Birthday Party Entertainment

Ask your kids — they know what they like. If you’d like a second opinion, tell us the ages on your booking/inquiry form and we’ll happily suggest a mix.

After your guests have arrived and settled in, so none of your booked time goes to waiting.

We understand the instinct to not want the kids to wait in line all party long, but rest assured that is why you are hiring us! We are fast. The number system will slow us down. Any time that is used up yelling out names/numbers, waiting for the guest/child to come get seated, and having to make that now-on-the-spot decision is time not doing the craft you have hired us for. The lines will form naturally, kids will decide they don’t want to stand in line and come back later when it dies down, or they have time to decide what they want as they wait; and as soon as the artist has no more line, they will seek out the kids/guests to fill in that time and make sure no time is wasted.

On the pricing page, pick your services and open “Not sure how long to book?” underneath them. Put in how many guests you’d like serviced and we’ll suggest a length for each service you’ve chosen. As a rough guide:

• Face painters & Balloon twisters can do 20 designs an hour, guaranteed.
• Glitter tattoos range from 15–20 an hour depending on the number of colors the kids choose.Tip: Kids often like to get two, and the “Big kids” can unexpectedly like to join in, so we suggest rounding up with 15–30 min extra buffer time.
• Hair spray ranges from 20–25 guests.
• Fancy nails range from 8–10 sets of nails.Tip: Removing nail polish before the party will speed up the process.
• Handprint Painting ranges from 10–12 an hour. The more details requested, the more that number could be affected.
• Henna tattoos range from 10–15 depending on the size of the design.
• Caricature drawings offer a wider range of options (b/w vs. color, face-only vs. full-body). Depending more on whether the guests are seated promptly and on the chosen details, they range from 3 min to 15 min per person.Tip: Since it is not just for the kids, you’ll want to consider your whole guest count and base it on the majority. We say at least 2/3rds of your guests will want one.

If you’d rather we worked it out, put your guest count on the booking/inquiry form and give us your party goals.

Sometimes — usually $25–$35+ per artist, depending on artist availability in your area. We’ll always tell you before you book.