Connor is a balloon nut, actually walking past a display of prefilled helium balloons at a store is the same as waving a steak in front of a hungry dog as far as Connor is concerned. Give that boy a balloon and he is as happy as punch for hours, or days, pretty much as long as the balloon lasts. Have you actually bought a helium balloon lately? Seriously, I don't even remotely remember them being quite so expensive. You can end up paying anywhere from $2 to $20 for some of the fancier balloons.. per balloon!! I had considered buying a balloon or two for each of the kids at Connor's birthday party, but it was going to end up costing more than the birthday party itself just for basic balloons.
I'm not sure how many times I walked past the Balloon Time kits when I was making my birthday party plans for Connor. I'm honestly not even sure why I never bought one. I guess I figured it might be hard to use, or hard to store, and there is always that question of what to do with the tank once your done. Boy was I wrong!
As for the question on if Balloon Time Kits are hard to use, the answer is a unanimous NO! A child could do it, and its so simple in fact I would keep it out of the reach of your kids as you may just come home to all the balloons blown up before they should have been. Basically you just tear the tab around the outside of the box and flip the top down, once thats done you not only have a work area in the inside of the lid but it exposes the top of the tank. You can then thread the balloons onto the spout of the tank, turn the knob at the top of the tank, and press down on the spout to fill. The balloons included with the kit are far better than average balloons you can buy as they have exceptionally long necks which fit nicely on the spout and are easy to tie once your balloon is filled. You don't want to fumble around with the balloon and let your precious helium escape!
Everything you could possibly need is included, ribbon, balloons (foil and/or regular depending on which kit you choose), anchor clips, and of course the tank. When you are done using the kit you can just fold back the lid and store it in a closet or and save it for next time. You do not need to use all the helium at once. We actually use our kit now to attach a balloon to each birthday present we give at parties. Its a neat touch, plus its a gift all in itself.
I did the math on the kits... with kit prices ranging from about $22-$29 here locally thats bring the prices per balloon to about .89c for latex balloons and 1.50 on foil balloons on average if you buy the kits that include the balloons, you can also buy a helium tank by itself and use your own balloons as well and depending on the balloons you choose you may get the price down a little less but overall its far cheaper than buying balloons at a party store and having them filled. Its also kind of neat to know that you can just pull out your tank and do your own balloons anytime you choose.
Visit Balloon Time's website to learn more about their kits or to use their store locater to find them locally. I've seen them at most party stores, sams clubs, and many of the major retailers here in town. While your over there check out their Put A Face On Fun contest and enter your child for a chance to win $1,500!
The best part is that I have a whole Balloon Time combo kit to give away to one lucky reader!
To enter :
- Leave a comment on this post. Check out Balloon Time on tell me which kit is your favorite and what you like most about Balloon Time!
- No "i want to win" stuff without a little effort (and I do mean little!)
- Make sure there is a way for me to contact you - if your email address is not on your profile or you are not a blogger you may leave it in your comment or email it to me directly (angelaandconnor at gmail dot com) We have had to disqualify a lot of potential winners as of late as many people do not have emails available in their profiles or leave anonymous posts without any way to contact you.
- Please US entries only.
- To get extra credit :
- For an extra entry :
- Bloggers - Blog about this contest and leave me the link on your comment, or add me to your sidebar and let me know its there.
- Non Bloggers (or bloggers) subscribe to my mailing list/RSS feed and earn another entry!
- One extra credit per person. Please post your extra credit in a separate post.
- This contest will end August 1st at midnight!
