Balloon Team Names

Five balloon team names a press: pop and helium puns, party game relays, water balloon toss pairs, hot air crews.

All 113
  1. Confetti Balloon Surprise
  2. Wicker Basket CrewPassengers ride in a wicker basket hung under the envelope.
  3. Broom and Balloon Sweepers
  4. Balloon Headers
  5. Balloon Boppers

How it works

Balloon team names for the three things a balloon team does: a relay or a party game, a water balloon toss, a flight in a hot air balloon. 113 names, from Pop Goes the Team to Envelope Pushers.

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Team names with balloon games in them

Balloon relays and party games covers a field day or a birthday: Balloon Stomp Champs, Back-to-Back Balloon Walkers, Balloons Off the Floor, Balloon Volleyball All-Stars. Water balloon toss teams is for pairs who step back after every catch: Last Pair Dry, Soft Catch, No Splash, Unpopped and Undefeated.

What the hot air balloon words mean

The bag of a hot air balloon is its envelope, the basket is also called a gondola, and the crew follows on the ground in a chase vehicle. A balloon goes where the wind goes; the pilot steers only by climbing or descending. The first untethered flight with people aboard was in Paris in 1783.

Questions and answers

What are good balloon team names?

Burst of Energy, Bursting With Pride, Floating Ideas, Inflated Egos and Deflated but Not Defeated are in the first set, with helium jokes such as Helium Hands and He He Helium.

What are team names involved with balloons for a field day?

Balloon Knee Waddlers, Spoon and Balloon Racers, Chin Balloon Carriers, Over-Under Balloon Passers and Balloon Burst Relay Team are named after relay games. For a water balloon toss there are Water Balloon Lobbers and Too Slippery to Catch.

What are good names for a hot air balloon crew?

Envelope Pushers, Wicker Basket Crew, Gondola Gang, Whisper Burner Crew, Liftoff at Dawn and Where the Wind Goes are in the hot air balloon set.

All 113 names

Pop, float and helium puns 31

  • Balloon Baboons
  • Balloon Bouquet
  • Balloon Payment Plan
  • Balloon Pin Dodgers
  • Balloon Poodle Twisters
  • Balloons Near a Cactus
  • Burst of Energy
  • Bursting With Pride
  • Castles in the Air
  • Deflated but Not Defeated
  • Eye Poppers
  • Floating Ideas
  • Floating on Air
  • Foil Balloon Stars
  • Full of Helium
  • He He Helium
  • Helium Hands
  • Helium Shortage
  • Hold the String
  • Hot Air Experts
  • Inflated Egos
  • Lighter Than Air A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft.
  • Number Balloon Mix-Up
  • Overinflated Expectations
  • Party Poppers
  • Pop Goes the Team
  • Pop-ularity Contest
  • Popping Up Everywhere
  • The Poptimists
  • Show Poppers
  • Static Cling Balloons

Balloon relays and party games 29

  • Back-to-Back Balloon Walkers
  • Balloon Boppers
  • Balloon Burst Relay Team
  • Balloon Car Mechanics
  • Balloon Dash Finishers
  • Balloon Freeze Dancers
  • Balloon Headers
  • Balloon Herders
  • Balloon Knee Waddlers
  • Balloon Sandwich Partners
  • Balloon Stomp Champs
  • Balloon Tennis Doubles
  • Balloon Tower Architects
  • Balloon Volleyball All-Stars
  • Balloons Off the Floor
  • Broom and Balloon Sweepers
  • Chair Poppers
  • Chin Balloon Carriers
  • Confetti Balloon Surprise
  • Keep It Up Balloon Crew
  • Musical Balloons
  • Over-Under Balloon Passers
  • Paper Plate Balloon Paddlers
  • Pop Relay Pros
  • Pop Without Flinching
  • Popped on Purpose
  • Runaway Balloon Catchers
  • Spoon and Balloon Racers
  • Straw and String Balloon Rockets

Water balloon toss teams 26

  • Big Splash, Small Balloon
  • Bucket Full of Balloons
  • Burst Balloon Survivors
  • Burst on Impact
  • Cradle the Water Balloon
  • Dripping With Victory
  • Dry So Far
  • Fill, Tie, Fly
  • Gentle Water Balloon Catchers
  • Last Pair Dry
  • Pop and Drop Splashers
  • Popped in My Hands
  • Slippery Fingers, Wet Shoes
  • Soak Zone
  • Soaked Partners
  • Soft Catch, No Splash
  • Soggy but Smiling
  • Splash Proof, Mostly
  • Splash Radius
  • Too Slippery to Catch
  • Toss and Splash
  • Unpopped and Undefeated
  • Water Balloon Launch Team
  • Water Balloon Lobbers
  • Water Balloon Whisperers
  • Waterlogged Winners

Hot air balloon crews 27

  • Basket of Friends
  • Blast Valve Operators The pilot fires the burner by opening the blast valve.
  • Calm Winds Balloon Crew
  • Chase Vehicle Regulars The crew follows the balloon on the ground in a chase vehicle.
  • Climb or Descend Climbing or descending into a different wind is the pilot's only way to steer.
  • Envelope Pushers The bag of a hot air balloon is called its envelope.
  • Gentle Landings
  • Gondola Gang Gondola is another word for the basket of a balloon.
  • Handling Line Catchers In calm winds the pilot can throw a handling line to the ground crew.
  • Hot Air Rising Heated air is less dense than the colder air outside, and that lifts the balloon.
  • Liftoff at Dawn Most launches are at dawn or a few hours before sunset, when the winds are light.
  • No Steering Wheel
  • Nylon Navigators The envelope of a modern sport balloon is generally made of nylon fabric.
  • Parachute Vent Pullers The parachute vent is a flap at the top of the envelope, opened by a line from the basket.
  • Passengers, Not Pilots
  • Propane and Patience The burner runs on liquid propane.
  • Slow Sky Travelers
  • Stripes in the Sky
  • Tailwind Travelers
  • Tether Team A night glow is a tethered flight after dark.
  • Treetop Skimmers
  • Up With the Sun Balloonists
  • Waving at Cows From the Basket
  • Where the Wind Goes A balloon moves with the wind.
  • Whisper Burner Crew A whisper burner is a quieter burner used over livestock so the animals are not startled.
  • Wicker Basket Crew Passengers ride in a wicker basket hung under the envelope.
  • Wind Drifters