# Balloon dog - 1

Below you can find the instructions on how to make a balloon dog. Some of you might already know, or at least have an idea on, how to make a balloon dog. Still, try to follow the instructions below. By doing this, you are practising your reading skills.

How to make a balloon dog:

Step 1--Blow up the balloon half way.

Step 2--Start at the beginning with the knot and twist a 3 to 4-inch bubble (3 or 4 fingers wide). Make sure you hang on to both ends of balloon, otherwise it will untwist. Twist it around 2 or 3 times. Do not worry; it will not break. Why didn't it break? There is space at the end of the balloon for the extra air. That is why we only blow the balloon up half way.

Step 3--While holding on to the twisted balloon, make another bubble the same size. This will be the one ear. Do not let go.

Step 4--Make another balloon bubble the same size. This is the other ear.

Step 5--Twist balloon joints A (between bubble 1 and 2) & B (between bubble 3 & rest of balloon) together. Twist 2 or 4 times all the way around. The balloon will not break, and they will stay together.

Step 6--Now for the neck. Twist a 2 to 3-inch bubble (3 or 4 fingers wide). This is the neck. Make sure you hang on to the balloon, both parts.

Step 7--Let's make the legs, after all--we want your dog to stand. Start by twisting a 2 to 3-inch bubble. Hang on to the neck as you twist the balloon, and do not let go of the leg.

Step 8--Second leg, same as the first. Twist a 2 to 3-inch bubble. Twist those two parts together just like you did with the ears. Remember twist around each other 4 or 5 times. Twist the parts together to look like the drawing.

Step 9--Have a lot of balloon left over? Hotdog! Make your dog’s body longer.

Congratulations, you have just made your first balloon dog.