Not only are our face painters, balloon twisters, and other party entertainers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire top-notch artists, but they are also fantastic with kids! In addition, face painting is a surefire way to bring fun and excitement to any party.
Kaleidoscope began in 2013 as a Connecticut-based face painting and balloon twisting party entertainment agency. Since then, we have grown into New England’s largest creative entertainment company. Today, we proudly offer face painters, balloon twisters, caricature artists, magicians, and more throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, with additional services available in Vermont and Maine.
When you book with us, we’ll explain our grab-and-go products designed to be impressive at large events. Generally speaking, we can get up to around 30 designs done per hour per artist (2 minutes per design).
We’ll also quote you for how many artists we suggest at your event and include all bulk nonprofit discounts.
Upon booking, we’ll give you any and all marketing materials you want (from high-res images you can put on billboards to mini sharable social media tidbits).
We’ll also boost your event with our thousands of active clients via email newsletter and social media.
Finally, we’ll help you determine the right system to recoup all costs. For some clients, this might be charging $3-15 per design depending on your audience. For others, this may be an optional tips/donations jar. Either way, all money will go back to your organization.
Stage Shows
If having stations at your event doesn’t make sense, we also have a variety of stage shows. While they cost more per hour than our visual artists, they can entertain much bigger audiences at once and help break up the schedule of your event.
Our magician James has a classical Victorian magic show for all ages that is done with the same materials, tricks, and techniques that would have been done in an 1800’s parlor. Our non-profit clients love that his show is truly a great fit for all ages, as well as that he looks so much like a classic magician that he naturally draws attention.
Our resident clown Kenny can likewise provide a variety show with magic, puppets, juggling, and comedy. While Kenny’s show is built for kids, he includes plenty of jokes and gags for adults and comes in a huge variety of costumes to fit every event’s theme.
But if your mission is grounded more in science than magic, our bubble show invites guests to build a hypothesis and test it as they watch mesmerizing bubble tricks from one of our resident bubble scientists! Each bubble show comes with an optional bubble photo booth which can be used to recoup costs, just like ay of our visual artists.
We also have a science show in development, but if you’re looking to book that now you can ask our office for more details!
Add to The Ambiance
Finally, if your goal is to impress and entertain donors or organizational VIPs, some of our nonprofit clients look for entertainment that adds life to the party.
Stilt walkers are a fan favorite for walks and runs. Our non-profit clients love that they can greet guests at finish lines or help kick off a 5k!
Costumed characters are wildly popular for theme park-style meet-and-greets. They add to the event and can be placed in a booth, on a stage, or left to walk around your event.
Finally, we offer DJs and foam cannons for outdoor summer events. Invite your guests to dance, run, and play through mountains of endless bubbles in the sunshine. Foam events are something that they’ve likely seen on reality TV or social media, and make amazing compliments for 5k events, charity walks, and outdoor carnivals.
Looking for country club entertainment ideas? Kaleidoscope has been helping private clubs create perfect parties since 2013, and with our extensive list of entertainers for hire, your club can boost membership value and engagement all year long.
Here are some of our favorite ways to captivate your members and help you create events unlike anywhere else.
Looking for a strolling magician for hire in CT, MA, RI, or NH? Kaleidoscope is New England’s most popular and most versatile magician entertainment agency with several strolling magicians on our team!
Here are the magicians for hire we currently represent for strolling magic:
Kenny’s Circus Strolling Magic
Kenny’s circus strolling magic is goofy, colorful, and comes with tons of jokes and juggling! Expect a portable, one-man circus.
Tricks you can expect: Chattering teeth, disappearing scarves, a magic coloring book, rings, and juggling balls.
What you WON’T see: Classic card tricks, coins, complex slight of hand, or a black top hat.
We love his magic for: festive, outdoor events that either want to entertain all ages with a carnival vibe or want to entertain kids.
We don’t think his strolling magic is suited for: formal events looking for a classic magician.
Oasis’s potions magic is straight out of your favorite fantasy game, show, or book! Her magic potions bring her tricks to life.
Tricks you can expect: Changing jewelry, disappearing coins, magic fabrics, and lots of colorful potions!
What you WON’T see: A goofy clown, a serious magician in a dinner jacket, or anything too scary.
We love her magic for: all-ages events that appreciate her bohemian, festival, storybook vibe! Perfect for outdoor festivals, colleges and schools, or events that have had magicians in the past but want a fresh vibe.
We don’t think her strolling magic is suited for: small kids parties (although she has a different show for that).
Marissa will stroll through your event performing mind reading done through a mix of beautiful objects, psychology, and conversation.
Magic you can expect: mind reading using crystals, tarot cards, ESP symbols, and essential oils.
What you WON’T see: sleight of hand, gimmicky objects, appearing/disappearing items, or magic tricks.
We love her magic for: outdoor festivals, large adult corporate events, college events, project graduation, festivals, and dinner parties.
We don’t think her strolling magic is suited for: children or tweens who may not understand psychology, metaphor, or illusion and think an adult can read their thoughts. (There are no scary themes in mentalism, but we love kids and don’t want to accidentally scare them!)
Looking for entertainers to move through your crowd? Not only do we have multiple strolling magician for hire, but here are some additional strolling entertainers popular with our clients!
