The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
Halloween is that time of year when I, a balloon entertainer, get creative with my ideas. The cute balloon figures are transformed into ghoulish Halloween treats. A trend that has been happening for several years now has been the balloon candy cup treats. My goal is to create a Halloween balloon candy cup party treat. … Read more
One of my favorite holidays is Halloween. It’s not the gore or the scariness of Halloween that I enjoy — it’s the creativity. That is why my favorite Halloween balloon design is the ghost, as I can use my imagination to change its appearance. I can transform the ghost design into a scary, silly, or … Read more
If it has not happened yet, it is going to. It is just a matter of time. Balloon after balloon you inflate is defective, and you are now stuck with a bag of bad balloons. It happens to the best of us. I laugh when I read posts that say you should return a defective bag of … Read more
When the leaves show the first signs of changing color, I start preparing my balloon inventory for Halloween. I avoid the specialty balloon. I’m just not a fan of imprinted balloons due to the cost and the fact that I can never use them all up in one season. I spend the next 11 months … Read more
For years, I have been making a Ghost for Halloween and this year I have modified it to be able to make it faster, while still keeping the wow factor in the design. Use one 350 white balloons and inflate it halfway. In the center of the balloon, I make two pinch twists. The pinch … Read more
Ford or Ferrari Entertainer The world changed when Henry Ford created the assembly line. The handcrafted era was ending, and the era of quick, easy-to-produce, and uniqueness was worked out of the production equation, and everything was standard. As I entertained at the Chicago Bull’s pre-game on Halloween, an array of quickly produced Bulls … Read more
Have two great balloon designs and combining them to make one really cool balloon animal/figure. Go for it! Expanding your thinking and combine ideas. Being creative is a great thing to be. Simple things like putting a driver on a motorcycle or adding a bee to a flower are those extra touches that make the … Read more
Kids What Zombies It seems that with the popularity of video games, Zombies are trendy this year. Kids want brain-eating Zombies instead of cute Halloween pumpkins. I have the two Zombies that I make during Halloween. The first Zombie has less twisting and more drawing, while the second has more twisting than drawing. Each year … Read more
The Manager Feels The Heat When you entertain at a pizza parlor you hear kitchen staff complain regularly about the heat in the kitchen. This past week the manager was feeling the heat so I thought I would give her an explanation on why it was as hot as Hell in the kitchen.
The Devil and Halloween All Hallows’ Eve, better known today as Halloween, is associated with trick-or-treating costumes, pumpkins, haunted houses, and ghoulish creatures of the night, both living and the nonliving. This holiday is a festive, fun time to dress up and eat candy. Yet, there is another thought that this night is about worshiping … Read more