Monday, December 14, 2009

Chicago Balloon Artist and Ballon Entertainer

Chicago Balloon Artists and Kids Entertainer Magical Balloon-dude Dale has been entertainer has been entertaining audiences sine 1983.  His comedic balloon entertainment has families laughing at his quick-wit humor and amazed at his balloon art.  Take a look at what a professional balloon artist can do.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Tips for New Parents Hosting a Kids Party

When you are preparing for your kid’s birthday party, you need to take out time from your busy schedule to plan all the details of your party. There are a lot of things that you must take into consideration when you are organizing for a kids birthday party. Simple things like balloons, streamers, food, and games fit the theme of the party that your designing. Preparation should be done in advance and make sure that everything is in order and ready on the big day. In a kids party make sure that you involve the birthday boy or girl in the party planning as much as possible. Young adults love being a part of any celebration that centers on them. In fact, they will be thrilled to help with the theme, guest list and the other associated party preparations.

Developing a theme is the first thing you should do. There are many birthday party themes to select when you are planning a child’s birthday party. Unique ideas that you can adopt and are very popular with your child and his friends. Choose wisely, because finding all the plates, napkins, and decorations can be daunting.

Too often people make the mistake of organizing the child’s party by themselves Ask family members and friend to help you with the arrangements. Extra hands give you better time management and other skills that can help you with making your child’s party a success. You can also take pictures and videos of the party so that they remain engraved in your memories forever.

Decorate your home as festive as possible. After all it’s a party make sure that you keep valuables and other breakables in another room. You should place special tables, flooring and furniture in decorative plastics. If you have animals, keep them away so that the other children are not threatened.

If your son or daughter is young and you have a lot of little kids that are attending the birthday party, you must set a time limit for the celebrations. Setting a time limit ensures that the event is not too long for both the kids and parents. For a child’s birthday party you must make sure that all your games and activities end within the specified time limit. A time limit of 2 or 3 hours will be enough for the kids to have fun.

Making a schedule for a kid’s party will make things simpler and efficient. You must prepare a list of what your guests will be doing from the time they arrive until the time they leave. You can manage the party well if you schedule every detail accordingly. The games and additional activities should be planned well in advanced so that you do not have any last minute disappointments. You should have a backup plan when you are planning an outdoor party just in case it rains or there is bad weather. Alternative backup ideas can be crafts, dancing, video games, mummy wrap, and balloon games.

Dale Obrochta (Magical Balloon-dude Dale) is a professional balloon artist who amazed audiences with his comedic balloon entrainment. Available for 1st birthday parties, grand openings, trade shows, and corporate parties. (708) 744-0234

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

How Brithday Parties Have Changed Over the Years

Colorful decorations of beloved cartoon characters plastered on the walls, streamers draped across the room and excited kids running around the house in anticipation of the balloon entertainer. Around the room are parents huddled in bunches drink afternoon cocktails and chatting about actives that their child is presently participating in school. The mother of the birthday child whirls around the house making sure guest have enough to eat, while trying to keep the kids together.

My 6th birthday party 1971

My 6th birthday party

Does this sound familiar to you? I remember my first birthday party where we played pin the tail on the donkey, dropped close pins into a bottle, had some cake and ice cream, opened presents and it was all over. No parents, no live entertainment, no snow cone machine, just a bunch of kids playing some old time games. The party only was 6-9 kids and mostly close friends from school and the neighborhood kids.

It’s funny that I became a kid’s birthday party entertainer, because I was afraid of costume characters, clowns, and was one of those shy kids that didn’t want to go to any person other than my parents. But, as l look back at old photos there’s some telling signs that I would do something in the entertainment field. Several years I dressed up as a clown for Halloween, and later in life taught Disco dancing classes with my sister as a teenager at local park districts.

Mom, Dad and me

Mon, Dad and Me

Do Disco in the 1979

Teaching Disco in 1979

I guess as we look back in life we see things differently. At that time, my birthday party was considered over the top and cool and I was probably more outgoing then I remember. But that’s the advantage of looking at the past, everything becomes clear. What where your parties like?