I’ve been seeing these water balloon flip flops all over the web, for as long as I can remember. But after being so happy with how our our ribbon flip flops turned out, I decided to give these a go. The concept is the same as with the ribbon flip flops, you are basically just tying them onto the strap of the sandal.
I picked up some basic flip flops at Michael’s the other day for $1.49, but a friend mentioned that she saw them at Target for just $1.00 – so this is a very inexpensive project. I also used (2) 60 count packs of water balloons at $.99 each, bringing the total cost of this project in at under $3.50!
What You’ll Need
flip flops
120 water balloons
Beginning at one end of the flip flop strap, tie on a water balloon making a double knot at the top. For comfort, be sure that the smooth side of the balloon is touching the foot and the knot is facing upward. Continue tying balloons onto the flip flop until completely covered, alternating the direction of the balloons as you tie. This way you won’t end up with all tops on one side and ends on the other.
Helpful Tips:
Stretch the balloons slightly before tying.
Once you tie the balloon on the strap pull it tight so the balloons appear fluffy.
Be sure to push the balloons close together as you work so that they are nice and tight.
This flip craft will be a little tricky for younger kids, because the balloons are so small. You could easily do this project with larger balloons.
What do you do with extra water balloons? You have a water balloon fight, of course!
I LOVE these – the perfect girly, Summer craft! Thanks for sharing 🙂 Visiting from the Saturday Night Fever link up! 🙂 Come visit me!
HAHA, these are so cute!! I never would have thought of these.
so soo cute! I love the colors! I’m getting ahead on my weekend features… this post will appear on my Summer DIY ideas feature post. I’d love for you to come over and check it out. Thanks for linking up to Create Link Inspire.
Love these. My little ones will think they are the bomb!!
These flip flops are AWESOME! We featured them at the project stash link party! http://goo.gl/m9apqS
These are so cute! And super resourceful may I say! (:
THese water balloon flipflops are so cute, my older granddaughter made a set like them she loves them, thank you for sharing this information
These are so cute! I’m over a craft for 10-year-old girls next week and this should keep them busy for awhile!
Pinned it! My niece would absolutely love these!
Super cute! 🙂