{"id":1823,"date":"2009-05-05T07:09:32","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T14:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2009-05-04T13:48:52","modified_gmt":"2009-05-04T20:48:52","slug":"balloon-beanbags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2009\/05\/balloon-beanbags\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Balloon Beanbags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/beanbags.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1864\" title=\"beanbags\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/beanbags.jpg\" alt=\"beanbags\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/beanbags.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/beanbags-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/beanbags-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/beanbags-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/beanbags-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I love this idea found on Flipflops and Applesauce: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flipflopsandapplesauce.com\/2009\/04\/balloon-bean-bags.html\">Make beanbags out of balloons<\/a>! I love how quick, cheap, and colorful this project is! Also, these beanbags remind me of those stress balls you can find at novelty shops. I wonder if you could sub one of these for a stress ball when you&#8217;re having a bad day? These would be fun birthday party favors. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flipflopsandapplesauce.com\/2009\/04\/balloon-bean-bags.html\">project instructions here<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can find balloons at the dollar store, and possibly the dry rice or beans needed to fill them (although, you might get a better deal at a regular grocery store). Chrissie at Flipflops and Applesauce made her own funnel out of stapled cardboard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project Estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Balloons, a bag for $1 (you need 3 balloons per beanbag)<\/li>\n<li>Rice or beans, $1 or on hand<\/li>\n<li>Funnel, on hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: $1 and up<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=244af80d-9733-806d-9a0c-d143b603eab1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love this idea found on Flipflops and Applesauce: Make beanbags out of balloons! I love how quick, cheap, and colorful this project is! Also, these beanbags remind me of those stress balls you can find at novelty shops. 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