NOTE: Caution should be used in using balloons
as a teaching tool.
As Qualtex says on their balloon packages:
uninflated or broken balloon. Adult supervision required. Keep uninflated balloons from children. Discard broken balloons at once." |
Balloon HQ
- Headquarters
A Guide to Balloons and Ballooning
Photos of balloon sculpture
Directory of Balloon Artists & Balloon Suppliers
Archive of the balloon decorating & the balloon
sculpting mailing lists
Wiles's Balloony Inspirations: Balloon Twisters Extraordinaire - http://www.balloonyinspirations.com/
The Balloon Page - Ralph Dewey
FishNet-Gospel
Magic and Ballooning. 70100 E. Hwy 26 #13, Welches, OR 97067
Phone Orders - 1-888-501-0073. Online Catalog
"How a Helium Balloon Works" article
One Way Street - Balloons, pumps, how-to books, Gospel routine books.
T. Myers Magic - Balloons, Books, Pumps, Video How-To's
Gospel Ballooning Books
Balloon
Gallery - step-by-step sculpting instructions with diagrams;
some include a story & a
Gospel message: Bullfrog; Tigger; Penguin, Multiple Choice (Teddy Bear,
Koala, or Pig); Old Petry
(Dog); Eustace the Dragon; WildCat; Turkey; Poinsettia; Snowman; Kissing
Swans; Palm Tree;
April Showers (Umbrella); MayFlowers (ship); June Bug; Kissing Poodles;
Balloon Cartoons;
Motorcycle; Pumpkin; Angel; Tropical Fish; Orangutan; Steam Train;
Starship; Whatzit; Ants
A Balloon Nativity. Bill Beatty.
1998. Nativity Scene - animal figures use one balloon and
human figures use a 2nd balloon for hair. The stable is woven/twisted
from seven 260's. Contains:
Sheep, Camels, Donkey, Cows, Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Wisemen,
Shepherds, Manger,
Star of Bethlehem, Stable Half size, Soft cover, Stapled, 32 Pages.
T.
Myers Magic
Balloons with a Gospel Twist. Rev. D.B. Taylor.
Full size, Soft cover, Comb bound,
15 Pages. 4 Gospel Routines using twisted balloons. Twisting instructions
are minimal; should know
basic twisting and how to stick a bubble into
a balloon . The routines include: God Wants Your
Heart, Heart and Spirit, The Scorpion and Serpent, The Two Trees. T.
Myers Magic
Basic Gospel Messages with Balloons. Janet
"Jelly Bean" Tucker" Tucker. This book is
about "what to say" more than showing you how to twist balloons. Some
diagrams are included. Lists an
idea or balloon sculpture and scripture for each letter in "Basic Gospel
Messages" - Bumble Bee; Apple;
Sword; Insects; Cat; Giraffe; Octopus; Swan; Props; Elephant; Lion;
Monkey; Eagle; Skits; Airplane;
Games; Extra Ideas; Snakes. One
Way Street & Janet "Jelly Bean" Tucker, 6334 New Hampshire,
Hammond, IN 46323, (219)844-2858, clowns.etc@poboxes.com
Dewey's
Gospel Balloon Routines #1. Ralph Dewey. 1977, 12 pages. Each
animal has a story or a message to go with it. As the show progresses
Ralph uses balloon bits and
magic to get his message across. Animal twisting instructions are not
included. Instructions for the
animals used are in Dewey's New Balloon Animals.
T. Myers Magic & The
Balloon Page - Ralph Dewey & One
Way Street
Dewey's
Gospel Balloon Routines #2. Ralph Dewey.
1985, 32 pages.
Care and feeding of balloons, Ways to use gospel balloons, Bus ministry
guidelines, "Bee" a
Christian skit, Adam and Eve, Fruits of the spirit, Good news balloon
hats, "Mob" balloon work,
St. Peter skit, Our sin nature. T.
Myers Magic & The
Balloon Page - Ralph Dewey & One
Way Street
Dewey's
Gospel Balloon Routines #3. Ralph Dewey.
1988, 28 pages. Starting
your own balloon ministry, Zacchaeus shimmy, Jonah and the whale, Orbiting
quarter, Wormy apple,
Hug-Mon-Bean, Swan and egg, Good and bad life, Tricky inflations, God's
armor, Gospel idea for
balloon animals. T. Myers Magic
& The Balloon
Page - Ralph Dewey & One
Way Street
Dewey's
Gospel Balloon Routines #4. Ralph Dewey.
1998, 40 pages.
Balloon Ministry Ideas can save you from easy-to-make mistakes with
suggestions on what's right and
where not to balloon. Routines have balloon instructions but Dewey
points you to his other books for
standard animal figures. Specific routines and general ideas. Contains:
Balloon Ministry Ideas, Good
News Flower, Jay Finds Joy, Sin, Hop To Heaven, Good Minus God
Equals Zero, Parable of The
Sower, Animal Object Lessons, Animal Jokes, Bible Story Ideas, Balloon
Slogans, Jesus Loves The
Children, Love Over Evil. T.
Myers Magic & The
Balloon Page - Ralph Dewey & One
Way Street
JoyBringers Youth Ministry Manual. Rev. Craig A.
Lantz. 1998.
Full size, Soft cover, Comb bound, 27 Pages. Contains: The JoyBringers
program, Age group,
Cost, Can kids do it? Balloons create interaction, Setting up the program,
Learning and teaching
balloons, Getting the stuff you need, Getting the program going, Training
the kids for interacting with
Nursing Home Residents, Rules for the group, Planning JoyTrips, A month
before, 2 weeks before,
The week of, The day of the trip, Debriefing session, Books, Pamphlets,
Videos, Suppliers, News
coverage request, Reproducible sheets.
JoyBringers Youth Balloon Ministry
(free shipping) T.
Myers Magic
Teaching the Gospel through the Ministry of Laughter
- Using Gospel Balloons and
Clowning to Teach the Word of God. Bill Beatty.
1998. Half size, soft cover, stapled.
No drawings. Topics include: Before You Begin, Getting In, Once They're
Booked, Gospel Balloon
Routines, Noah & the Ark, Armor of God, Race Car Driver, Balloon
Parable, Bible Memory with
Balloons, + clowning info. T.
Myers Magic
Ballooning Videos
Balloon Creations Video ($29)- by Mike Whisner.
Add a new twist to your children's ministry
with balloon animals; kid’s get a bang out of them! This video teaches
you how to make 25 balloon
creations, including animals, swords, flowers, hats and more. Easy
step by step instructions. FishNet
DEWEY'S FAVORITE GOSPEL BALLOON ROUTINES
by Ralph Dewey. The VHS tape
is 1 hour long and contains some of Dewey's best routines. It contains
Hop To Heaven, Jonah & The
Whale, "Bee" A Christian, Jay Finds Joy, Fisher's of Men, the Wormy
Apple, the Good News Flower,
the Orbiting Quarter, Hugh-Mon-Bean, Zacchaeus and the Swan & The
Egg.
The Balloon Page
- Ralph Dewey & One
Way Street
DEWEY'S ADVANCED BALLOONS by Ralph Dewey
($30.00) The VHS tape is 70 minutes
long and contains the Bicycle, Buzz Danger the Space Ranger, the Roaring
Tiger, the Hound Dog
(Hook Twist), the Frog (Hook Twist) and Goofus. The
Balloon Page - Ralph Dewey
Ballooning Books - General
rising balloons, blooming flower; opening/closing flower divider
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"Ballooning" page last updated: 3/20/2003