How to Make An Arch

Modified on Thu, 3 Oct at 12:52 PM

There are many ways to build a balloon arch, here are four methods explaining how to.

Method 1

Requires a frame and no helium.

Method 2

Made with or without helium, two weights, and a fishing line.
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Method 3

Requires helium (except when you can hang from the ceiling) and a balloon arch decorating strip. You can find a link to the product below. This product has pre-punched holes along a plastic strip. You insert the balloons into the holes and an arch quickly comes together. This method avoids the need to tie balloons to a fishing line and because the holes are perfectly spaced you get a consistent look for your arch in a fraction of the time.

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Method 4

This method requires Linking balloons. These balloons can be tied at both ends, therefore, allowing the balloons to be tied together creating an arch. With sixteen 12-inch Quick Links balloons, you can make a simple 8 x 10-foot arch.

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Basic Arch Calculations

The Arch is wider than it is tall (Height + Width = Approximate Length)
The Arch is wider than it is tall (Height + Width = Approximate Length)
Arch is taller than it is wide (2 x Height) + Width = Approximate Length)

The required number of balloons per foot.

5-inch balloons = 12 per foot (5-inch balloons will not float with helium)
9-inch balloons = 8 per foot
11-12-inch balloons = 6 per foot
14-inch balloons = 4 per foot
16-inch balloons = 4 per foot