Smarty Pants Builds Giant Mars Rover at Adler Planetarium
In July 2013, I received an email from a staff member at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL. The email explained that the Planetarium was hosting a one-year celebration of the Mars “Curiousity” Rover’s landing on the planet Mars, and …
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Smarty Pants at the White House for July 4th Celebration!
On July 4th, 2013, Smarty Pants was invited to join a select group of balloon artists at the White House in Washington D.C. for the nation’s official Fourth of July celebration. Hosted by President Barack Obama, the Fourth of July …
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Smarty Pants Ice Cream Balloons at Mariano’s Fresh Market!
In June 2013, Smarty Pants teamed up with the Mariano’s Fresh Market in the Chicago area for a trio of seasonal “balloon installations.” On June 30th, to celebrate the summer season, Smarty Pants created an “ice cream” themed balloon installation …
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Smarty Pants Meets William Shatner of Star Trek!
Last week, Smarty Pants visited the set of WGN-TV’s morning news for a very special event – a guest apperance by Star Trek legend William Shatner on WGN’s morning news program! William Shatner, best known for his role as Captain …
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Smarty Pants Balloon Car Ready to Roll Out!
This week, Smarty Pants and his crew of world class balloon artists worked at the Mount Prospect Public Library for nearly six hours to construct an amazing life-sized balloon car! The build started slowly at 11 am with Smarty and …
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Smarty Pants Builds World’s Biggest Balloon Car in Chicago!
This May, Smarty Pants kicks off his new “Have Balloon, Will Travel” edition of the Big Balloon Show (coming to a public library near you this summer” with something truly amazing… A life sized Balloon Car! Smarty Pants …
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Smarty Pants & Robbie Furman Balloon Jam in Chicago!
The official Balloon Vault Balloon Twisting Jam featuring Smarty Pants & Robbie Furman Coming to Chicago on May 22nd, 2013! Do you know the true history of balloon twisting? Who was the first performer to ever twist a balloon …
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Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show Turns Japanese for Public Libraries!
This summer, Smarty Pants and the Lovely Miss Dena will present an all-new edition of our Big Balloon Show at public libraries in Illinois and Wisconsin for the upcoming 2013 summer reading season. Throughout June, July and August, we’ll be …
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Smarty Pants Disco Dance!
Smarty Pants recently teamed up with the ABC Dance Academy in Chicago IL to host the world-famous Smarty Pants Disco Dance! The Smarty Pants Disco Dance features the most danceable hits of the ’70s and ’80s plus more …
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Smarty Pants teams up with UIC to promote the UIC Flames Basketball Team!
Right here in Chicago, the University of Illinois – Chicago boasts an exciting, dynamic basketball team that always puts on a competitive game with their area opponents. The UIC Flames and Smarty Pants recently teamed up to promote their home …
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