Some of you lucky ducks out there may have caught a look at our new Smarty Pants Balloon Kit commercial, running during the Steve Gadlin’s Starmakers program.   Yes!  In 2015 we’re offering a super deluxe Smarty Pants Balloon Kit. The …
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Looking for a great Chicago area restaurant kids night with great pizza, amazing Smarty Pants balloon twisting and fun for the whole family? The Smarty Pants Family Night at D’Agostino’s Pizza in Wrigleyville runs every Tuesday night from 5:45 pm …
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While Smarty Pants and Miss Dena perform the Big Balloon Show year-round in schools, libraries, community centers and theatres, my favorite time to perform the show is summertime! From June through August, we perform our Big Balloon Show in public …
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Want your kids to get a sneak peek at the science curriculum they’ll be learning this year in school? In Illinois, grades 3 & 4 learn about simple machines – exactly what they’ll see on stage with the Mousetrap Machine …
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I’m always trying to improve in existing balloon designs. I had created an Olaf from Frozen balloon earlier in the summer. It was good, but didn’t quite capture the “essence” of the Olaf character 100%. I think this afternoon’s piece, …
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We recently got a nice writeup on our performance of the Big Balloon Show at the Villa Park Recreation Center in the pages of the local Villa Park Suburban Life newspaper.  Check out the entire article, plus lots of nice …
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If you’ve got kids (or you’re a kid at heart), it may come as no surprise that the movie FROZEN has become incredibly popular. Here’s a sneak peek at my new Elsa from Frozen centerpiece – it’s a great balloon …
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With the runaway popularity of the Frozen movie, I thought it would be a good idea to bring one of the movie’s favorite characters to life in balloons. Here’s a sneak peek at my first try at Olaf as a …
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