Love Birds in a P UT THE E NC HA l\'TING Love Bird s in a Swing for a dded appeal. ~ Fully inflate a 260Q Allow ,'\ fairly large amount of air to escape to soften th e balloon, and tie it. Make a Y2 -in ch bubble followed by two 1 Yl -in ch bubbles. Lock twi st the I !h -inch bubbles to gether at the b ase. n P: If yo u s tr etch tIle hallooll as)lOli illjlale iI, it will be {oliger and thinner; //laking this figure e {l sier 10 mak e. 90 g 260D fiQ ures lm lIil'ds in 0 swing :I M ake another I Y2-inch bubble and hold it alo n gside the two I Y2 - inch bubb les. :I Roll the two I \I2-i nch bubbles over the si n gle I \I2 -inch bubble until it p asses between the two I Y2 - inch huhbles to make the body of the first L ove Bird . :J M ake t wo ~ - inch bu b bles for the heads . a Ma ke two I \I2 -inch bubbles and lock twist them together at t he base. 91 26 0U Figu r es Lllve lIil'ds ill il SIl'III~ ~ Repeat Steps 2-3 to make the body of the second Love Bird. ~ Lock twi st the ~ -inch bubble at the knot end of the balloon and the remaining inflat ed portion of the balloon together at the hase of the Love Birds. ~ Make a ~ -inch bubble at the end of the remaining inflated portion of the balloon. Make a loop around the two Love Birds with the rest of the balloon so one bird is on each side of the loop. Lock twist the V2 -inch bubb les toge th er to make the tails and complete the Love Birds in a SWing. 92 Parrotin a g HERE 'S A PARROT that WOll't talk back and co m es with hi s own sw ing . Pre s ent him with line s lik e: Poll y !tIlln! a cracker? Don 't let him flyaway. I wonder if lie talks. ~ I nfl ate a 260Q, leaving about !:S inch un inflated, and tie it. Hold the inflated balloon in your left hand wi th the uninflat cd end pointing r igh t. Make a soft 12 -inch bu bble for t he beak followed by a ! Y;. -inch bubble fo r t he head. ~ Grasp the knot end of the balloon with your right hand and s tr et ch it over the 1 ~ -inch bubble until it crosses the twist at the base of the I liz -inch bubble. H old t he knot and the twist at the base of the Y2 - inch bubb le t ogether. 93 26DO fj~u(es l'ill'I'1I1 ill il Swi II!I ~ Wrap the knot around the base of the 1 Y2 -inch bubble to make the head. ~ J\ !\ake a 6- in ch bubble at the tip end of the balloon. Lock twist the 6-inch bubble and the twist at the base of the head together. ~ Bring the end of the balloon and the two sides of the loop together. 94 . in a Swing for a dded appeal. ~ Fully inflate a 260Q Allow ,' fairly large amount of air to escape to soften th e balloon, and tie it. Make a Y2 -in ch bubble followed. Bird. ~ Lock twi st the ~ -inch bubble at the knot end of the balloon and the remaining inflat ed portion of the balloon together at the hase of the Love Birds. ~ Make a ~ -inch. bubble at the end of the remaining inflated portion of the balloon. Make a loop around the two Love Birds with the rest of the balloon so one bird is on each side of the loop. Lock twist