16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

14 Balloon Crafts and DIY ideas

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I must confess that I’ve barely touched on balloon crafts so far. I see them all the time, but, to date, I’ve only done one. Yep, only one awesome craft on this blog was made using balloons despite the fact that I love finding new things to make with unusual materials. But I figured there are so many great ideas out there, why not share? So here are 16 fun balloon crafts for you to try!

 

14 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

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Balloons aren’t just cheap a far as supplies go, but they also add a new dimension to your crafts. It’s a new material, and shape, and is so colorful and fun! You can see that the qualities of balloons were taken into different contexts with these balloon crafts, but all of them are bright and fun.

 

So whether you’re adding balloons to your craft cabinet as I did, or you’re just using up what’s left from your last party, I know you’ll love this crafty inspiration!

 

16 COOL Balloon Crafts:

 

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1. Use the elastic quality of balloons for this fun DIY hand drum:

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

2. Use balloons to make these Balloon-Dipped Luminaries by Create Craft Love. Here the bright colors and elasticity combine for a fun color-blocked design.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

3. Once again, use the elasticity of balloons to make these DIY Confetti Poppers by Happiness is Homemade.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

4. I LOVE these magnificent DIY Donut Balloons by Studio DIY – how clever is this?

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

5. Turn mylar balloons from a party into Emoji Balloons by Arts & Crackers – it makes for a great teaching activity! Click on the image below to see how they played.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

6. Here’s another way to take advantage of the elastic properties of balloons, with Balloon Cup Shooters by Happy Go Lucky.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

7. Up your party decor with a Fancy Balloon Arch by A Beautiful Mess. When you’re done with the party, take it apart and use it in another craft here!

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

8. Relieve some stress with Play dough filled balloons by Craftulate! It’s geared toward kids but I’m thinking I can use a few….

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

9. I love this clever Birthday Wreath by How Does She?! It’s a great way to incorporate balloons into your party decor, but with a fun twist.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

10. Make some No-Sew Juggling Balls by Kids Craft Room. It’s an easy DIY toy that will entertain your kids for hours.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

11. I’m loving these DIY Yarn Chandeliers by The Gracious Wife! It would be a great addition to a party too.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

12. Use balloons to make this brilliant Balloon Cooler by One Crazy House!

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

13. This one really throws me back to pre-teenhood. Make fun and cheerful Water Balloon Flip Flops by About a Mom.

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

14. These Sugar String Pumpkins by Kids Activities Blog are so beautiful! I wouldn’t limit it to pumpkins – try it with any pattern!

16 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

Do you have a stash of leftover party balloons? Which balloon crafts have you tried?

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14 awesome things to make with balloons - you'll love these easy balloon crafts are for all skill and age levels! You'll find crafts for kids, teens, and adults with easy ideas to repurpose balloons you have left over from a birthday party.

 

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