Foil balloons serve their purpose as fun decorations during parties and events, but what happens to them once the fun is over? While most people may take them home and wait for the air or helium to escape before throwing them out, there are ways to reuse foil balloons. A more sustainable method for reusing uninflated foil balloons is turning them into gift wrap!

Since there's a balloon for every holiday, you'll always have a wrap for every occasion. You'll give the balloons an excellent second life, enveloping the perfect gift for someone you love.

Steps for Reusing Foil Balloons as Gift Wrap

Fortunately, do-it-yourself (DIY) balloon foil wrapping paper is easy. Follow the steps below to learn how to reuse foil balloons as gift wrap.

1. Find a box and balloon that will fit each other. We are using an 18-inch foil. Item #114481 Cut off the inflation valve.

Separate the two layers of the balloon, cutting along the balloon's perimeter.

3. Place your box on top of one of the sides of the balloon, with the balloon's design on the outside, and wrap it like you usually would with traditional wrapping paper.

4. Repeat with the other piece of foil to cover the rest of the box.

5. Decorate with curled ribbon, bows, and a name tag.

6. Bring holiday smiles to your family and friends with your cute gift wrapping!

Once you finish wrapping the gift, you can bring smiles to your friends and family's faces with the cute gift wrapping! While we've detailed how to use a foil balloon as wrapping for a gift box, you can also use it to wrap other objects that are not square. For instance, you could use the foil balloon to wrap a cylindrical present.

To wrap a cylinder-shaped item, roll it using one side of the foil balloon. If one side doesn't fully cover the item, use the other foil piece and do the same thing. Once the rounded parts of the gift are covered, you can twist and tie the ends of the wrapping using ribbon to make it look like a piece of candy. Alternatively, you could fold the ends like you would when wrapping square gifts.

Reuse Your Foil Balloons From Mayflower Distributing

Now that you know how easy it is to reuse foil balloons, you can save them all to use as special gift wrapping for every occasion. Embrace your DIY skills and start collecting foil balloons. Mayflower Distributing provides affordable foil balloons in bulk. Find diverse foil balloon styles to add to your business's inventory when you create an account with us and start shopping today. 

Learn more about our foil balloon options by contacting us with any questions.