Winter Wonderland Balloon Decor Ideas

Create a winter wonderland for your Christmas party or event with the following balloon decor ideas. Create a white atmosphere with clear or white balloons and hang them from the ceiling or hang them all

Go for a white and blue colour scheme with a floor balloon display shown below. Have them lined up the entrance or scattered around the venue, it would look exquisite. 

Opt for snowflakes balloon sculpture if you want to go big. These decor hangs from the ceilings and would truly give a winter wonderland feel to the whole venue.

For the outside, you can decorate it with these massive white balloons with an LED light inside to illuminate the pathway to your party. 

If you like any of the ideas above and want to do something similar at your party or event, then give us a call at 0118 950 8597 or email info@funnfrolic.co.uk. Similarly, you can visit our revamped balloons website at: www.berkshire-balloons.co.uk 

Nativity Children Costumes

Its December and its that time of the year when school stages nativity plays, so we've put a blog on all the costumes we have in store and online so its sorted. Some of the characters are: 

Mary

Mary, mother of Jesus is seen wearing a white and blue coloured dress and holds baby Jesus. 

Joseph

Joseph, husband of Mary is a shepherd and is usually wearing shepherd clothing and a wooden cane.

The Three Wise Men

The Wise Men are kings or elders, so are usually dressed in long cloaks of different colours to seperate them with crowns on their head and is usually holding gifts for baby Jesus.

The Star

The Star mainly guides the wise men to follow or for the angel to point to.

The Angel

The Angel is shown guiding the wise men in some nativities, wearing a white dresses with wings upon their back and a halo above their head. 

Stable Animals

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Looking at the History of Wigs

Wigs have been worn throughout history and not just as a fashion item, it was used to demonstrate wealth and importance as well as protection against lice or weather.

Egyptians

In ancient Egypt, people found it easier the shave their hair than to keep it clean and free of pests in the hot Egyptian sun, so people mostly wore wig to shield their bald heads from the sun. Wigs did not try to simulate real hair, and typically consisted of assorted sizes of braids set with beeswax or something similar, creating a rather stiff feel. 

Greek and Roman

Wigs were commonplace in Greek and Roman times. Roman prostitutes brought about the blonde or yellow wig as they were compelled to wear them as a badge of their profession but it soon became fashionable as ladies from higher society began to wear them. 

Victorian

Wigs were worn as a means to hide baldness or to improve one's personal appearance, it also served a practical purpose as it was easier to clean a wig infested with lice than one's own hair. The wigs began to become larger and more extravagant, making it difficult to wear. In the 18th century, wigs were powdered to give them their distinctive white or off-white colour. This resulted in riots in France, resulting from the fact, because of the expensive cost of wig powder, aristocrats were using bread flour to adorn their wigged heads.

Later on, with the French revolution, the wig saw its demise as they were associated with the evils of aristocracy. However it has been worn as a badge of authority in law by barristers and judges in England as well as in several African countries such as Kenya and Ghana,

Modern

Nowadays, wigs are mostly worn for fancy dresses or costumes or in movies and is more affordable to change one's appearance by simply donning different styles.

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5 DIY Balloon Ideas for Messages

We love balloon decorations at a party but did you know you can DIY them to send invites or messages. Here are our few favourites.

Save the Date Wedding Invite Balloon

source: Something Turquoise

Pop the Invite Balloon

source: Buckets and Spade Blog

Menu Balloon

source: The Merry Thought

Balloon Wishes for Bridal Shower

source: Studio DIY

Balloon Centrepiece

source: A Practical Wedding

If you are not one for DIY, you can get your logo or messages printed on it with our printing service at Berkshire Balloons, call us at 0118 950 8597 for any balloon related enquiries.

Halloween Monster Costumes

We are going old school monster this week for Halloween. Here are five classic monster you can channel this year, easily recognizable and easy to find costumes.

Dracula/ Vampire

The blood sucking monster weren't always the shining beings of today, they were thought to be a menace sucking blood of living creatures at night fall. Channel them with an old Victorian costume or give it a modern twist but don't forget a white pasty complexion, fangs and some fake blood.

Werewolf

Transform into a hairy monster with super human strength with the Werewolf costume. All you need is a wolf mask, hairy hands and feet, some torn clothes and you are good to go.

Frankenstein

Rock out in Frankenstein costumes as a couple. All you need is green face paint and some make up skills to bring the monster to life.

Mummy

Mummy are the zombie of the past except they are bound with white strips of fabric. All you need is a white fabric, cut it up into section and bound yourself with it and you have to get that mummy walk down to part.

Sea Monster

We're talking about the Creatures from the Black Lagoon here or you can DIY some crazy sea monster with your own imagination, don't forget to add in scales and fin.

Get all your face paints and fake blood here and all the Halloween costumes and decor you can get your hands on here.