{"id":40718,"date":"2025-04-30T08:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=40718"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:37:43","slug":"bursting-with-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/bursting-with-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bursting with joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life.jpg\" alt=\"balloon animals\" class=\"wp-image-40719 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-696x463.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life.jpg\" alt=\"balloon animals\" class=\"wp-image-40719 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/your-life-696x463.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-a-twist-here-and-a-turn-there-as-dr-stephanie-primc-of-ellen-street-dental-in-wollongong-nsw-creates-colourful-balloon-animals-to-delight-her-young-patients\">It\u2019s a twist here and a turn there, as Dr Stephanie Primc of Ellen Street Dental in Wollongong, NSW, creates colourful balloon animals to delight her young patients.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt all started when I was visiting our local paediatric dentist who makes balloon animals for his young patients. I saw how happy it makes them and decided to learn to make balloon animals myself. About a year ago, I found a book on the subject and started practising at home and in my spare time at work. Some of the senior dentists were ready to kill me due to the amount of squeaking and unexpected popping of balloons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile some animals are relatively easy to make, some take a lot of practice. There are also some complex and intricate balloon sculptures I\u2019m yet to attempt. My raw materials are long skinny balloons and it\u2019s important not to over-inflate them. Every balloon animal is unique, and I like making each one slightly different.<\/p><div class=\"bitem-article-desktop-720x300-in-text\" id=\"bitem-2178135326\"><!-- Bite 720x300 [async] -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedby.engagemedia.com.au\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\r\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\r\nvar plc705185 = window.plc705185 || 0;\r\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_705185_'+plc705185+'\"><\\\/'+'div>');\r\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(165450, 705185, [720,300], 'placement_705185_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc705185++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedby.engagemedia.com.au', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe type of animal I make for our youngest patients depends on how pushed we are for time. I usually ask them for their favourite colour so they have some choice in the process. Then I whip up a dog or a monkey and the response is fantastic. I think the parents get as much of a kick out of it as their kids. It\u2019s fun, colourful, soft and a nice random thing to see at the dentist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also have a toy box as some kids don\u2019t know about balloon animals. We like to offer every kid a prize when they see us, particularly if it\u2019s not been a fun appointment for them. I consider it a personal victory when they choose a balloon animal over something from the toy box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy favourite animal to make is a dog, whereas a monkey is very complex. It took me a long time to master. The downside of learning things from books is that simple instructions sometimes make no sense. Once I\u2019ve finished twisting the balloons and pass it over, the kids are super happy. 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