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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 92 11:31:24 EDT
From: batten@kodak.com (James Batten)
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To: balloon
Subject: snowman



OK, so this is a bit out of season, but it's nice to be ready for Christmas.

The Snowman

   This is really easy, but looks nice. I don't think it would create all that
much excitement for the kids, but has a good strong use as a decoration.. esp
if you combine it with a reindeer or two.

   I have not experimented to much with this so measurements may vary.

   Start with a small (one inch or less) apple twist. Now make two small
bubbles (about the same size as the apple twist) and do an ear twist on
each of them. It should almost look like a real small sword hilt. The two
ear twists should seperate the apple twist from the rest of the balloon, and
forms the snowmans hat.

  Make a one inch head, then do a birds body under that.( I would say a two
to three inch body would be good.) Now do a larger birds body beneath the 
first one (four to six inches) and you should have a tail left over. If you
are real lucky it is smaller than the last bird body you made, if not...
carefully puncture it and let out air until it is.. Take the tail and stuff
it inside the bottom birds body and you have a snowman.. decorate with a 
sharpie pen to taste. You can also make a tulip with a second balloon and
wedge it into one of the bird bodies and call it a broom.

   You will probably have to use a bit of tape to make it stand, but it would
look nice to have two or three of them along with a reindeer or two, and maybe
a Christmas tree set up as a center piece.

enjoy