[Graduation from Kindergarten] Make the venue festive! Ideas for balloon wall displays and decorations
Many teachers are likely looking for hot-air balloon ideas to brighten up the walls for the kindergarten graduation ceremony.
Because it’s a special day celebrating the children’s send-off, you want the venue to look wonderful.
Wall decorations of hot-air balloons made from familiar materials like origami paper, tissue paper, and construction paper feel warm and are perfect for a graduation ceremony.
We’ll introduce a variety of ideas, such as springlike designs adorned with cherry blossoms, colorful rainbow balloons, and balloons seen through a window.
Some designs let you place the children’s photos or self-portraits in the balloons, so you can create decorations that will make lasting memories.
Please use these ideas as inspiration!
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[Graduation Ceremony] Brighten up the venue! Balloon wall and decoration ideas (1–10)
Hot Air Balloon Wall Decor Made with Origami
This is a hot air balloon wall decoration made with origami.
First, cut the origami paper into quarter-size pieces, draw a circle on the back with a compass, and cut it out into a balloon shape.
Fold the paper in half vertically and horizontally, and make many balloon shapes of the same size.
Glue them together by attaching one side at a time to create an accordion-like balloon.
Next, fold together origami cut into quarter-size pieces to create a border.
Glue on light blue origami to make a sky-like base, then attach the balloons with glue.
Add decorations like clouds or cherry blossom petals to make it even more festive!
Handmade Balloon with Paper Cups & Paper Plates
A cute hot air balloon wall decoration using paper cups.
First, cut a paper cup vertically in half.
Punch two holes near the top rim of the cup.
Next, thread chenille stems (pipe cleaners) through the holes and twist the ends to secure them to the cup.
Then decorate the back of a paper plate and the paper cup with colorful washi tape.
Finally, punch two holes in the paper plate as well, connect them with the chenille stems, and you’re done! Let’s support children’s futures, full of hope like balloons taking off into the wide sky.
Balloon decorations using balloons
A playful decoration that treats a balloon like a hot-air balloon.
First, cut a piece of soft wire to 35 cm, bend it into a circle, and join the ends with clear tape.
Next, prepare four 15 cm white strings, tie them to the wire ring, and trim them to the same length.
Apply glue to four spots on the inside of a box-shaped ornament, and attach the ends of the four strings.
While the glue dries, inflate a balloon, tie the neck, and tape it to fishing line to hang from the ceiling.
Slip the wire ring over the lower part of the balloon and secure it with tape to complete the hot-air-balloon-style decoration!
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Fun to make! Hot Air Balloon Mobile
Let’s celebrate the children’s new beginning with this setup that creates a sky filled with hot-air balloons! First, cut multiple pieces of construction paper into identical, perfectly symmetrical balloon shapes.
Fold each cut piece vertically in half, then glue six pieces together to give the balloon a three-dimensional look.
You can use the same color for all the pieces, or alternate patterns and colors—both are fine! You can also draw pictures inside.
Attach thread to the finished balloon, then fasten it to two wooden sticks arranged in a cross to complete it! It’s also recommended to make clouds and round ornaments in the same way as the balloons and hang them together.
Soaring balloons!
Here’s a decoration I highly recommend that kids can play with.
They’ll get to enjoy making a hot air balloon float with their own hands! First, cut a paper cup down to about half its height and use the side with the bottom.
Inside the paper cup, attach two straws diagonally, then attach an inflated balloon to the ends of the straws to make the balloon part of the hot air balloon.
On the outside of the paper cup, attach two short straws in the shape of the kanji “八” (like a wide V).
Thread a string—tipped with a straw at one end—through those straws, and you’re done.
If you hook the string onto something like a hook, you can make the hot air balloon float!
Fluffy cloud and hot-air balloon hanging decoration
If you want to create lively decorations, we recommend this one with lots of hot air balloons floating under clouds! First, prepare two sets of origami sheets cut into quarters, then cut them into shapes like the rounded part of a balloon and glue all the pieces together.
Attach a string there, and for the basket where people ride, thread a large bead underneath.
For the clouds, stack about 10 sheets of white tissue or flower paper, accordion-fold them, spread them out, and shape them into clouds.
After that, just combine the clouds and the balloons you made and you’re done! It’s also recommended to make the balloons with origami in various colors and patterns!
Fluffy, cute cherry blossom hot air balloons
How about a dynamic hot-air-balloon wall display idea? First, cut colored construction paper to make four fence posts.
Adjust the length and size freely to match the display area you want.
Attach the four posts to the wall with a slight curve, then connect them to a basket made from construction paper using paper tape, and you’re done.
It’s cute as-is, but it will look even more charming if you scatter paper cherry blossoms and leaves on the balloons, or have butterflies fluttering around.
It’s a wonderful idea to make a graduation ceremony venue look vibrant and festive!
