~ 60 U fiQures ~unlWIS Set:linn 5 SCt:1i1i1l 1\ Five-Bubble Series with Road Runner. 105 Biplane . 134 Pinch Twists .78 - Fi ve -Bubble Series with Pinch and Pop 80 Teddy Bear 81 Tedd y Bear on a Uni cycle . 84 Three - Bubble Roll Through 87 l1>Je 8irds 88 Love 8irds in a Swing . . 90 Parrot in a Swing 93 SCt:1i1l1l 6 Dove 98 Eagle . . . 100 Turke y 102 Alligator 107 Airplane 136 Bullfrog 109 Jet-727 138 Fi sh 111 Helicopt er 140 Kissing Fish 112 Doll . 143 Sf. Bernard 145 Serliun 7 I nflat i ng in Sw ord 116 the Middle 148 Ski Pole 118 Elephant 149 Pistol 119 Unicorn 151 Headphones 121 Motorcycle wi th a Kickstand 154 Skateboard 123 About the Chopper 125 Author 157 8icycle 128 Index 158 Alphabetical Index 011 page 158. 5 • ec Ion U.CHS HU ND ssn aDUN . WEL CO ME TO - BA L LOO N MA GI - In the fir st sec tion , - we 'll introdu ce yo u to - th e basic t ec hniqu cs in vo l ve d in makin g - AUI mo st fig ur es. You ' ll - le arn h ow to make a - Ba sic Ani mal , wh ic h - ca n be turn ed int o a - v ari ety of fi g ur es . 6 - Inflate ONE OF THE MOST liViPORTANT things to learn in c reating balloon figures is how much to infl a te the balloon. Because each twist forces air into the uninflatcd sec tion) that sec tion must be long enough to accommodate the displaced air. As a general nIle, leave about 12 inch of the balloon uninAated fo r each twist in the figure. It's natural to over in fl ate the balloon, so start with less ai r than you think you' ll need. You can adjust for too little air in the ball oon by reducing the size of some parts of the figure. If there's too much ai r in the ba ll oon; however, it may pop before you complete the fig ur e. To make the balloon ea~ier to tie, hold it about I in ch fr om the lip end as you inflate it to prevent expansion of th at portion of the b all oon. 1 Tie MANY PEOPLE F IN D IT DIFFIC UL T to tie a ba U oo n. Although an y met h od th at works for you is a cc ep t ab le, this is the on e I prefe r. ~ Ho ld the lip end of the i nflated balloon between the thumb and the side of the middle finger of your left hand with the lip of the balloon pointing up. ~ Grasp the lip between your right thumb and index fmger. Stretch the balloon out and WTap it cl ockwise around the tips of your left index and middle fingers. ~ With the fingers of your left hand sp read, tuck the lip down and through the loop between your left index and middle fmgers. Grasp the lip again after it passes through the loop, and continue to hold it while slipping the left fingers from the loop. 8 Loc~ TWist YO U' LL FIND THE LOCK TWIST is c ommon to most figur es . ::I Each series of bubbles mu st be held in place by a lock twist to keep it from untwisting. A lock twist is made by twisting together t wo bubbles at the base, or the two ends of one bubble. 77P: Whell /Ilaking twists alld bubble jonnatiolls, slightly pillch the balloon wilh your left ha nd while twisti ng it with your riidzt hand. Always twist the bollam ill the s ame directioll while holding the kllot end sratiollary. Pull the bubbles apan wlum twisting to help reduce ficrian between the bubbles and lessen the clwu:e of popping them. 9 . - Inflate ONE OF THE MOST liViPORTANT things to learn in c reating balloon figures is how much to infl a te the balloon. Because each twist forces air into the uninflatcd sec tion). general nIle, leave about 12 inch of the balloon uninAated fo r each twist in the figure. It's natural to over in fl ate the balloon, so start with less ai r than you think. Ho ld the lip end of the i nflated balloon between the thumb and the side of the middle finger of your left hand with the lip of the balloon pointing up. ~ Grasp the lip