Balloon Fun!
By Leticia Mettarod Who got the idea to take a little bag of colored rubber and fill it with air so it floats? And then to use them to celebrate birthdays and garage sales and open houses? Balloons are sure a lot of fun. Fun seems to be the whole idea of balloons from the very beginning. I found a great resource on balloons at Balloonhq.com while I was wondering about where they came from. I admit that I was not quite ready for the answer I found. Apparently, animal bladders and intestines were the original material for balloons. I had no idea. They havent been around all that long, but they are mentioned in literature in the early 1800s. That site quotes a book called Great Balloons! The Complete Book of Balloon Sculpting by Jean Merlin, Kaufman and Greenberg, which tells how the Aztecs used balloons made of cat bowels as offerings to their gods. I had no idea balloons were ever used in religious ceremonies. Did you? Then some scientist named Michael Faraday made a rubber balloon for some kind of science experiments. The hot air balloon was born in the 1700s. Its a good story. Go read it on that site, Balloonhg.com It wasnt that long before we had balloons flying in parades, the Goodyear blimp and, of course, colored rubber balloons followed by intricately decorated foil balloons with words and pictures on them! Balloons, as you know, can be sculpted into various shapes. Weve all seen people make little dog shapes and hats at carnivals and fairs. But you wont believe the pictures on that web site! Balloons can really be molded into just about anything. There are pictures of some very realistic snails, rabbits and dogs. Different colors are used to add to the realism. I cant possibly go into all the fun that you can have with balloons. Youll have to go see for yourself. See what you can find. And definitely remember to have fun! About the writer Leticia Mettarod started doing balloon sculptures for her own children. Now she appears at local carnivals to create colorful balloon art. Sometimes her children help.You can read more articles about balloons at Balloony Fun Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Leticia_Mettarod http://EzineArticles.com/?Balloon-Fun!&id=75565 buy tramadol online get ultram prescription ultram purchase tramadol ultram buy tramadol buy ultram
