Oh, you’ve given me a whole post I should write!! Because you’re using a tent, those poles provide an excellent location for balloons. Your idea should work just fine. Sounds like you’ll be filling the balloons with helium and using their ribbons to cover the poles, right? If so, the extreme heat of your summers can cause helium to expand so maybe a week before the party, test how long a helium balloon will last outside and still float. Don’t over-inflate the balloons or they may pop during your party as the heat rises. 25-30 balloons per cluster should be fine. I’ve seen tents decorated where colored streamers are run from the top of the center poles and along the canvas roof to make a colorful ceiling, too.

You could also use those poles to do balloon columns. You would not need helium for these balloons. See this post on how balloons are wrapped around a pole to form the column: How to Make a Balloon Column.

Twins and a 1st birthday! What a special event. My sister and I are godmothers to my brother’s twin boys (now 14!) and I remember what a handful they were when they were little, but so much FUN! Congratulations and I’m sure your party will be a huge success.

Erica

Thank you!!!!!

Brandi Brown
Tallahassee, Florida