I don’t know what it is about balloons, but they make an ordinary day feel special, which is probably why they are so popular for celebrations like birthday parties. If you went to a store to have ...

Helium is getting hard to find these days, and it’s ruining parties for people of all ages. No helium, of course, means no helium balloons, and what's a celebration without balloons? Among moms who ...

Q: I read that there is a limited supply of helium, which is important for MRI machines and other industrial uses. So why do we waste it filling party balloons? Although helium is the second most ...

No helium, of course, means no helium balloons, and what's a celebration without balloons? With moms trying to plan graduation parties and end of the school year events, the worldwide helium shortage ...

In announcing earlier this month that 45 Party City stores will close, CEO James M. Harrison also remarked on the company’s financial shortfalls in balloon sales, blaming the ongoing helium shortage.

The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City uses roughly 400,000 cubic feet of helium gas in total to inflate its iconic giant balloons. Besides being lighter than air and ...