How to Keep Your Christmas Inflatables from Flying Away?
When you're busy getting ready for a Christmas party, you can't forget to decorate and design the outside of your home. After all, your outside space is the first thing your guests and festivals see when they come to visit.
One unique way to make you home look all festive is to use inflatable decorations that will make your house look better than your neighbours'. Putting up inflatable Christmas decorations outside is a great way to give the outside of your house a holiday look. However, do not let a few strong gusts of wind carry them away.
By securing your inflatable Christmas decorations the right way, you can rest easy knowing that bad weather won't ruin your investment. Here are a few ways to make sure those inflatables stay safe all season.
Choose the Right Place
Since wind is the hardest thing for your inflatable decoration to deal with, try not to put it out in the open. The best place for inflatable Christmas decorations is on flat ground, not on a hill or rise, in a safe place.
If you can, put your inflatable next to a wall or some bushes so that the wind doesn't hit it as hard. Having something close by will also help you keep your blow-up Christmas decorations in place.
Use stakes to keep them safe.
Using ground stakes to keep you inflatable Christmas decorations (Links to an external site.) in place is a good way to do so. Many inflatable decorations come with tether lines and stakes, but you can buy more tie-down stakes if you want them to be even more secure. Drive the stakes as far as you can into the ground and use the tether lines to hold the inflatable down.
If your blow-up Christmas decoration doesn't have a grommet or D-ring to attach a tether line, you can tie it down with twine or light rope. Inflate your yard decoration, wrap the rope around the middle, and tie it to the ground stakes. Make sure that the rope doesn't bend the decoration or stop air from getting through.
Add Weights
Large Christmas lawn decorations can also be kept in place by putting bags of sand or gravel on top of them. Just use the tether rope or extra line to tie the bag to the inflatable decoration. Anchor your inflatable boat in more than one place to keep it steady when the wind is strong.
Bind them up
Instead of using ground stakes or weights, you can tie your inflatable decoration to something stable, like a tree, fence post, or porch railing. Wrap twine or thin rope around the middle of the yard decoration while it's still inflated. Wrap the rope around the inflatable at least once, being careful not to cut off the air flow. Then, tie it to something nearby.
Extra Security
Your outdoor decorations can be taken away by more than just the wind. Thieves sometimes steal big Christmas inflatables, which is a shame. You can make it harder for people to take away your blow-up Christmas decorations by locking them to a stable object like a porch rail or light pole with a chain lock or bicycle lock.
Place Christmas yard decorations near outdoor security cameras and lights that turn on when someone moves.
Conclusion
Adding inflatable decorations to your Christmas decorations outside is a great idea. If you keep your inflatables safe from the harsh winter winds, they will continue to be a bright spot in your yard for years to come.
With the tips presented above, you should be able to keep your inflatables in place, looking great and adding excellent value to your festival.