The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
Neither rain nor shine or dead of cold will prevent these dedicated kids from attending Grundy County Corn Fest. The day starts off sunny and warm, yet every weatherman in Chicago is predicting rain and wind gust exceeding 40 mph around 2:00 pm. The first show is a little windy, but nothing that prevents me … Read more
Mom, Dad made Pooh Well, if your a balloon artists you know that Winnie the Pooh has a new movie coming out this week and that means the requests will be coming for Pooh characters. The beloved Pooh is worshiped by many adults and I find it is mostly requested for babies. For years, Pooh … Read more
How to Become a Balloon Entertainer Sitting in my inbox was a letter asking for help on how one gets started entertaining. “By that, I mean, get a gig at a library or a walk-a-round entertainer. What do you do/say to get started?” signed Silver Sister. Many entertainers start by working with other established entertainers, … Read more
Balloon Animals Kids Favorites Over the last decades balloon animals have evolved from simplistic designs to an artistic media that is creativity limitless. The pallet of balloon colors is ever increasing along with size of the twisting balloons. Ideas once dreamed of being created are now showing up on fashion runways and in art galleries. … Read more
Mall shopping was big with my mom and sister when I was a child, which gave dad and me plenty of time to people watch. We would see the lady with the crazy hair, the dad who was oblivious to what his children were doing and the other people watching sitting and observing life as it … Read more
An inflated balloon twisted into a balloon animal brings joy to a child, minutes later it pops, and tranquility and joy is replaced with remorse and crying. Beautiful venue, happy people, polite kids, having a great time… one persons greedy egotistical attitude wrecks your peace of mind all through a sleepless night. Working non-stop, sore … Read more
Growing a business is a daunting task and too often bad economic decision-making are responsible for putting a company into financial jeopardy. Some bad decision can put a small company out of business. Rapid growth can be disastrous to a small company in bad economic times. Equipment, talent, expense, budgeting are just some of the … 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
“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
Magical Balloon-dude Dale is working with the Jewels-Osco store to celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of its Elgin Store, located at 1660 Larkin Ave, Elgin, IL. Dale will be performing his promotional balloon entertainment from 11:00-2:00 p.m. on February 28, 2009. Come enjoy the free balloon entertainment at Jewel’s in Elgin.