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How to make a Hot Air Balloon Costume

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I was looking for a good Halloween costume this year. I wanted something original and hilarious. I think I accomplished both.

20 comments

Oct 31, 2011. 9:37 AMvincent7520 says:

great !
but … how high do you fly ???…
(I wish to cross the Alps … )

Oct 24, 2011. 4:55 PMjaingram9 says:

I like this idea for my nephew who is only 4, what could i use that is light weight to hold up the ball? this is an awesome idea.

Oct 10, 2011. 3:09 AMAdamRobert84 says:

Such a great idea! Thank you so much for the inspiration. I made it last Halloween and it was a HUGE hit.

Oct 27, 2009. 2:44 PMthebboy says:

lol, absolutely hilarious. I think we'll see a lot of balloon boy costumes. The balloon boy thing was about two miles away from my school. Now i live in balloon boy city.

Oct 29, 2009. 5:56 AMcowscankill says:

Haha! That's actually funny. Did you stop everything you were doing that day and go watch it?

Oct 30, 2009. 3:57 PMthebboy says:

Haha, No. There's always a hot air balloon or two floating around usually. I just thought it was another balloon. Then i got home from school and saw the news story about the runaway balloon.

Oct 31, 2010. 11:49 AM-insertnamehere- says:

I live in FoCo as well. I make large solar hot balloons, and I got a lot of calls from worried relatives that day, because they thought it was me. It was hilarious.

Oct 30, 2010. 12:06 PMStratosVX says:

Nice! Very imaginative!

Oct 30, 2010. 9:27 AMBoomshadow says:

Brilliant work! This is the sort of fun and whimsical costume that makes Halloween great.

Nov 12, 2009. 8:24 AMboomowthathurt says:

How imaginative! I would have liked to see a curled moustachio to go with the eccentric aviator get up, maybe a bottle in your bloon weights. Then again, I think a curled moustachio and booze is an improvement on anything.

Oct 29, 2009. 5:47 PMMaxineLaRue says:

Excellent costume! I love it!!

--From a geeky sober mom.

Oct 25, 2009. 3:34 AMWolfix says:

Teeheehee! That's almost as cute as the Super Mario Bros costumes :)

Oct 20, 2009. 5:03 PM

dirtydiaperchanger says:

I can see quite a few people using this costume this year... ballon boy

Apr 11, 2009. 2:42 PMWolframite says:

That's so wicked! I especially like the fact that you went with an "aviator-esque" coat and spiffy goggles. I do have to admit a mild disappointment because part of the title was cut off and I thought it said, "How to make a Hot Air Balloon". You would not believe the franticness with which I clicked upon your instructable in hopes that the secret of affordable aviation was about to be revealed. (Franticness is not a word??)

Nov 5, 2008. 11:34 AMdescartez says:

great idea! how comfortable/uncomfortable was it?