LED Balloons,10 Pack Light Up Balloons 24 Inches Transparent Helium Glow Bobo Bubble Balloons with String Lights for Valentines Day Halloween Christmas Wedding Birthday Party Decoration

My granddaughter loved these balloons. The balloons are excellent quality. My issue is with the cheap temperamental battery box. One wrong move & the lights went off. Once I got all the boxes working, I taped them together & formed a beautiful iridescent bundle she took home & kept in her bedroom on her birthday night.

First of all, I rarely write reviews, but I had to write a review for two of my most recent purchases. One great, one not.These “bobo” balloons are sadly, not the great one. I bought them for my grandson’s kindergarten “graduation”. They arrived on time in good condition, but…They are not easy to blow up. I used a helium tank (the same type I have used many times) and they only inflated to approximately 9.5 inches. The opening used to inflate the balloon is quite large and difficult to tie after inflation. The the balloon is made of very heavy plastic therefore the little balloon never rose (helium). The light string is supposed to be wrapped around the little balloon, but that’s difficult. Once you wrap it, it works it’s way off and doesn’t stay in place. The tiny lights are bright and festive. Since I had several battery packs with the little lights, I used them to decorate for “graduation”. My grandson enjoyed the light strings. The balloon was deflating within minutes. There also seems to be a place on the battery pack for a stick to hold the balloon, but none were provided.

So... At first I got these and was annoyed, they seemed cheap. The battery/wire packs for of fall apart easily. The balloons require an air compressor to inflate. Running the lights around them required two science degrees. All of this would make you think they get 1-2 stars, and yet... They are so friggin awesome it doesn't matter. The light clustering layers playful extravagent beauty is too much. I swear I wasn't on acid, it was a kids birthday party for crying out loud. But these light up balloons are the coolest part decorations we have ever seen. We totally needed the excitement in this COVID era. So.. a little hard to use, maybe all 10 won't work, but 100% worth the price 3 times over.

The media could not be loaded. I used these for my Euphoria themed 21st birthday party! Okay so first off; you need a high pressure balloon blower or helium tank! You can’t use your mouth! It also DOES NOT come with any strings or balloon sticks. You’ll have to buy your own. Secondly, these things are very hard to tie! These aren’t like rubber balloons where you can stretch the mouth of it. Also, I’m not sure if it’s just me - but they slowly started to lose air. Like over hours though. Something I did is after tying the ends, I used small black rubber bands and wrapped it around the ends and it works lol.Lastly, you need clear tape to tape the lights on there and you need 20 AA batteries (2 for each balloon) for all of the balloons! It does come with these clear tape stickers but they weren’t coming off the paper correctly so I couldn’t use them to tape the lights. But overall, these are very cute, worth it for how they look, and reusable but it’s very annoying. I don’t know if I’d ever get them again cause it was too much work. But I will say: the lights can be used it several different ways other than with the balloons! They’re so cute!

The media could not be loaded. I bought these Bobo balloons from two manufacturers to see if there's a difference... there is! The Zodight starting size is larger than the other manufacturer but it only has ON/OFF as a lighting mode (read the fine print!) whereas the other manufacturer has 3 modes (fast strobe; slow strobe; ON). It was easier to inflate the Zodight balloon to a larger size, but the best I could do was 14" (18" just doesn't sound credible).Tips:1) Buy more balloons than you need! You will invariably pop one or two during inflation to find the maximum size.2) Don't forget to stretch the balloon in the X and Y direction (maximum effort... grunting is good). Inflate slowly with the helium tank to give it a chance to stretch under inflation. Tie the knot as close to the balloon as possible to keep the wire strands taut.3) Take your time uncoiling the wire strands to avoid kinks. Smooth and straighten the wires with your thumb and forefinger. Check that the strand is operational (insert batteries)... I had one bad LED on a strand.4) Wrap the starting end around the knot (I find two wraps are sufficient) and start winding the strand around your balloon (I use the balloon seam as a guide). Two more wraps around the knot and you can start the 2nd winding perpendicular to the 1st. You will only have enough wire for two windings if the balloon is large enough to float. Finish up with three wraps. The balloon video is with the other manufacturer's controller on fast strobe.It's likely that the wire stands will loosen over time from balloon shrinkage (helium leakage but also cooler ambient temp) and will require re-wrapping to keep it taut. Don't expect the balloon to stay floating for days... loose strands occur after 12 hrs and will stop floating by 36 hrs, but it should be solid for the first 6 hrs. Reusing balloons and strands is perfectly doable (the used balloons may be easier to inflate to a larger size!). Don't forget to turn off the helium tank hard nozzle... the nipple nozzle will leak slowly.

I love these balloons! They look small when they arrive, but if you use an air compressor or helium tank to inflate as instructed, they expand to the correct size, 18 inches. The material is plastic, not rubber or mylar like traditional balloons and they are strong. I used air, not helium and bought balloon sticks to affix them to and was able to inflate and set up the night before. They lost a little bit of air overnight, but it wasn't very noticeable. The lights are fantastic and easy to wrap around the balloons, you don't have to be too careful about placement, I just wrapped once around and then once around in the opposite direction so they crossed perpendicular. The lights reflect all over the balloon so it looks like there are more than what is on the strand. They were a big hit!