If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Old Sacramento, you have probably seen a balloon artist whipping up a colorful balloon animal for a kid. To someone just walking by, it may seem that that’s all ...

Masayoshi Matsumoto, the man behind the creations, said: "It is very difficult. I create the shape by a process of trial and error" Looking for something to help your children's party go off with a ...

With a few twists of bright-colored balloons, Steve Solis makes more than animals and flowers, he creates smiles. A roofer and roofing salesman by trade, the Northern Colorado man is what many refer ...

Today's balloon animals—those mainstays of carnivals and country fairs—all begin as flat, 60-inch-long "worms." Air gives the worm structure, and twists give it dimension and shape. Balloon “twisters” ...