Christmas Inflatables

Peter Drucker may as well have had Christmas inflatables in mind when he said “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.”

Airblown Christmas inflatables will resemble a pile of plastic templates – unless they are inflated. Once, the only outdoor inflatable Christmas decorations available were summertime ‘donut rings’ swimming aids, pressed into duty as ribbon-covered Christmas wreaths.

Then came inflatable Christmas trees, complete with decorations and wreaths – and soon after, the widest variety imaginable of Christmas inflatable decorations became available, to suit every budget. Think huge, shaped, nylon, vinyl or toughened plastic balloons. This is the reason that they take longer to become flaccid than the inflatable toys or balloons that are available for children.

The introduction of festive novelty Disney Christmas inflatables was a foregone conclusion – and from there it was only a baby step to self- inflatable outdoor Christmas decorations. You can, however, also blow them up with compressed-air or electric pumps, which are similar to those that take up water from a well, or inflate rubber dinghies.

Custom-made Inflatables also known as cold-air inflatables, include inflatable Christmas decorations. One can purchase them custom-molded to any size, shape or color – or bought off the shelf.

Christmas Inflatables come in any size – from tiny ones that can be used to decorate a Christmas tree, to larger-than-life inflatable outdoor Christmas ornaments, that become traffic-stoppers. You could use just one inflatable Christmas decoration – or you could make a scene – literally not figuratively - by placing a number of figures together.

Outdoor Christmas inflatable decorations on your porch, verandah, or even rooftop will dress up your house in preparation for the Christmas season; these days you can also purchase Christmas inflatables that light up – and if that is not enough, there is an ever-increasing variety of animated Christmas inflatable figures from which to choose.


Animated Christmas inflatables add the magic of movement to the already interesting 3D presentation. At the end of the yuletide season, garage sales offer a selection of clearanced Christmas inflatables; do stock up, as Christmas is never past its sell-by date!


Inflatables for Christmas, if you are so inclined, can be incorporated into advertising promotions – or you can issue invitations to your friends and include your particular landmark Christmas Inflatables in the invitation – “Ours is the house with the inflatable Santa and reindeer sleigh running across the roof…”


Christmas inflatable figures are durable – you get your money’s worth quite easily over the years.