Have any of you ever tried balloon animals? I tend to give them away to kids who volunteer during my shows; and then I have someone give some away during the end of my show. This gives me time to put everything away.

I used to used to do the balloon animal thing when I did kids shows but I don't do kids shows anymore. They bother me so no more balloons either. I hope you don't have them pre-made... that's no fun, all the fun is in watching them being made.

No, I have a pretty good balloon pump that I use to blow them up on the spot. Most of my paying shows are for 5 to 10 year olds, so the balloon animals go over pretty well. Thanks.

I've worked myself away from balloons lately, but if you are doing anything with kids you've got to do SOMETHING with balloons. When I was just doing balloon comedy, (and this part works for most any age groups) most of my schtick involved the audience to a large extent. A clownish, silly explanation of balloons. How they work, inflate, pop, fly, twist, etc. I had inflating contests (picture blowing up your first 260 balloon by mouth). I used animated and noise-making ballon characters in skits. It was simple to add some magic. The pace was amazingly quick, yet easy to control. No two performances were the same. I spent 15-20 minutes before I even made my 1st character. All ages enjoyed themselves. Schools, daycares, hospitals...there was always work. Not alot of pay, but fun.