What kind of entertainment do you want for your party?
Here are a few ideas:
Balloon Entertainment
Glitter Tattoos
Pony Ride
A 30-Minute Show of Magic and/or Juggling
Let Tony the Balloon Guy and family know exactly what you're looking for. They can even provide fortune telling or atmospheric piano noodling for grown-up parties (although grown-ups often love balloons and face painting, too!).
Some of Tony the Balloon Guy's most popular birthday party packages include:
Balloon Entertainment and Face Painting
Balloon Entertainment and Pony Ride
30-Minute Show, followed by Balloon Entertainment and Face Painting
For entertainment where guests "get something" (balloons, faces, or a pony ride), an hour is enough time for up to fifteen people. Please count grown-ups if you think they'll want something (well, not a pony ride) - often they do!
If you need more than an hour, an additional half hour or hour can be added at a discounted rate.
Please call or e-mail Tony and Phyllis what you want for your party, the age and gender of the guest of honor, where and when the party will be, how many guests are expected to participate in the entertainment, and Tony and Phyllis will be able to answer your questions about prices and availability.
Based on experience, this page describes how some of Tony the Balloon Guy's most popular forms of entertainment might go at your party.
Pony Parties
Book a pony party with Tony the Balloon Guy, and you might see Tony with a pony instead of with balloons.
But you're more likely to see a Cowgirl Phyllis.
Phyllis arrives with Gator, a sorrel (reddish-brown) pony with a white blaze on his face and a crazy Tina Turner hairdo. He's already saddled and ready to ride when he leaps from the horse trailer.
A quick review of the rules (walk—don't run—around the pony, keep from behind his tail and under his feet, etc.), and the hand-led rides begin. The birthday child goes first and last, and everyone takes turns in between.
Kids love Gator. He's patient with excited children and used to noisy crowds. He doesn't need much room — he has navigated cluttered daycare center playgrounds, and even walked figure-eights in a two-car garage to move a birthday party out of the rain. Gator prefers grass or dirt to concrete or asphalt, and Phyllis prefers flat ground to hills — they can really make your legs sore!
Some party moms and dads have treats kids can feed Gator. That's OK with Phyllis, and you know it's OK with Gator! Gator likes carrots and apples, of course, and also grapes and strawberries. On a hot day, Phyllis may show how Gator drinks — what else — Gatorade from a bottle. That always makes the children laugh.
Loving both kids and horses, Phyllis is a natural teacher, showing how to mount and dismount the pony, telling what to say to start and stop a horse, pointing out things about Gator's ears, or maybe his feet, and so on. She's interested in the kids, too, asking about their ages, interests, and experiences with horses.
In short, Phyllis makes each child—especially the birthday child—a star. And Gator the co-star.
By the way, Gator can carry guests up to about 85 pounds. If you will have heavier riders - even grown-ups - consider requesting that a horse come instead of a pony. That's no problem.
Also, some parties - perhaps with dozens of guests - call for the pony carousel that Phyllis and Tony the take to festivals, rodeos, school carnivals, and other large events. It costs more, and there's a three-hour minimum, but Noah, Dusty, Peaches, Blossom and Buttercup are on call to join Gator if you need them.
Face Painting Parties
As well as an expert horseman (horselady?), Phyllis is a talented face painter.
Although face painting is available for parties on its own, Phyllis generally partners with Tony the Balloon Guy for our very popular Balloons and Face Painting package.
Contact Tony the Balloon Guy
Call: 352.796.1125
Email: info@tonytheballoonguy.com
Write:
P.O. Box 15087
Brooksville, FL 34604
Balloon Entertainment Parties
Tony the Balloon Guy crafts a work of art for each of your guests, with a few extra things for the birthday child.
The birthday child also gets a super-ginormous birthday hat, if he or she wishes. And if that guest of honor wants an extra-special sculpture, like a giant version of an animal, or a sculpture that resembles a favorite character (Sponge Bob, Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, Batman, Superman, Road Runner, Elmo, etc.), please say so when you book the party, so Tony the Balloon Guy will be ready!
The other guests can each ask Tony the Balloon Guy to make something like a hat, flower, heart wand, teddy bear, ladybug, butterfly, bumble bee, mouse,puppy, snake, fish, frog, turtle, elephant, giraffe, duck, bunny, lion, tiger, crab, alligator, motorcycle, helicopter, airplane, princess, space alien, etc.
A sword is an option, but usually, unless the Grown-up In Charge objects, Tony the Balloon Guy will everyone a fancier sculpture first, then make a whole bunch of swords at the end, if there istime.
If the party is small - say four or five kids instead of 12 or 15, there should be time for the guests to each receive an extra sculpture. Yay!
But even with a bigger party, many kids who already got a balloon (and grown-ups, too!) enjoy watching Tony the Balloon Guy's fancier-than-average sculptures take shape, especially with his intertaction, one-liners and wisecracks, and physical antics.
In fact, sometimes Tony the Balloon Guy makes his balloons - and jokes - in front of the kids while they sit and watch like an audience, or as they eat at a table. In this "show mode," Tony may hand the balloons to a grown-up to write names on each balloon, and then distribute them at the end, so they are kept safe during the show, and the kids are able to watch and laugh without interruption. This is a great way to keep everyone occupied at the same time. But if there are many things going on at once during the party, Tony is happy to make balloons one-on-one with the kids. Whatever works best for you!
Tony the Balloon Guy does many, many outdoor birthday parties each year - at parks, backyards, beaches, etc. - but balloons survive better indoors. Grass kills balloons! If you are having balloon entertainment at a party outside, please arrange for the kids to have somewhere to put their balloons when they aren't holding them. Perhaps inside, or in a clean, smooth box that isn't in the sun and won't let the wind blow them away!
30-Minute Show
Like face painting, the 30-Minute Show is generally combined with other entertainment, but can be booked on its own.
Tony the Balloon Guy performs balloon-oriented magic for all ages, or a mentalism show for older kids.
These shows combine magical effects with verbal and physical comedy and a lot of audience participation. They are designed to be performed inside, but have been done outside on occassion.
Because the balloon magic show involves balloons, some of which are given to helper volunteers, most people who book the 30-Minute Show follow it with an hour of balloon entertainment (and face painting, if desired!), to provide balloon art for the other guests, too - and especially for the birthday child!
Booking or More Information
As soon as you can (to keep anyone else from getting your desired date and time), please call or e-mail with the following information:
Your first name, and your relationship to the birthday child.
Your phone number and the best time to call, if you wish to be phoned.
The birthday child's name, gender, and how old he or she is turning.
Your street and town (to make sure we have enough travel time between events).
The date and time you are interested in.
What type(s) of entertainment are you interested in?
If a pony party, how many children under 85 pounds will ride the pony? Or if you need a horse, how many will ride the horse?
If a balloon party, how many people will you need balloon sculptures for?
If a face painting party, how many people will you need painted?
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