Foil and latex Balloons are very great as party decorations, but inflating helium is very expensive in New Zealand. From marketing research, each $4 foil balloon will spend $5 or $6 for inflating helium.
Wondering how to display them without using helium? We have lots of ways to do so with materials/items you probably already have in your home!
1. Double-sided Tape
2. Fishing Wire (Line)
Measure and cut the desire length of the fishing wire, stick on the balloons surface with regular tape, then tie the wire to a fixed object for hanging. In the below example, regular tape was used to stick the wire on the door.
Since the balloons are hanging by the wire, they will appear less stiff and have a floating effect. This is perfect for display balloons without a flat surface.
3. Wire (Beading wire/ metal wire))
Metal Wire helps to set the balloons to line up at the desire shape. Simply line up the balloons and stick them on the wire with regular tape. Hang or tie the wire to a fixed object to display the balloons. This is great for surface that is not large enough to stick on the balloons and to display the balloons at a curved way. Fishing wire will work as well, but metal wire has more strength and holds the shape better.
3. Safety Pins
Safety pins are great for foil balloons display on fabric or fabric-covered surface. Stick the safety pins on the balloons with regular tape. Careful not to stick the needle part on the balloon! **in case you accidentally made a hole on the balloon, use tape to cover the hole immediately** Hang the balloons on the fabric with the safety pins.
We hope these methods would help you to display the foil balloons without using helium.
Have a great awesome looking party!
**Helium cannot float small balloons (e.g. 14″ letter, 10″ star balloons) since the amount of helium is too small as compared to the weight of the balloons.** The above methods are ideal for displaying smaller sized balloons.
