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Hello, I am Dan the Balloon Man, I am the owner and one of the artists in my company Party Artisans. My goal is to eventually provide all sorts of services that can take an ordinary event and make it amazing. Right now we offer balloon twisting entertainment, face and body painting, live music, and even large scale balloon sculptures.
Welsh and Roosevelt
Philadelphia, PA 19152
Was very satisfied. He did a great job... The kids were happy with thier balloons and were definitely kept entertained. Would use him again in the future.
Hank
Hank P.
He was amazing. We had him for 2 hours at my daughter's sweet 16. Anything the kids challenged him with, he managed...he even made me a carousel horse! Dan is a great guy, very considerate and the teens LOVED him. I will be booking him again.
Cyndy M.
Dan did a fantastic job at our son's birthday party. He elevated the party to an event. There were even 15 year olds waiting in line for balloons. I would strongly recommend him to anyone who asked. Thanks balloon man!
Amy Z.
A. I go to several restaurants a week and entertain the kids while they would otherwise be wanting to run around while waiting for their food. Balloon art is a billion times better than having their parents say "sit still" every 10 seconds.
Aside from that I do plenty of private parties, and occasionally I make decorations.
A. Hire me! Well, I guess I would recommend asking for some pictures of samples of their work. A few times I've heard stories of people who paid (much more than I charge) and ended up with a clown who only knew how to make one shape well, and tried making a few more but you couldn't really tell what they were, etc. It's a common story; anyone good should have a few pictures to share.
A. Qualatex balloons. If you are going to try to learn, Party City balloons will just end up discouraging you, because they will pop all the time. Find the good balloons and you'll have a chance at a good learning experience.
A. An hour for 20 kids might cut it for a clown making those awful 2 twist swords, but if you want to be wow-ed you need more time. When you're watching someone with as much creativity as I have, an hour goes by pretty darn fast.
A. Two reasons: I am very creative and make up a lot of my own shapes, which you may not often see in your run of the mill balloon artists; and I carry a rainbow of markers with which I draw on my balloons to add character and color.
A. I play with balloons, draw, and make people smile all day; what's not to like?
A. "How did you learn how to do this?!"
I taught myself in middle-school, from a book, but I stuck with it and now I teach others and make good money doing it.
A. No; there is too much to choose from. Whether I'm making up new shapes, or getting applause from some people I just made balloons, I have amazing experiences all the time.
A. I've made balloons since middle school. I was in a magic shop and was like, this must be the most magical thing in the store, buy it for me, mom!
Recently I stumbled upon an ad for balloon artists working in restaurants. It was as if all my fears of having a boring life were just washed away as I rekindled the dreams from my childhood.
A. I worked a party for the University of Pennsylvania Hillel Society themed "Ben Franklin's Bar Mitzvah"
The group throwing the party assisted me in creating bunches of printed round balloons (with Stars of David on them and some red white and blue patriotic ones as well). We then tied these balloons to some balconies and I made a large kite and a gold key out of my twisting balloons and attached it to the kite with balloon ribbon.
After that I entertained at the party for about an hour until a comedy troupe came on, making several interesting things such as lightning bolt hats, a peacock, and a Loch Ness Monster.
All in all it worked out wonderfully.
A. I have a thing about trying to mostly do my own work, when possible. That being said I am making up new shapes all the time. I do sometimes meet up with other balloon artists and we share our recent balloon discoveries. More often though, if I am stumped on how to make something, it is contemplation that leads me to a good design.
A. Yes, the era of cheap Helium may be ending.
http://www.physorg.com/news201853523.html
If there is no more helium there may be an renaissance of balloon twisting versus balloon inflating. I have no idea what effects that might have, really.
A. Get the training, then find a company who hires out balloon artists. If they tell you that you need to learn some more shapes, learn em and come back. That way you get a good start and some confidence under someone else's guidance, then maybe you will be ready to do some solo work.
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