We get a lot of questions from our parent-clients wondering if we need anything from them. The answer is mostly “nope!”, but there are a few things you can do to help make your party run smoothly for your little guests and our artists!
We get a lot of questions from our parent-clients wondering if we need anything from them. The answer is mostly “nope!”, but there are a few things you can do to help make your party run smoothly for your little guests and our artists!
Our caricatures are a big seller, and they go great with clowns, puppet shows, magicians, or anything else you need! Throwing a princess party or do you just need some balloon decorations? No problem! Looking for a quick way to entertain a ton of guests? Glitter tattoos and henna are fun for everyone from toddlers to teens! Here are just a few of the packages we offer:
Our face painters would love to entertain at your party! Not only are our face painters, balloon twisters, and other entertainers top-notch, but they’re great with kids! Our face painters specialize in bring and colorful full-face designs, and our balloon twisters build sculptures you can’t believe! All of our party entertainment packages are built especially for your party and budget, but here are a few we offer!
This isn’t your mama’s balloon twisting! Forget dogs and swords: our balloon twisters create octopus’s as big as your toddlers, jet packs you can blast off in, balloon archest towering over your guests, and even balloon dresses!
Balloon twisting is the perfect way to add excitement and creativity to any party! Whether you’re hosting a birthday bash, school event, or corporate gathering, our skilled balloon artists craft incredible designs like headbands, flowers, cartoon characters, and even aliens. Plus, kids love taking home their own custom balloon creation as a fun party favor! Want to take the entertainment up a notch? Save when you combine balloon twisting with face painting, glitter tattoos, clowns, or magic for a truly unforgettable experience.
From balloon-twisting clowns to princesses and character performers, we have the perfect entertainers for your event. A clown brings laughter, juggling, and even a touch of magic to their balloon art. Looking for a royal touch? Then our talented princess entertainers can twist balloons while bringing fairy-tale magic to your party. For an extra-special surprise, upgrade your event with a cost-effective character visit. Plus, if you’re looking for a show-stopping element, our custom balloon dresses are a stunning addition to fundraisers, corporate events, and upscale celebrations.
(more…)For grand openings, employee picnics, community events, or any other large-scale event, volunteers or hobby entertainers may not be enough. Kaleidoscope Art & Entertainment specializes in corporate event entertainment–here are a few things that we suggest everyone consider before booking your event entertainment:
Planning winter parties can be tough, especially in snowy CT, MA, RI, NH! Kaleidoscope’s artists provide face painting, balloon twisting, and other entertainment all year round so we’ve seen what works (and what doesn’t) a few hundred times over. Here are our favorite tips and tricks clients have shared with us for hosting awesome birthday parties during the cold months.
Unique entertainment is our specialty–but what do you do when your kids get too old for traditional face painting and balloon twisting? In the hundreds of parties our face painters and balloon twisters have performed at, we’ve noticed after age 10 or so parents tend to forego entertainment since the kids are less interested, which can often lead to a pack of excited tweens tearing up their house with not much else to do!
Glow Parties are really fun alternatives to “little kid” parties and adult parties where there isn’t much going on besides talking. Here are some of our favorite things for helping your tweens and teens impress their friends with the best birthday party of the year! (And yes, you can have these parties at any age–from toddlers to adults!)
If you’ve wanted to throw a foam party, we have professional technicians and foam machine rentals who will service all of CT, MA, and RI, with over a decade of experience from New England’s largest creative entertainment company!
Fill your lawn with music, dancing, and mountains of magical foam!
To throw a foam party, all you need is:
That’s it! Our talented foam technicians will bring:
We take care of everything. All you need to do is invite your guests!
Our one-hour birthday package is perfect for kids 4-12 and has everything you need for an amazing party.
Our hour-long birthday party package is perfect for ages 4-12 but can be enjoyed by kids as young as toddlers, plus teens and adults.
The package is made for up to 25 kids and is normally around $500, but will include travel fees depending on where in CT, MA, or RI you’re in.
Our summer camp packages are built for daycares, PreKs, schools, libraries, and camps that have tight schedules and anywhere from 25 – 500 kids.
Here’s what you can expect:
Whether you’re planning a Bar / Bat Mitzvah in a nightclub, a Sweet 16 in a backyard, a Project Graduation in your school, or a friends and family graduation party, we have the most original entertainment around!
Tween and teen foam parties are similar to all of the other ones we do: our foam techs come, blast foam up to guests’ shoulders, and get a dance party going. But there are a few things you should keep in mind while booking your event:
Make sure your venue is compatible with foam. If you’re outdoors, we just need a flat area (turf or black top are fine) with access to electricity and water within 100 feet. If you’re indoors, the area will need to be cement with drainage (a nightclub is normally perfect, but gyms, cafeterias, or homes won’t work).
Book multiple cannons or schedule guests in waves. 1 cannon can produce enough foam for up to 20 teens at once. Plan to reserve multiple cannons (such as for a Bar / Bat Mitzvah with an open dance floor, or a Quince with a specific dance time) or schedule groups to come in waves (such as a school-wide Project Grad).
