How to estimate the number of balloons needed for balloon garlands

Let's say you're one of those DIY overly enthusiastic mommies planning your son or daughter's birthday bash, and for some reason you're in charge of purchasing latex balloons for the decoration. Let's also say that one of the decorations you're planning to make is the balloon garland. Here comes a key questions - how would you know how many balloons you need to buy for that garland?

Never ever underestimate the usefulness of this information, as there have been many times during a decoration process where I though I had enough balloons on hand, only to find out that I needed to buy more!! This can be extra frustrating when the party will be starting in a matter of hours and you just can't find anyone who sell on such a short notice!

Balloon Garlands

First, let's begin with the basics. What is a baloon garland anyway??

garlands wrapped around columns

Garlands are collections of tightly packed balloon clusters. Balloon clusters are simply a number of balloons (usually 4-6) twisted together. Garlands can be used for arches, swags, columns. The picture above shows two-tone garlands wrapped around columns.

Number of Balloons Needed for 1 Meter of Garland

So there you have it. If for example you are planning to make a 10-meter balloon garland, simply multiply the number of balloons on the right column by 10.

Also remember that these numbers, although very useful, are only reliable estimates. The actual number of balloons you will use may vary depending on the way and the extent to which you inflate your balloons. But it's better than going to war blind, right?

Til next,

BW