AY Honor Balloon Sculpting Requirements used by Nevada-Utah Conference

Balloon Sculpting

Skill Level

1

Year

2011

Version

05.11.2024

Approval authority

Nevada-Utah Conference

Before you start: Make sure all the people doing this honor have no latex allergies or are overly sensitive to sound. Not everyone can handle the sounds of balloons, and some with anxieties cannot handle the thought of a balloon popping. As always, be mindful of the needs of the Pathfinders in your group.

1. Discover when latex balloons were invented.

2. Who was the first balloon artist?

3. Go over the basic safety rules when working with balloons.

4. Discover and demonstrate how we should prepare our hands before doing balloon sculpting.

5. Do not be afraid of the balloon popping. In balloon sculpting, balloons pop all the time. Balloons pop for all sorts of reasons. What are some of them?

6. Learn how to inflate a balloon.

7. Learn how to tie a balloon.

8. Get used to the sounds of the balloon. When you are doing balloon sculpting, it will make lots of weird sounds and you must not be scared of them. Go ahead and make some weird sounds with a balloon.

9. Go over the rules for twists.

10. Learn and practice the basic twists.

a. Basic pinch

b. Lock twist

c. Ear pinch

d. Three bubble roll-through

11. Using the basic twists, make three of the following balloon sculptures:

a. Dog

b. Giraffe

c. Rabbit

d. Swan

e. Elephant

f. Dinosaur

g. Bird

h. Pig

i. Any other animals made from one balloon