| Balloons Outdoors | | | | Here are some recommendations for strategies to |
| Summer is coming. That means picnics, barbeques, | | | | change indoor décor to something that would |
| pool parties and beach time. And of course, you | | | | work better for outdoors: |
| want to decorate all your events with balloons. | | | | Arches: Instead of a spiral arch, which is anchored to |
| | | | the ground, it's better to do two columns with wide |
| First thing to watch out for is heat. Heat can wreak | | | | footprints and have an arch tied into them. The arch |
| havoc on balloons in many ways. Stay away from | | | | can blow down to its anchor point. So, if it's anchored |
| dark colors, like black, green, brown, purple, etc., as | | | | on the ground it can blow all the way down to the |
| they absorb heat and can pop. Next inflate the | | | | ground. If, on the other hand, it's anchored at the 6' |
| balloon so that it will float, but leave a little bit of | | | | mark of a column, it will generally only blow down to |
| room for the balloon to expand, so it the | | | | that point. |
| temperature warms up throughout the day, it won't | | | | Bouquets: Instead of a bouquet with lots of individual |
| expand and pop. | | | | ribbons, which will tangle around each other in the |
| Next thing you have to worry about is wind. As little | | | | wind, it's better to do décor that is on a single |
| as four miles an hour is a lot to a balloon. Essentially, | | | | anchor point, like a Cloud 9 or a Topiary kite. Then |
| the balloon is like a kite or a sail, it can catch the wind | | | | for extra movement you can put a wide ribbon |
| and be pushed by it. This means that for | | | | hanging down to catch the wind and give some |
| free-standing décor, like columns or arches, you | | | | rhythm. The single anchor point will work better with |
| want a solid base with a good footprint and weight. | | | | the wind, moving from side to side instead of tangling |
| Weight alone is not enough, you also need a wide | | | | up in itself. |
| footprint. | | | | |