Cut a square that is 50 cm x 50 cm. Then cut 1 cm squares off each corner.
(Measuring)
Cut four 76 cm. x 49 cm. rectangular pieces of tissue paper.
(All
Sides)
Mark 1 cm. wide glue flaps along the four edges.
(Measuring)
Cut three notches on the corners of each side. Cut the notches on the top right corner, the middle corner on the right side, and cut a notch on the bottom right hand corner.
(Cutting
Corner)
Make the bottom of the balloon by cutting two 20 cm. A square from a manilla folder.
(Cutting
Bottom Frame)
Then you cut their centers out leaving 1.5 cm frames. Then ask a parent or teacher to put rubber cement on one side of each folder. WARNING: The folders will stick instantly so make sure they are lined up evenly. Then punch a small hole in each side of the folder.
(Bottom
With Holes)
After that is done cut two pieces of wire(22cm) long.
(Cutting
Wire)
Then push each wire through the center of the cotton ball that will be attached in the middle.
(Cotton
Ball on Wire)
(Cotton Ball on
Wire Attached to Frame)
Now glue(rubber cement) all of your tissue paper sides together. (ask you parent, partner, or teacher to help) To start, apply a thin coat of rubber cement to the surface of part of the glue flap on side #1 while it is still wet. Do the same thing to sides #2, #3, #4, and #2 to the top. TIP: Glue lower edges of the sides together and then glue the bottoms of the sides the the manila frame.
(All
Sides and Top Glued Together)
This is the sides all glued together.
(In
the Shape)
This is a picture of gluing the sides together
(Gluing
Bottom Edges Together)
This is a picture of the folder glued to the bottom.
(Bottom
Frame All Glued On)
(Patching
you may need to do this)