Anybody here purchase these, yet?

I bought some. Upon opening the package I have to say I was thrilled!

I immediately knew I had a colossal winner, here!

The quality of the little balloon animals leaves nothing to be desired! They are SO MUCH BETTER than a video can show, and once you physically hold them in your hand you will understand what I mean. Great attention to detail has been given to these, and I’ll definitely be ordering refills because I’ll be giving away a zillion of these! These are the perfect “impossible object” giveaway that you can guarantee your spectators will keep forever and never throw away! And they will REMEMBER YOU forever! Combine the giveaway away with your business card and you are set forever!

I honestly can’t think of any impossible object giveaway that can beat this, and I’ve seen them all through the year!

This is truly my best magic purchase of the year!

I bought ani-MINI-mals a couple of years ago, and put the into my birthday shows instantly. I've also bought 2 bags of refills since buying the original. I bought mine from another magic dealer (not from Vanishing Inc directly).

They are a big hit.

How I use them... I prepare by getting a ani-MINI-mal and the matching colour 260 balloon set aside. In my birthday shows, I make a number of different balloon animals from other 260s, using an electric pump to inflate them. I make them for the various kids as they help me during the routines (the rest of the kids get them at the very end). At the very end of the magic show, I make a fancy multi-balloon hat for the birthday child. Then I say, "I have one more special balloon to make. I won't use my pump for this one." Then I make an ani-MINI-mal and give it to the birthday child to keep. They really like it and squish it / show it off. If you think about it, I go from making an over-the-top, big, multi-balloon hat, to making a super-mini balloon animal... a nice contrast.

The other kids ask me for one, and I say that they can have one when I come to their party.

(One habit that I had to work on. After producing the little creation, I now make it a practice to put the original 260 balloon into my pocket, and make sure it gets put back into the box as I'm packing down the show. I have accidentally used it in place of a regular balloon and gave it away, and then it was hard to find a 260 balloon to match the ani-MINI-mals again. So I now treat both the 260 balloon and the ani-MINI-mal as special items I don't want to misplace.)

- Donald

Yup. You have to be careful. I really wish that with the refills they would provide the matching 260’s like they do when you first purchase the effect.

Still, I’m having lots of fun with this!!

Tired of doing Balloon. And not giving all one. Never did Balloons, For 50 years , did Cartooning on regular typing paper. Learned to quick draw ANY Animal asked for. Everyone got one, Bottom of cartoon was my Ad with phone number - Parents would save and put on Ref.Door - received many, Many. many Shows that way. EZ to do.

What resources did you use when learning to draw cartoons? I know there are many but I'm just curious.....I'm not great at drawing.