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Balloon face painters near Manhattan, NY

Balloon face painting pros in Manhattan, NY create whimsical characters and quick designs using safe paints and balloons for events, and they often tailor setups to busy venues. Choosing targeted looks may help keep costs in budget by avoiding lengthy sessions or full replacements later.

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  • 58 hires on Thumbtack
  • Serves Manhattan, NY
  • 58 hires on Thumbtack
  • Serves Manhattan, NY

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Alison S. says, "We had the most wonderful experience with our Ivy at our 5-year-old’s birthday party! She was incredibly soft-spoken and sweet, which made all the kids feel comfortable and relaxed. Her talent truly stood out — she can draw beautifully freehand, and each design was detailed, creative, and absolutely adorable. The kids were thrilled with their face paintings, and parents kept commenting on how amazing her work was. She was patient, gentle, and so kind with every child. We couldn’t have asked for a better addition to our party. Highly recommend her for any event!"See more
Alison S. says, "We had the most wonderful experience with our Ivy at our 5-year-old’s birthday party! She was incredibly soft-spoken and sweet, which made all the kids feel comfortable and relaxed. Her talent truly stood out — she can draw beautifully freehand, and each design was detailed, creative, and absolutely adorable. The kids were thrilled with their face paintings, and parents kept commenting on how amazing her work was. She was patient, gentle, and so kind with every child. We couldn’t have asked for a better addition to our party. Highly recommend her for any event!"

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Reviews for Manhattan balloon face painters on Thumbtack

From Kaleema C.

FunFaces By Brenda
FunFaces By Brenda
Iona was an outstanding balloon and face painting artist!

From Jennifer H.

FunFaces By Brenda
FunFaces By Brenda
Brenda was amazing!! Beyond gorgeous face painting and balloons. The kids loved her!

From Elcin E.

Prestigious Entertainment
Prestigious Entertainment
Amanda was great, did an amazing job with both balloons and face painting. The children had a blast

From Kathie R.

Whimcity Party Co.
Whimcity Party Co.
She came on time, painted some faces, but the time flew and she had to go, no time for the balloons, but the kids had a good time .

From Mickael s.

Art my face Entertainment
Art my face Entertainment
Amazon experience, kids loved it. They enjoyed face painting, balloons and even some cotton candy. Perfect entertainment for my son 4th birthday

From Azin A.

The Sparkly Monsters Club
The Sparkly Monsters Club
The best!! Highly recommend her. The kids loved the balloons and face paints, and all the parents wanted to hire her for their party. She’s incredible. Thank you for everything!!

From Danielle H.

Makingfacesandballoons
Makingfacesandballoons
Ashley does amazing work! She was the hit of the party, my 4 year old and all her friends had the best time and were so happy with their magical face paint and balloon animals.

From Raphaella D.

FunFaces By Brenda
FunFaces By Brenda
Brenda and her assistant arrived on time. I hired Brenda for 2 hours on a party of 25 kids. She was very fast with face painting, balloon twisting and tattoos. Many kids had more than one tattoo, face design and balloon done. Her work was fast and beautiful. Several guests asked me to share her contact information. I would definitely hire her again.

From Thumbtack Customer

Kittymeow Creations
Kittymeow Creations
Yelena and her team was absolutely amazing. We hired Yelena for face painting and balloon twisting. Everyone at my son's birthday party kept saying how nice and talented they were. Highly-highly recommend and will definitely be hiring them again!

From Mark N.

Jax Smith Face Painting
Jax Smith Face Painting
Jax was very professional and kind. She worked very with the children. The children liked her very much too. The children enjoyed her very talented face painting and balloon twisting skills. I highly recommend her for your next party.

From Sarah D.

The Sparkly Monsters Club
The Sparkly Monsters Club
The sparkly monster club did balloon twisting and face painting for my two year old’s birthday picnic. They lugged their stuff to Central Park, got there early, and painted and twisted for two hours straight. They were AMAZING! Many of the parents commented that they were the most skilled face painters they’ve ever seen, and these upper west side moms have been to a lot of birthday parties… five stars, highly recommend, worth every penny!!!

From Tara S.

Art my face Entertainment
Art my face Entertainment
Cynthia was kind, professional and gave a great value to my daughter’s 6th birthday party. We had face painting, balloon animals and cotton candy. The girls also loved their simple glitter tattoos. She made our party and all the guests were very pleased with her work!

From Akshie S.

Twist Entertainers
Twist Entertainers
The face painter was terrible and totally clueless. Very dull. Our kids didn’t want to even go and get it done from her. Sad and very disappointing. I even contacted the owner of the company, and he said he would give me an hour of free balloon entertainment to make up for it. When I took him up on the offer, he disappeared! If you want face painting, go with cheekychipmunks.com

From Neha m.

