This Balloon Elephant Card tutorial is the perfect party favor idea for ANY celebration you have in mind! #gluedtomycrafts
Balloon Elephant Card Idea For Party Favors
Who doesn’t love receiving handmade happy mail these days? And boy are we REALLY stepping outside the craft box today with our Balloon Elephant Card idea!!!
It’s a Valentine card AND a party favor in one! Super simple to make, inexpensive too and guess what?! The lucky receiver can actually take the balloon off and enjoy it too! It’s simply the perfect addition to already adorable card!
So what are you waiting for? Get the kids involved in the making of this DIY elephant craft idea and give them away at birthday parties, classroom Valentine’s Day parties or even just to send some happy mail to friends afar! Just please keep in mind, this idea is ONLY FOR OLDER CHILDREN. PLEASE SUPERVISE CHILDREN WITH THIS DIY IDEA 🙂
Happy crafting {and gifting} my friends!! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your baby elephant cards made out of balloons with us! You can tag us on Instagram and Facebook for easy sharing! I can’t wait to see what you create today! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR ELEPHANT CARDS WITH —> Paper Plate Elephant
Card Supplies:
- Latex Balloons {any color or brand – one per elephant card}
- Large Glue Dots
- Colored Cardstock Paper
- Craft Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Wiggle Eyes {set of two per elephant card}
- optional materials – glitter, rhinestones, scrapbook stickers etc.
Directions:
- First things first fold a single sheet of cardstock paper in half to create a card. Repeat for each card you want to make today.
- Next grab your balloon {one per card} and use glue dots to secure it to the front of the card. This will create the head/trunk of the elephant {if glue dots don’t work – use tape or foam adhesive instead.}
- Once the balloon is secure to the card front, go ahead and grab your remaining cardstock.
- Cut out a set of ears to go on the sides of the balloon/elephant {a nice heart shape is great!}
- Go ahead and glue those to the card front.
- To finish off the Balloon Elephant Cards, use glue dots to secure some wiggle eyes to the front of the balloon. Then add other embellishments you see fit before gifting away proudly!!!
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BELOW ARE A FEW MORE IDEAS TURNING BALLOONS INTO CREATIVE CARDS!
Turn a balloon into a fish card – just cut out the fins and mouth from cardstock paper.
For the crime-fighting friends – SUPERHERO CARDS!
Following the above tutorial, you can pair your elephant card with a Dr. Seuss “Horton” theme!
Last but not least – you can also turn this concept into BUTTERFLY cards!
DIY Balloon Elephant Card
Supplies:
- Cardstock Paper
- 1 Latex Balloon
- 2 Wiggle Eyes
- Embellishments
Instructions:
- First fold a single sheet of cardstock paper in half to create a card. Repeat for each card you want to make.
- Next grab your balloon {one per card} and use glue dots to secure it to the front of the card. This will create the head/trunk of the elephant {if glue dots don't work - use tape or foam adhesive instead.}
- Once the balloon is secure to the card front, go ahead and grab your remaining cardstock. Cut out a set of ears to go on the sides of the balloon/elephant {a nice heart shape is great!} Go ahead and glue those to the card front.
- To finish off the Balloon Elephant Cards, use glue dots to secure some wiggle eyes to the front of the balloon. Then add other embellishments you see fit before gifting away proudly!!!
