Q&A for How to Make an Origami Balloon

Because it will not fold correctly and turn out wrong.

Using an 8.5x8.5" piece of paper you will get a balloon about 2.5" in diameter. So paper that is about 34x34 should do the trick. I would advise against using tissue paper, it will probably be too thin for this project.

The same way. If you can't get it to work, then you may need to try thicker paper.

Decorate it! Use pastel colors and add designs and patterns. Use your imagination!

Yes, but this is the easiest and best way.

Yes, of course! This is a great opportunity to learn something new (and have fun).

No. If there is no hole when it is finished, check on the other side, or spread the paper apart a little bit to blow.

Cut a piece of yarn, string, or twine to the length you want. Tape or hot glue one end of the string to the top of the balloon.

Anything you want! It can be used as a decoration or just a balloon. Let your imagination go wild.

Probably, but you would have to make the hole bigger, and the item would have to be small and light because it could rip the paper otherwise.

Yes, but the roll should be thin enough to go through the hole. However, it shouldn't be too thin or it can't hold the weight of the balloon and would bend.

Since them can't contain helium, you can't make them fly exactly, but you could hang your balloons from strings from your ceiling.

It should open up correctly. If it doesn't, you are not blowing in enough air.

There may be a hole where the air is leaking through. Otherwise, you may not be concentrating the air enough.

To deflate the balloon, push inward on the sides without the falls, then push on the sides with the flaps. Avoid pushing on the top and/or bottom, as you may have trouble reflating it.

You probably didn't crease it right. When you crease it, push down multiple times with your fingernail or a pencil.

Yes, but the flaps will stick out awkwardly and contradict the smooth, uninterrupted surface of the balloon.

No, this is easier than you might think. This is full of easy folds, so almost anyone can do it.

You should put the color on the bottom, so start with the white-side up. I tested it several times and it 100% works.

Check on each side of the cube. You may find it easier to blow in the cube.

You could tape any holes and fill it with helium -- the paper might be too heavy for it to fly, though.

Putting the horizontally folded lines toward the middle of the triangle is an easy way to do it, just fold the newly created flaps once you form them.

The smaller the piece of paper, the smaller all the folds and details, so it requires harder concentration of your eyes and finer/more precise hand motions. But the procedure is the same.

Yes it is, and if you are having any problems with the flaps, just tape them down.

Take each side of the triangle (in step 3) and fold it so that the left and right corners connect with the top point of the triangle (also illustrated in step 3). Then turn the paper over and do the same thing to the other side.

Not sure if that's possible, but you could try to cut up tiny pieces of paper and layer them around the circumference of the hole.

It might work if you seal the holes, because the rubber will constrict and push the air out.

If you look at the 2 folds you made into the middle, you should see a gap where you can put the loose flaps in.

A full sheet is a rectangle, not a square. You need a square for it to be perfectly even.

Card stock would be harder fold, as it's thicker. Origami paper is recommended.