Thee Balloon Magic 260Q Figures- P22 pps

~ Pinch twist the ~ -inch bubble, and position it at the base of the tail to hold the tail down.. Lock twist the I-inch bubbles together at the base to make the legs.. ~ Make a I ~ -illc

- Road Runner

HERE'S A ROAD R UNNE R th at won't get

away from yo u Present it w ith li n es lik e :

You can outrun this Road Runner

Don ' t get run over by the Road Runner

H e ' s a funny looking bird, bllt bo y is he fast

lnflatea 260Q, leaving

about 6 inches uninfbted, and

tie it Hold the inflated balloon

in your left hand with the uninflated end

pointing right Make a 2 ~ ~inch bubble

for the tail followed by a %-inch bubble

~ Pinch twist the ~ -inch bubble, and position it at the base of the tail to hold the tail down

a Make two 2 Y2- inch bubbles

Lock twist them together at the base

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~ Make the following bubbles

in this order: I ~ -inch, I inch, ~ -in ch,

~ -inch, ~ -inc h , and I-inch Lock twist

the I-inch bubbles together at the base

to make the legs Wrap the remaining

inflated portion of the balloon through

the five-bubble loop and around the twist to secure

~ Make a I ~ -illch bubble and pull the remaining inflated portion of

the balloon between the bubbles that make the body Wedge the twist at the

end of the I ~ -inch bubble between the ends of the t"\vo 2 ~ -inch bubbles

made in Step 3 to make the body and

hold the head upright

~ Pinch twist the first and third Y2-inch bubbles of the leg assembly,

twisting each of them several times to

secure Pop the second ~ -inch bubble

to separ.lte the legs

~ Fold the un inflated tip of the

balloon down along the neck and hold it there with the tip of one finger Squeeze the neck with both hands until the air is forced into the uninflated tip to make the head and beak and complete the Road Runner

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Alligator

A ll igato r with lin es lik e :

Don't get caught in

This Alligat" vllJ&,.·t "''' m''

This

:I Inflate a 260Q, leaving about

6 inches uninflated, and tie it Hold the

intlated balloon in your left hand with the uninflated end pointing ri ht Make

a 3-inch bubble for th e head followed

by a I-inch pinch twist

:J Twist the pinch-twisted bubble

in half to make the eyes

~ Mak e a 1 Y2 -inch bubble for the

ne ck, followed by a I-in c h bubble,

three ~ -in c h bubbles, and a I-inch bubbl e L oc k twist th e I-inch bubbles

together at the base for the front legs

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~ Pinch twist the first and third

Y2-inch bubbles, twisting each of

them several t mes to secure Pop

the second Y2-inch bubble to separate

the front legs

body followed by a I-inch bubble, three Y2-inch bubbles, and a I-inch bubble Lock hvist the I-inch bubbles

together at the base to make the back legs

~ Pinch twist the first and third

Y2-inch bubbles, twisting each of them

several tmes to secure Pop the second

Y2-inch bubble to separate the back legs and complete the Alligator

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Bullfrog

THIS B I G, NO ISY B U LLFROG

ca n be pre sen t e d with lin es like:

These Frog legs are a little rubbery

You can get a jump on everyo ne with this Frog

Or s impl y: Ribbit , Ribbit

0IIII Inflate a 260Q,

leaving abollt 8 inches uninflatecl, and tie it Hold the balloon

in your left hand with the uninflaled

end pointing right Make a I-inch

bubble for the head followed by two

3-inch bubbles Lock twist the 3-inch

bubbles together at the base

~ Make the following bubbles in

this order: I-inch, Y:!-inch ~-inch ,

Yz-nch, Yz-inch, Yz-inch, ~ -inch

Yz-inch, and I-inch Lock twist the I-inch bubbles together at the base to

fom1 a nine-bubble loop

:l Pinch twist the two single

!I2-inch bubbles to make the joints

of the front legs Pinch twist the first

and third Yz -inch bu bbl es o f the

three-bubble chain, twisting each

of them several times to secure

Pop the second 1;2-inch bubble

to separate the front legs