If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Old Sacramento, you have probably seen a balloon artist whipping up a colorful balloon animal for a kid. To someone just walking by, it may seem that that’s all ...

Most of us don’t take balloon animals very seriously. They’re disposable childhood delights, perhaps, or squeaky, irritating targets of adult rage. If you’ve ever cleaned up after a younger sibling’s ...

Courtesy photo/ Kerrie Baughman, a clerical unit supervisor for Blair County, also creates unique balloon art pieces. Baughman provides her services to schools, birthday parties, summer carnivals, ...

Masayoshi Matsumoto, the man behind the creations, said: "It is very difficult. I create the shape by a process of trial and error" Looking for something to help your children's party go off with a ...