Thursday, March 7, 2013

One balloon monkey


Materials: a balloon; an air pump and a permanent marker.


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Inflate a balloon leaving a four—inch flat tail (Pic 1).

The first two bubbles you twist to make the ears. Twist the first soft three—inch bubble (Pic 2).

Lock both ends of the first bubble in one lock twist (Pic 3). This step is marked with arrows between points A and B on the scheme.

Twist the second soft three—inch bubble (Pic 4).

Lock both ends of the second bubble in one lock twist (Pic 5). This step is marked with arrows between points B and C on the scheme. You have made the ears.

The next two bubbles you twist to make the head. Twist the third soft four—inch bubble (Pic 6).

Lock both ends of the third bubble in one lock twist (Pic 7). This step is marked with arrows between points C and D on the scheme.

Twist the 4th soft four—inch bubble (Pic 8).

Lock both ends of the fourth bubble in one lock twist (Pic 9). This step is marked with arrows between points D and E on the scheme. You have made the head.

Twist the fifth one—inch bubble (Pic 10). It’s the neck.

The next four bubbles you twist to make the arms and the legs. Twist the sixth two—inch bubble (Pic 11).

Twist the seventh two—inch bubble (Pic 12).

Twist the eighth two—inch bubble (Pic 13).

Twist the ninth two—inch bubble (Pic 14).

Lock both ends of the chain of the last four (the sixth through the ninth) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 15). This step is marked with arrows between points F and H on the scheme.

Twist the tenth two—inch bubble (Pic 16). It’s the body.

Lock the free end of the tenth bubble between the seventh and eighth bubbles (Pic 17 through 19). This step is marked with arrows between points H and G on the scheme. The rest of the balloon is the eleventh bubble. It’s the tail.



Use the permanent marker to draw the face of the monkey (Pic 20). Congratulations, you have made the monkey. 
Have fun and happy twisting :)

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