Balloons can be wonderful and are perhaps considered standard children’s birthday party decoration accessories. But balloons aren’t for everyone. Offending Globophobia, the fear of balloons is a very real condition. Not to mention that some people just don’t like balloons for the sole reason that they don’t like balloons.
Don’t rule out balloonphobia, this can be a life suppressing problem, imagine never attending a children’s birthday party for fear of the natural presence of balloons. Well, actually balloons are a bit strange, it’s just not right to find a seemingly solid shiny object floating in the air.
Even without the condition of globophobia, balloons can be scary. The sudden loud noise they make when they explode is quite frightening to many. The room suddenly goes silent and she jumps, her heart stops. This is not good at all for someone who may have a heart condition and very painful for someone who wears hearing aids.
Parents of young children may also be concerned about the dangers a balloon could present at a child’s birthday. A teething baby will attack anything that catches her eye, no doubt that soft, shiny ball has her attention. Perhaps a piece of the balloon that breaks off could catch on the baby moth. Babies will taste everything. An already broken balloon looks like something that could be delicious to taste.
Balloons are NOT the only way to decorate a child’s birthday party. There are many new and amazing ways to dress up your house or garden for a party.
Garden art or lawn decorations are an ideal decorating idea without having to use balloons. You can buy them ready-made, order some to create new ones in your theme, or even make them very easily yourself using heavy cardboard or lightweight craft cardboard.
Try some dinner plate sized smiley faces, or some barn cartoon characters, anything bright and colorful. If you have a kids birthday party theme, have some in your theme.
Marking smiley faces on paper plates is the easiest way to do it, but if you’re interested in making your own yard art from scratch, it’s a lot easier than you might think. Draw or trace some simple cartoon-like images on a lightweight craft board or heavy cardboard, paint and cut them out, then tape them to the walls or pin them to the floor. When looking for great images, try some clip art found on the internet or even images found in children’s coloring books give great results.
Streamers at a child’s birthday party are always popular. Unravel coils and coils of streamers in all colors and simply scatter them everywhere. It’s best to cut them into 1-2 foot strips to lessen the chance of someone tripping over them. Hang them above everything from the ceiling fan and in trees. Don’t worry if some fall on the floor, the messy color is what makes this work.
Brightly colored cellophane and tissue paper also look amazing. To put this to use, grab some wire hangers or fashion craft wire to create shapes of squares, stars, circles, and even random spots. Hang them around or plant them in pots and on the lawn.
If you’re really feeling crafty, you can make some papier-mâché balloons a few weeks in advance. You don’t need to make them thick and heavy; a few layers of paper and top it off with some brightly colored paint will suffice.
If you’re really looking to add a little sparkle to your kids’ birthday party decor, don’t forget your boxes of Christmas decorations—a few pieces of tinsel wrapped around a tree really liven up a party yard. Some plastic stars, or brightly colored tree decorations, anything shiny and sparkly will do.
Beach balls are also an ideal way to brighten and decorate a room or patio for a child’s birthday party. They are cheap and reusable. Just blow them up and drop them everywhere.
Decorating a children’s birthday party without balloons is not that difficult when you just try a little imagination, think bright and colorful and you’re halfway there.
