Practice makes progress! 

Follow each step and keep practicing until you feel confident making the balloon dog. Then use those twists to try other balloon animals and designs.

Want to learn more? MisMatch & YooHoo offer balloon-twisting workshops for libraries, Scout groups, camps, schools, and after-school programs across Long Island.

Step 1--Blow up the balloon half way.

Step 2-- The Nose. Start at the knot (1) twist a 3 to 4-inch bubble.  

Make sure you hold on to both ends of balloon, otherwise it will untwist. 

Step 3--While holding on to the twisted balloon, make another bubble the same size. 

( 2 ) This will be the ear. Do not let go.

Step 4--Make another balloon bubble the same size ( 3 ) This is the other ear.  

Step 5--Lock twist balloon joints 2 & 3 together. Twist 2 or 4 times all the way around.

Step 6--Now for the neck. Twist a 2 to 3 inch bubble ( 4)  

Step 7--Let's make the legs. Twist a 2 to 3-inch bubble. ( 5 ) 

Step 8--Second leg Twist a 2 to 3-inch bubble. ( 6 ) Lock  twist those two parts together.

just like you did with the ear

 Step 9-- Make a body ( 7 ) by determining the size you want it and leaving  enough room to make the back legs 

Step 10...Make the legs like you did the front legs  ( 8 & 9 )

The remaining balloon is the tail of your dog..