Have you ever tried to make a balloon banner? You know, the fancy pinterest-perfect ones? This baby shark themed birthday party was the first time I tried to make one; key word tried. They are incredibly difficult to make. Even with a balloon arch decorating strip that provides a template to theoretically make the process easier, it's really hard and takes a long, long time. Needless to say, I think I will be ordering pre-made ones in the future.
I ordered an electric balloon pump to expedite the inflating process- blowing up over 100 balloons is a challenge in and of itself. Given the baby shark theme, I went with shades of blue and silver for the balloons and general decor. To add further variety to the balloon banner, we inflated the balloons in varying sizes.
We placed one of the balloon banners along a bannister. Below the banner, we added more balloons spelling the birthday kid's name and "shark" as found here. Lastly, we cut segments of foil curtains and added them to the staircase.
To make things easier, I purchased a baby shark themed decor pack online. This came with a good amount of things that we used mostly for the photo backdrop where the cake and pictures would be. I added a 12 month photo banner for a personal touch. The balloon banner was placed on top, along with fabric and foil curtains on a metal adjustable backdrop stand.
Totally worth staying up until 2 AM for (really, I'm not being sarcastic).
