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Party Blowers!

August 8, 2011 | Filed under: Articles and tagged with: Amanda Heimann, birthday, birthday party favors, Do it Yourself, Halloween, kid-friendly

Happy Monday!  We hope to have a reason to celebrate in a few days… my son is starting potty training, today actually… yay!!  So we, of course, are going to have a party when it is all complete and we need some party blowers! Now – these aren’t the ones from when we were kids with the waxey paper and they don’t work exactly the same; however, they are a fun addition to any celebration!

Supplies

  • My Only Sunshine – Amanda Heimann and Meghan Mullens at The DigiChick
  • Adhesive
  • Score board
  • Scissors or paper trimmer
  • Tape
  • Straws

1. Cut paper into 2.5 x 11 strips of paper and then score at .5 in and 1.5 in of the strip of paper.  I still haven’t found the file that came with my score board… but this ball stylist worked very well… *shhh* I think it even worked better… ;)

2. Run a strip of adhesive along the top short edge and then all the  first score line. For the blower to work, the edges have to be fully adhered.

3.  Using the stylist (or a pen), start at the short adhered end and roll the strip of paper.

4. Cut a straw in half.

5. Insert the straw between the two layers of paper and then fold the paper over the straw.

6. Wrap a piece of tape around the straw and folds, trying to make sure that it’s secure so the air doesn’t leak out.

7. To cover the tape, cut a small strip of paper and wrap around the taped area. Hey – it’s Rupert… nice to have you join us. As a side note – we had a small crisis since our last Hybrid Post… Rupert went on “vacation” for 23 days… many, many tears… mostly mine. LOL!

8. Of course all projects must go through quality testing… ;)

So… what is the ruling from kiddo?  Direct quote… “Mama, these are really cool!”

J does call them lollipops… but he is so excited to play with these.  It has even entertained him through the potty training event. And I need all the help I can get!!! LOL!

Now I must get moving… laundry calls. I so hope that you enjoyed this little tutorial and if you make them for your next party or just because, I would love to see them!  And if you have potty training tips… love to hear those too! Haha!

{{Hugs}}

Rebecca (mamabee)

Other Articles by Rebecca (MamaBee):

  • Thankful Turkey - November 7th, 2011
  • Pumpkin Sucker Toppers - October 22nd, 2011
  • On the Go Coloring Book - September 12th, 2011
  • Celebrate the Liberty with Paper Binoculars! - July 1st, 2011
  • A Father's Day Gift That Measures Up! - June 3rd, 2011
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8 Responses to "Party Blowers!"

  1. Donna says:
    August 8, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    Amazing! I never thought about actually making my own Party Blower.

  2. Cathy D. says:
    August 9, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Adorable! Great photos too!

  3. Julie says:
    August 23, 2011 at 7:43 am

    Cool – do they make any noise?

  4. rebecca (mamabee) says:
    August 23, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Aww… thanks everyone!

    Julie… no they don’t make any noise… but my 4 year old LOVES these and makes his own horn noise… he is still carrying around the ones we made. :)

  5. stillesbunt says:
    November 19, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    hi! great idea! Definately wanna try this out for my 2 year old’s birthday. I linked this tutorial on my blog – http://www.stillesbunt.at

    have a nice weekend!

  6. Shonda says:
    February 22, 2013 at 2:22 am

    “Party Blowers!” ended up being a terrific post, cannot help but wait to read through more of ur postings.

    Time to squander several time on-line lmao. I appreciate it ,Tegan

  7. Merry says:
    March 22, 2013 at 5:03 pm

    So wonderful…thanks for the tutorial….will certainly give this a try.

  8. Agnes says:
    June 12, 2013 at 6:09 am

    I like this very much. Thanks for the tutorial

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