paper balloon

Lightweight airborne decoration

A paper balloon is a lightweight balloon made from thin paper, typically tissue paper, designed to float when heated air fills it from below.

The simplest form is a sky lantern—a paper shell with a small flame underneath that rises into the night sky.

Paper balloons also include decorative craft items, often honeycomb-shaped, used as party decorations: We hung paper balloons from the ceiling for the birthday party.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G