In April 2010, the D’Agostino’s family launched their fourth location in Park Ridge, IL. I’ve been entertaining at the Wrigleyville location of D’Agostino’s Pizza for the past four years, so it was a natural idea to extend the very successful …
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Wishing all our valued friends, family, fellow balloon twisters and loyal clients a very happy and healthy New Year for 2011! Thanks for all your support this past year – including voting Smarty Pants Chicago’s Best Entertainer in Nickelodeon’s Parents’ …
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You know, every once in a while we receive a review from a client that just makes me go “Thank You!“ Here at Smarty Pants World HQ, Miss Dena and I always go above and beyond for our clients. It …
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I’ve got some exciting news to share for this post-Thanksgiving weekend with just two words: Live Reindeers! To kick off the post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping season, Smarty Pants is teaming up with Chalet Nursery in Wilmette, Illinois for their Holiday Family …
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This Thursday October 28th 2010, award-winning balloon artist Smarty Pants and his lovely wife Miss Dena will be hosting the 1st Annual D’Agostino’s Pizza Halloween Bash at the Park Ridge, IL location. The party starts at 5 pm and goes …
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Hey folks, I have some great news to share – Smarty Pants has been named Chicago’s Best Party Entertainer in Nickelodeon’s Parents Picks 2010 Awards! The Nickelodeon Parents’ Picks Awards is an annual, nationwide online poll that allows parents to …
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Smarty Pants and Miss Dena were recently featured on WGN-TV for their 2010 annual “Back to School” fest. We had a great time hanging out with Pat Tomasulo and introducing our new “Smarty Pants Brainwave Hats” at the event. To …
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Did you know that in addition to balloon twisting and our famous “Big Balloon Show” stage production, Smarty Pants also offers high-end, highly creative balloon decor! The Lovely Miss Dena and I recently worked with a Greek family in Skokie, …
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Every year, Nickelodeon and the ParentsConnect.com website ask parents to vote on their “Kid Favorites” – and Smarty Pants has been nominated as Chicago’s Best Party Entertainer! It’s a honor just to be nominated, but I’d love to win! Would …
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PMQ (that’s Pizza Magazine Quarterly) recently ran a nice feature about the benefits of restaurants having family night promotions with a professional entertainer. I’ve been hosting the Tuesday night Family Night at the Wrigleyville D’agostino’s Pizza for nearly three years, …
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