| Balloons have been around for many centuries. | | | | the celebration.Weddings traditionally have flowers |
| They are a favorite at birthdays and other | | | | at the ceremony and balloons at the reception |
| celebrations. Balloons make excellent gifts for | | | | and dance. It is as those people all understand; |
| almost any occasion. In recent years people have | | | | flowers are for beauty and balloons are for fun!At |
| begun to fill balloons with trinkets and toys as | | | | birthdays balloons are used for games but also |
| another way of presenting your gift. There are | | | | given as gifts to the birthday girl or boy. The |
| many holidays celebrated around the world not to | | | | array of colors that balloons come in make them |
| mention birthdays and special occasions.When a | | | | a popular decoration from birth on up. Balloons in |
| birthday is nearing along with cake and ice cream, | | | | baby blue and pastel pink adorn the front of a |
| many people think of balloons. Whether filled with | | | | newborns house, announcing their arrival. Friends |
| helium or carpeting the floor birthdays just aren't | | | | and family who "forgot" to get a gift can stop by |
| the same without balloons. Adults can send | | | | the local grocery store and get balloons, saving |
| balloons to adults at work on their birthday or | | | | the day!Graduations are celebrated with the |
| even surprise your child with some balloons | | | | students releasing a balloon at the end of the |
| delivered to school. At birthdays around the world | | | | celebration to signify their leaving the nest and |
| kids celebrate with water balloon fights and balloon | | | | entering the world. Parents and friends reward |
| volleyball. There are many birthday games played | | | | student with balloons to congratulate all the hard |
| with a balloon.When a friend or loved one is ill or | | | | work of many years.People use balloons to |
| having surgery, many people choose to bring | | | | attract others to their rummage sales. Banks |
| balloons to the hospital. They are a way to cheer | | | | often give balloons out when a child stops by with |
| up another person. Some hospitals have put rules | | | | their parent.Balloons have been a longtime reward |
| on balloons, so that no latex balloons are allowed | | | | for a job well done. Even in centuries past children |
| anymore. That is for safety, but the popular Mylar | | | | were mesmerized by balloons. People from all |
| balloons are still fine to bring to a hospital patient. | | | | over the world seem to understand that a balloon |
| Balloons will brighten a patient's room and hopefully | | | | can lift one's spirit. Balloons make great gifts no |
| their spirits.Balloons come in many shapes, sizes, | | | | matter what the occasion. They are wonderful in |
| and colors making them excellent for decorating. | | | | their simplicity.Gregg Hall is an author living in |
| From weddings, to birthdays, to graduations, to a | | | | Navarre Florida. |
| rummage sale there is a balloon that will add to | | | | |