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Type of Knot

by Maisie
(Oregon)

How to Hold a Bunch of Helium Balloons

What type of knot do I use for a bundle of balloons where I want to easily remove one balloon at a time to hand to a child, for example?

ANSWER

Hi Maisie,

You are talking about helium filled balloons on a string, right?

I've described one way of doing this in my answer here, about preventing balloons from tangling during a parade.

In this video you can see how the Pros at Disneyworld do it.

And this video from Justin's Toys demonstrates making a knot with a handle. This seems a good way to transport a bunch of balloons, but might be a hassle to open the knot each time you want to hand out a balloon:

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