Instructions - Turkey (Michael Philo)

[Fitzwilly]

Turkey

Thankful for 646s

646 Turkey
6 Mocha Brown 646s
1 Orange 660
1 Marigold 360
1 Orange 350s
1 White 350
2 Mocha 250s
1 Red 428

Inflate four of the Mocha 646s leaving a 4" tail then squeeze them so you have a 1" tail. Tie them all together to make a four bubble cluster.

Inflate another Mocha 646 leaving a 3" tail and tie it off. Inflate the White 350 to about 10" and tie it to the knot on the last 646 you just inflated. Make a 5" bubble in both and lock twist them together. Make another 5" bubble in the white and tie it back to the top at the knot. Cut off any leftover.

Inflate the Marigold 360 leaving a 3" tail and tie it off. Make two 4" loop twists for cheeks, a 7" bubble and a 5" bubble, then lock twist the 5 and 7" bubbles for a beak . Twist the cheek bubbles around the bubble in the 646.

Make a 10" bubble and lock the 646 into the four bubble cluster. Make a 2" bubble and ear twist it. Pop and tie off any remaining balloon, and if it's done just right you wont have to cut the balloon.

Fully inflate the last Mocha 646 and tie it into the four bubble cluster, and this will be the very top of the turkey. Make a bubble at the end and twist it around the back of the body, so this will be the tail base.

The rest of the tail is up to you. Inflate both Mocha 350s leaving a 2" tail, tie them together and fold twist them so you have a figure eight. Fully inflate the Orange 660 and burp it well. Split it into two and wrap it around the wings, then make a 2" bubble on each side of the orange .

Insert the wings between the Mocha 646 Bubbles on each side so you have three bubbles on top and one bubble under each wing leaving the legs in the middle.

Inflate the Orange 350 leaving a 2" tail and tie it into a loop, make a figure eight and wrap it around the two bubbles on the Orange 660.

Inflate the tip of a red 428 to a 2" bubble and tie it to the beak.

Here's a photo of the rough draft of the turkey to give you an idea of what the tail can look like.