My goal is simple–to keep improving upon my balloon designs. Which by the way, is a never ending task. Lately, I have been experimenting with new styles and find tuning some of my older balloon animal designs. I’m taking new designs and applying body, head styles and features to things I normally make at birthday … Read more
You do not have to be a genius to understand the poor economy has been hurting many businesses this year, and cutbacks are still coming. This year I am predicting fewer holiday parties due to the sluggish economy and the threatening campaign of the White House to subsidize all its programs by taxing the wealthy. … Read more
It was a busy Wednesday night at Aurelio’s pizza in Griffith Indiana. I was circulating the dining room entertaining the local families with balloon animals when I came upon a family of four. The mom was correcting her child for his overzealous behavior of antagonizing his sister. I walked over to the table to see … Read more
It never fails, during a marathon of line twisting, just me, my balloons, and what seems to be 1,000 kids with semi-patient parents all waiting for a balloon animal; I will get a well groomed child who when ask what they want, will give me the dreaded blank stare. Their eyes glaze over with a … Read more
“Did you just break that balloon?” is a comment from a guest attending a 1st birthday party. “Yes, I did” is my reply. In fact, it seems I cannot make a balloon animal nowadays without breaking a balloon. It is ironic that the more skilled I become at twisting balloons animals, the more efficient I … Read more
If your an Airhead, then check out he new hairstyle you can be wearing this summer. While balloon entertaining at the Grand Reopening of a Jewel/Osco store in Chicago, Pantene hair products was next to me doing a hair demonstration. So, being the clever balloon-dude that I am–I made a balloon person and we added … Read more
How to Draw Big Crowds to your Library Show using Social Networking and Basic Marketing Techniques Every entertainer dreams of having hundreds of people turnout to watch their library performance, but deep down fear that nobody will show. In a down economy, both the entertainer and library are gambling that people will be doing more … Read more
While twisting balloon animals at a restaurant, a customer will turn to a friend and say, “Hey, Bob, that’s a job for you, twisting balloons animals.” What did I do to give them the impression that my skills were so common that a layperson can just pick up a bag of balloons and twist animals? … Read more
Orland Hills, IL, April 3, 2009 – Family and friends of the Elm Hurst Visitation Church are sponsoring an Easter Bunny Brunch on April 4 from 9:00-1:00. Along with other activates, Magical Balloon-dude Dale will be roaming the gym entertaining kids waiting to see the Easter Bunny. This event is open to Visitation Church members.
This year’s trend in the balloon industry is now focusing on bumping up website presents through blogging. More and more professional balloon entertainers are working late into the night banging their heads again on the keyboard, trying to figure out what to write to help increase business in this slowing economy. As entertainers research the … Read more