DIY New Year's Eve Clock Balloons

1 min read September 13, 2026 Mariah Leeson
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Countdown to midnight in style with festive DIY Clock Balloons. Your NYE decorations will pop when you give balloons a fun makeover.

Project Time
20 to 30 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Start by blowing up 3-4 White 11" Latex Balloons.

DIY New Year's Eve Clock Balloons step 1
Step
2

Use a Cricut or another vinyl cutting machine and cut out the numbers 1-12 in black vinyl. You could also use black number stickers instead. Place the numbers in a clock pattern around the balloon.

DIY New Year's Eve Clock Balloons step 2
Step
3

Cut out two arrow shaped clock hands and place them on the center of the balloon, pointing toward midnight.

DIY New Year's Eve Clock Balloons step 3
Step
4

Make several clock balloons following the previous steps. You could also make the hands on the clock point toward each hour and place the count down balloons throughout your party.

DIY New Year's Eve Clock Balloons step 4
Step
5

Create a blue balloon arch using the Ginger Ray Balloon Arch Kit. Add your clock balloons to the balloon garland for a festive and fun New Year's Eve party backdrop.

DIY New Year's Eve Clock Balloons step 5
Step
6

Hang your balloon garland and then add additional gold glitter decorations like the Gold Glitter Star Garland and Gold Glitter Diamond Hanging Decorations. See how we incorporated these balloons into our Virtual New Year's Eve Party here!

DIY New Year's Eve Clock Balloons step 6

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