Make sure guests bring a change of clothes. While teens might want to come to your big event dressed up, they shouldn’t wear anything they don’t want to see wet into the foam. Encourage them to bring a change of clothes they can get wet in, as well as athletic sneakers or sandals that firmly strap onto their feet.
Reserve a DJ. For events with more than 1 cannon, we highly recommend getting a professional DJ with us or reserving your own. The perfect playlist is crucial to an amazing foam party, and when we have multiple cannons running at once you’ll need a pro sound system to make sure guests can hear the music.
If you’re throwing a huge corporate event, we have up to 5 foam cannons that can be reserved at once. Here’s how we suggest planning your party:
For a large event, we just have a few suggestions.
A foam party is like a dance party, but in mountains of foam! Your guests come to dance, make TikToks, take selfies, and build memories while a foam cannon sprays more bubbles than they’ve ever seen in their lives.
There’s not much to plan: simply contact us for a quote and we’ll do the rest.
All you’ll need to figure out after that is guest lists, food, tables and chairs, and other parts of your event.
In New England, the foam season is generally the same as pool season: Memorial Day to Labor Day. However, there’s some flexibility with this–just know your guests WILL get wet, so prepare them and plan your space with plenty of areas to dry off and warm up.
Yes! Foam is super safe for skin and eyes, and won’t damage hair. Just like with soap, it’ll make you vomit if you try to eat it, but it won’t irritate kids in any other way.
That said, we recommend that pets are kept away from the foam. Our furry friends love to explore the world by licking, and foam might look interesting but will make them vomit if ingested.
We also require adult supervision for all children while playing to make sure that they’re being safe with each other, especially with mixed-aged groups where toddlers are running between the legs of older (and rougher) elementary schoolers.
Yes! Our foam is almost entirely made of water with Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Glycerol in it. Those ingredients won’t hurt your lawn and will naturally dissolve after your event.
If your party is more than 3 hours long, it might make your lawn a little muddy. If you’re considering about the amount of water and feet trending on a certain area of grass, we suggest planning your foam party on hardtop like driveway, parking lot, or paved area.
They sure are! If you duck in and out really quickly, it’ll only be like getting some foamy dish detergent on you. Maybe damp for a few minutes, but easily dissolved.
But if you stay in the foam for more than 15-20 minutes, it’ll be like jumping in a pool!
Our foam is almost entirely made of water with Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Glycerol in it.
It contains no animal products, gluten, latex, fragrance, pine nuts, or soy. It is vegan, kosher, halal, and allergen-free. See our full SDS here.
You can slip in the foam, yes. This is why it’s so important to have your party on a lawn, outdoors, or on cement floors with good drainage.
Guests should not wear shoes that could twist their ankles (such as heels, platforms, or shoes with rollerblades in them) or shoes that will easily fall off (such as ballet flats, slides, and sandals that aren’t made for sports).
We recommend wearing athletic shoes (such as gym sneakers or water shoes) or going barefoot.
NO. The foam is extremely dense and will obscure the water, creating a serious drowning hazard.
Foam will not be sprayed within 100′ of any body of water including pools or lakes unless that water is fenced off and locked from any party guests.
DO WEAR clothing that you could play sports with or jump in a pool with. This could be anything from bathing suites and surf gear to t-shirts and shorts to sun dresses or jeans.
DON’T WEAR clothing that can’t get wet or dirty. (If it needs to be dry-cleaned, it’s not worth it!)
DO WEAR shoes that are safe for running, jumping, and dancing in water with. We recommend water shoes, sandals made for outdoor sports, gym sneakers, or just barefoot.
DON’T WEAR shoes that could twist your ankle (heels, platforms, or shoes with rollerblades), hurt someone if you stepped on them (heels, sport cleats), that could fall off easily (slides, sandals, flats), or that you can’t get dirty (designer heals, collectable sneakers).
If you’re wearing clothing that is dry-clean only, then yes foam can ruin it.
No leather, suede, lace, silk, or anything too expensive!
But your t-shirts and jeans? Sun dresses and shorts? They’ll be just fine–our foam doesn’t have any dyes or corrosive materials.
Foam canons are heavy, hard to maneuver, and could cause injury if they fell on someone.
Not only that, but they have both water and electricity running to them at all times!
For your safety, all of our foam canon rentals come with a professional technician who will take care of everything.
Single-cannon, one-hour rentals start at around $500 plus travel. This includes everything you’ll need.
For longer events with multiple cannons, the experience starts at $500 for the first hour per cannon and then has a discounted rate for more time.
When you contact our office, we’ll give you multiple pricing options including travel fees to where you’re located.
We don’t currently offer colored or UV-reactive foam. In our experience, the mess these dyes can cause guests doesn’t add to your overall experience.
Our foam techs will clean all of their gear after themselves. The foam will naturally dissolve by itself in 10-30 minutes, depending on heat and humidity that day.
It’s that easy!
Kaleidoscope has more magicians than any other agency in New England, whether you want kids’ party entertainment or sophisticated adult illustions!
(more…)Kaleidoscope’s Bubble Show is now available for parties all of CT, MA, RI, NH, VT, and ME! Our performers will combine real science and plenty of fun magic tricks to entertain guests of all ages.
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