Balloon holders for supporting a foil balloon

A balloon holder for a foil balloon having an inflatable body and a neck extending from and communicating with the inflatable body, the neck having an inflation port providing access to an inflatable interior for inflation gas, the balloon holder comprising:

• a foldable body having a neck grip portion having a fold line along which the neck grip portion is foldable to a folded, use state, wherein, in the folded, use state, the neck grip portion is adapted to grip the neck of the foil balloon in an uninflated state and yet provide access for an inflation tube to the inflation port of the foil balloon such that the balloon holder is adapted to be attached to an uninflated foil balloon and yet allow the inflation of the uninflated foil balloon with the balloon holder secured thereto.

A method of providing foil balloons for inflation comprising:

• supplying a plurality of foil balloons, each including an inflatable body in an uninflated state, a neck extending from and communicating with the inflatable body, and an inflation port in the neck providing access to an inflatable interior for inflation gas;
• supplying a plurality of balloon holders, each including a foldable body having a neck grip portion;
• folding the neck grip portion of each one of the plurality of balloon holders along a fold line to a folded, use state gripping the neck of a respective one of the plurality of foil balloons to provide a plurality of combination foil balloon and balloon holders in which the balloon holder provides access to the inflation port of the foil balloon such that the inflatable body of the foil balloon can be inflated with the balloon holder secured thereto.