex or Betallic brand. Both are 100% biodegradable and have a half life of about 3 weeks (not very long) both are made with natural latex instead of plastic (which does not biodegrade for a very long time).
From: the girl who worked in a balloon store for 10 years!

By: Ola

Ola — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:00:53 +0000

I did ceramics with a guy who re-inflated them (with regular air, and only to the size he needed) and then used them as support for his large-scale ceramic animal sculptures. In ceramics, you need to leave the center of a large sculpture hollow, so he would use them as support on which to build the creatures main body sections. For example, he created a pair of Empire Penguins – about 3-4′ tall each, and used those balloons to form the main bodies. After the clay dried, he simply deflated them and pulled them out.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:44:05 +0000

I have heard of cutting them into strips and hanging them in your fruit trees to discourage birds from eating all the fruit.

By: Delusion

Delusion — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:52:05 +0000

Cut along the seam, the insides are usually silver and reflective.

These can then be stuck to a board and put behind a radiator to reflect the heat back into the room… means the heating can be kept lower as more heat is put back into the room.

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:18:47 +0000

I wonder if you could make tote bags out of them–you would have to line them with fabric to give them stability, but they could be cute for the beach.

Another idea is to use them as gift bags–put a gift in them and tie shut with ribbon–maybe stuff some tissue paper in for contrast.

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:15:39 +0000

Well, if they are mylar (the metallic ones) you can re-inflate them.

I use them to put into my scrapbooks.