Stilt Walkers
We have stilt walkers available for a variety of costumes to make your event dreams come true! Some of the most creative things we’ve seen clients do with stilt walkers are:
Butterflies blowing bubbles at a conservation festival in West Hartford, CT (pictured above)
Taking polaroid photos of guests and handing them out (for RedBull in Boston, MA)
Handing out sports merchandise (Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT)
Passing out glow sticks at nighttime festivals (for a private corporate event in Burlington, MA)
Greeting guests at the front gate of a carnival-themed event (for a private corporate event in Westport, CT)
Costume Servers
Looking to hand out materials at your event?
Our strolling costume servers can hand out:
Wristbands or entry tickets to help your guests enter
Glow sticks or costume pieces to get your guests into the party spirit
Merchandise or samples of your product
Gift bags or parking vouchers as guests leave
Please note: we are not a catering company, so they cannot hand out food or alcohol.
Strolling Mime
Our famous clown Kenny would love to come to your event as a silent mime!
Kenny loves to act out mime scenes as a traditional mime, but can also couple your strolling mime experience with bubble blowing, juggling, magic, or balloon twisting. Just talk to our office at the time of booking!
Don’t settle for any old magician for hire–contact New England’s most popular creative event entertainment agency today!
Clients looking to hire a magician for their upcoming event normally have two options: strolling magic or a magic show.
We asked our resident magicians Kenny and James (as well as our booking agent Jessica) to help us explain the differences so every client can book the best fit for their upcoming event.
What is the difference between strolling magic and a magic show?
Our magician James performing a stage show
James: In a magic show, there’s a boundary between the “stage” area and the “audience” area. While volunteers from the audience are often invited up on stage, and the magician frequently makes forays into the audience, there’s a demarcation. The stage (or “platform” or “parlor”) magic show is longer — often half an hour or 45 minutes — with several routines consisting of several tricks, to provide a cohesive whole with a theme. Think of a one-act play.
In strolling magic, the magician approaches individuals or small groups (three to five folks, typically) to present one to three tricks. The magic is more like a conversation than a stage play. Often the members of the audience touch and examine the props, and the magic itself takes place in the spectators’ hands. People sitting a dinner, folks waiting in line for some other event, people standing about — they are the ones who have a bit of magic touch their lives. It’s up close and personal.
Kenny: My personal show is a 50/50 mix of comedy and classic magic with a twist of clown charm. You can expect to see me on a stage while I go through one trick after another with plenty of helpers and laughs. Like most magicians, every show I do is largely the same with some adjustments for the event.
My strolling magic is more clowning around. I do plenty of magic, but can cater each interaction to the event and individuals there. That might be some puppets, juggling, clown gags, balloon twisting, or anything else–all depending on what I think will work best for the audience.
What audiences does *your* strolling magic land best with?
James: For me, it’s often folks above the age of six or seven, though young adults through twenties seem to enjoy it most.
Kenny: My strolling magic is great for all ages, like an animated movie that’s made for kids ages 5-9 but has plenty of jokes and puns for teens and adults.
When would you recommend strolling magic over a show?
James the magician performing strolling magic at a public event
James: Would having everyone sit in rows looking in one direction fit in with your plan for the event? Then go with a show. A corporate dinner and awards presentation, for example. If you have more freedom of motion, mingling, and random movement with no fixed schedule for various phases of the day, go with strolling.
Kenny: I recommend strolling magic for fairs & similar big events where there is 100s off people to entertain a few at a time
Jessica: In my experience planning events with clients, event organizers who don’t have a formal schedule for their event often like the flexibility of having a magician wander through the audience.
When would you recommend a show over strolling magic?
Kenny performing a stage show at a school event
James: When there’s a schedule, when you expect folks to be all in one place at one time, then go with a show. If it’s mingling/freeform, then go with strolling.
Kenny: Private parties, corporate events, big events if there is ample seating.
Jessica: Clients who are booking entertainment with the goal of keeping kids contained often prefer a show so the kids can sit down while parents talk amongst themselves (or also hang out and enjoy the show!
About how many guests will interact with you an hour?
James: For a show — all of them, all at once. For strolling, probably forty people an hour will be directly involved, with as many more looking on as random chance may provide.
Kenny: In a strolling set I can entertain 15-30 people, depending on how amped up the kids or adults are.
What sort of tricks should guests be ready to see in *your* strolling set?
Kenny strolling on a boat for a private summer camp event
James: Folks should expect to see dice, coins, rings, strings, dollar bills. They’ll see classic sleight-of-hand using ordinary objects. They’ll experience the magic in their own hands.
Kenny: Gravity manipulation with water, magic bags they can reach into, a cheeky puppet named Sherbert, ball juggling, and of course plenty of clowning around!
Caricatures are a favorite for many, with collectors gathering portraits from talented artists at theme parks, beaches, and events across the country. However, if you’re new to caricatures or curious about how they can enhance your event, you’ve come to the right place! Explore our gallery for inspiration and check out this handy guide to some of our most frequently asked questions. Whether you’re planning a party, corporate event, or festival, caricatures are a fun and unique way to entertain guests and create lasting memories.
Have you ever seen a celebrity magician read someone’s mind on TV? Or guess something about a total stranger they could have never known? Consider bringing those larger-than-life moments to your next event!
Kaleidoscope now offers jaw-dropping, impossible-for-you-to-know, and get out of my head! psychic encounters with our resident mentalist, Marissa.
Speedy face painting is just-as-impressive, three-to-four-times-as-fast face painting perfect for huge crowds. By simplifying the designs and adding multiple colors at once, our speedy faces with drop the jaws of your guests while tearing throw even the longest line!
Glow Parties with black light face painting and balloon twisting are perfect for tweens, teens, and adults looking for a twist on traditional party entertainment!