Facepainting by Bert "aren't smiles wonderful ! "
Facepainting by Bert "aren't smiles wonderful ! "
Bert is a delight to work with! And so good with kids! He clearly loves what he does and brings such a good energy to the party . We got both face painting and balloon twisting and Bert did a great job switching between the two and keeping everyone - kids and adults- entertained. On top of it all , he made sure everyone, including adults got a balloon especially made for them. Will def recommend Bert for your birthday party

From Thumbtack Customer

Welcome to Clowntown
Welcome to Clowntown
We hired Tanya for our son's 6th birthday party which we had at home in our small NYC apartment. She was the perfect choice. She was sweet and wonderful with the kids. She painted faces and then did some balloon twisting - nothing extravagant - and just the right tone for our party. I would highly recommend her.

From Thumbtack Customer

Kittymeow Creations
Kittymeow Creations
Positively fabulous! Kittymeow Creations was the absolute hit of our building's BBQ yesterday bringing nonstop joy to kids who couldn't get enough! The most phenomenal face painting and creative balloon artistry ever - if you have the chance, hire Kittymeow right away! Delightful, professional and so much fun for all the kids... Thank you!

From Christina S.

Whimcity Party Co.
Whimcity Party Co.
Crystal did an amazing job and helped me out last minute! I was unfortunately too busy masterminding the birthday party with a bunch of toddlers to take any photos, but the face-painting results were very detailed and professional. She also made a bunch of balloon animals to the kids' liking! Very polite, kind and patient with the kids! I absolutely would recommend her to anyone!

From Jessica R.

Whimcity Party Co.
Whimcity Party Co.
Crystal was AMAZING. She was on time, she did beautiful work with the face-painting for almost 15 kids and did balloon twisting. My kid chose a ninja turtle, which looked perfect. Some of the more girly and intricate designs were absolutely STUNNING. I can't post pictures of other people's kids but I saw a unicorn and a tiger and leopard and they were just so gorgeous. On one kid's face she painted a blue truck...she really could do everything under the sun! Some of the parents were like uhh we want to get our face painted because she's so talented! I barely had a chance to speak with Crystal at the party because there was a lot going on but she required no instruction she just set up and started to work. I feel so grateful to have found her and will definitely use her next year!

From Pinny C.

Team Fun Entertainment
Team Fun Entertainment
Krissy was great. She has a lovely calm and yet super fun energy and really made my daughters 7th birthday party special. She is tremendous value for money as she has a whole bag of tricks up her sleeves to keep the little ones occupied and happy. As soon as she left they all started running around and creating chasos. So I realised what a great influence she had been. She broad beads, face paint and is the most talented face painter ans balloon modelling artist I had ever encountered ! It all seems effortless. What a talented lady.

From Amanda K.

Madeline Butterflye Face Painting
Madeline Butterflye Face Painting
We were so grateful to Green Tree for the amazing birthday experience. Our group of 13 5-year-olds loved the face paint, glitter tattoos, and balloon animals, and the parents all mentioned being so impressed with their work. Madeline was incredibly responsive, communicative and understanding when we were struggling with rain-date-decision-making. She was extremely accommodating and kind throughout the whole process. We give her our absolute highest recommendation.

From Blake G.

The Sparkly Monsters Club
The Sparkly Monsters Club
Janice was very responsive and helpful, jumping on a call to discuss the event the same day I reached out and she had lots of great photos on her website to give us an idea of what her work looks like. At the event she showed up early despite having an injury and very patiently and kindly made all kinds of amazing balloon creations to suit the imaginations of every child at our son’s fourth birthday party. My son loved the basketball-playing dinosaur and two cute bumblebees that Janice created with her balloon magic. Many of the kids also enjoyed getting their faces painted like all kinds of things, which is another skill that Janice just happens to excel at. All around wonderful experience and I would heartily ‘em recommend her.

From Rita B.

Bubbles Playhouse On The Go
Bubbles Playhouse On The Go
Just wanted to start off by saying that I had no idea what I was doing for my daughters first birthday. Bubbles really stole the show and helped so much. Everybody was asking where I found her because she was so professional and just perfect with all the kids. I cannot recommend her enough. I wish I had taken a picture of her in her work space but she was gracious enough to take so many pictures during my party!! Bubbles brought a DJ, face paint, bubble machine and balloon animals!

From Maria C.

The Celebrationists NYC - #1 for Halloween Makeup
The Celebrationists NYC - #1 for Halloween Makeup
Completely blown away by Kathy!! A unique talent, she helped make my daughter's 5th party perfect. We had an Encanto theme party and hired Kathy to come as Mirabel, and wow did she deliver. She is a beautiful person, who looked flawless, and was a sweet and engaging entertainer. Her face painting skills are actually unreal! Gorgeous, flawless, fast with special glitter touches along the way. So many comments from other parents about the quality of her work. That's not to mention the balloons. She does it all! And I loved how she flawlessly switched between the 2 depending on the child's request. Absolutely worth the $, Kathy is a star in the party entertainer space. Thank you so much!!
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