Decorate a children’s birthday party without balloons

Balloons can be wonderful and perhaps considered standard children’s birthday party decoration accessories. But balloons are not for everyone. Violating balloonophobia, the fear of balloons is a very real condition. Not to mention, some people just don’t like balloons for the sole reason that they don’t like balloons.

Don’t discount balloonophobia, this can be a life-suppressing problem, imagine never attending a children’s birthday party for fear of the natural presence of balloons. Well, actually balloons are a bit strange, it’s just not right to find a seemingly solid shiny object floating in the air.

Even without the balloonophobia condition, balloons can be scary. The sudden loud noise they make when they explode is quite frightening to many. The room suddenly goes silent and she jumps, her heart stopping. This is not good for someone who might have a heart condition and very painful for someone who wears hearing aids.

Parents of young children may also be concerned about the dangers a balloon at a child’s birthday could present. A teething baby will attack anything that catches her eye, surely that soft shiny ball has her attention. Perhaps a piece of the bursting balloon could catch on the babies moth. Babies will taste everything. An already broken balloon looks like something that could be delicious to try.

Balloons are NOT the only way to decorate a child’s birthday party. There are many amazing new ways to dress up your home or garden for a party.

Garden art or lawn decorations are an ideal decorating idea without having to use balloons. You can buy them ready-made, commission a few to create new ones in your theme, or even make them very easily yourself using heavy cardboard or lightweight craft cardboard.

Try some smiley faces the size of a dinner plate, or some barnboard cartoon characters, anything bright and colorful. If you have a children’s birthday party theme, make some in your theme.

Marking smiley faces on paper plates is the easiest way to go, but if you’re interested in making your own garden art from scratch, it’s a lot easier than you might think. Draw or trace some simple cartoon-like images on lightweight craft board or heavy cardboard, paint and cut them out, then stick to walls or affix to the floor. When looking for great pictures, try some clip art found on the internet or even pictures found in children’s coloring books give great results.

Streamers at a child’s birthday party are always popular. Untangle coils and coils of streamers in all colors and just sprinkle them everywhere. It is best to cut them into 1-2 foot strips to lessen the chance of someone tripping over them. Hang them above everything from the ceiling fan and in the trees. Don’t worry if one falls on the floor, the disorganized color is what makes this work.

Bright colored cellophane and tissue paper also look amazing. To put this to use, grab some wire hangers or form craft wire to create shapes of squares, stars, circles, and even random blobs. Hang them around or plant them in pots and on the lawn.

If you’re really feeling crafty, you can make some papier-mâché balloons a few weeks in advance. You don’t need to make them thick and heavy; A few layers of paper will suffice and finish off with some brightly colored paint.

If you’re really looking to add some sparkle to your kids’ birthday party decor, don’t forget your boxes of Christmas decorations, a few pieces of tinsel wrapped around a tree really liven up a party yard. Some plastic stars, or brightly colored tree decorations, anything shiny and shiny will do.

Beach balls are also an ideal way to light up and decorate a room or patio for a child’s birthday party. They are cheap and reusable. Just blow them up and leave them everywhere.

Decorating a kids birthday party without balloons isn’t that hard when you just try a little imagination, think bright and colorful and you’re halfway there.