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When you are looking at ads for clowns for hire advertising to parents, schools, churches, businesses seeking seeking a entertainer for a kids birthday party, or some other type of event that is corporate or non-profit, are you really getting the best deal when paying a very low price or a very high price?

The following 19 questions below will help you save money, time, unnecessary stress, avoid costly mistakes other parents, non-profits, businesses have made because they did not know what questions to ask the party clown, child-wedding magician or walk around costume character entertainer.

It's the difference between hoping they show will end soon or wishing the show would last longer ~ when you have a room full of excited children this makes all the difference in the world. below is a list of questions you should ask potential performers for your Childs party.

1. How long have you been a performer?

This will tell you their experience level. You don't want a performer who's just trying this out for the first time. The number of years your looking for is 10 or more. You really want somebody who's learned from their years of experience.

2. How many shows do you do a year?

This is critical, if they say "2 or 3" ~ tell them thanks anyway. Like anything else in life we learn by doing, "practice makes perfect". Your looking for somebody who performs a bare minimum of 6-12 times a year.

What kind of shows do you perform ~ you want to know if they perform regularly for children or are they primarily an adult performer. You don't want to hire a adult performer, a clown for hire who's just looking to pick up extra cash by doing some birthday parties. Children are a whole lot different than adults. make sure you're hiring a children's performer.

3. How long does the show last?

The average is 45 minutes. This is very important to make sure that your getting the time covered you need. While the show is going on it's a great time to set the table and get the cake ready. If you don't ask this question you run the risk of getting surprised and running around trying to recover.

4. What's included with the show?

For example does the show include time for pictures. Pictures are a huge part of the birthday party experience. Some performers charge extra for pictures. make sure you can get at least a couple of good shots with the performer and the special birthday child. make sure it's agreed that taking video is ok. You'd be surprised at how many performers have a problem with this.

5. How much is the fee?

Agree on a Fee that is comfortable before hand, do not accept.... " Do not worry i will tell you the price when i get there, it will be a very good the price." Say no to this type of business transaction, either he or she gives you the price before hand over the phone and you write it down immediately and place it on your refrigerator door. That way you have it saved when you comparing prices and fees.

6. What do you need from me?

Some performers may need a table or paper plate or whatever. Find this out ahead of time so you wont be running around trying to find all this stuff at the last minute. It's hard enough just greeting the guest and seeing that everything is running smoothly. A professional will generally include all this in the contract they sent you ahead of time. For your own sanity the day of the party make sure you ask them yourself.

7. What costume characters do you provide?

Characters available for children's birthday parties vary widely. Popular Kid Cartoon Characters, Superheros, Princesses, Cowboys/Cowgirls, Mermaids, etcccc

8. Can I ask the entertainer to do special things, do certain games, etccc?

Yes, they are usually flexible with how they work with parents. Just ask if they would agree to little things like taking pictures with the birthday child while they are cutting the cake, etcccc There may be additional fees for some special requests find out what they are first.

9. Should You Hire A Clown If Your Child Is Scared of Them?

It depends, you have the options for a different type of performer, that the child may not be scared of or you can ask for the clown to maybe make himself or herself less scary if possible with less make up!

10. Face Painting & Mistakes To Avoid

Face painting, can eat away a lot of time from activities that are more important for the performer during the party. Example: larger parties with more than 15-50 young kids, face painting can take away time from the other games and activities that can be played. Instead you can purchase the face paints and have a volunteer help you do the face painting, or have the clown do partial cheek face paints to move quickly, you can arrange another thing for the kids to do while they wait to paint their faces, like pin the tail on the pony, coloring books, etccc

11. Before the performer arrives, what should i have ready?

Not much really, the performer will normally come ready with everything he/she needs to perform at the party, however, little things, like requesting a favorite music or song if available your child likes, an area where he/she has access to an electrical outlet without going through changes trying to get to it. If by chance you agreed on a special request for certain games or activities remind and confirm that he/she brings them, to avoid interrupting the flow of the party. Face paints, balloons, prizes, kid games, etccc are taken care by the entertainer.

12. Can You Hire a Costume Character & A Clown For Hire Together? ( Money Saving Tip )

Yes, you can hire more then one entertainer for a childrens birthday party together, along with food candy machines, bouncers, etccc

13. What is the best way to choose a date & time?

A. Before you pick a date and time there are a couple of things you need to consider. Check you school calendar and make sure that there is not a concert or other special event taking place the same time your planning your party. Make sure to also check the local churches for their schedules. Many churches plan programs that may put a real crimp in your party plans.

b. Before you set the time decide if you want to serve a meal or not. If you want to serve a lunch plan your party between 11- 2. If you want to serve dinner the most popular times are 3- 6. Avoid these times if you do not want to serve a meal as people will expect it otherwise. Avoiding these times will allow you just to serve light snacks and greatly reduce your cost as well as the work involved.

14. How long should the party last?

A typical party will last from 2-4 hours. You'll need to decide if your going to do games or hire professional entertainment. If your hiring entertainment you can have a longer party. usually it will take about 1 hour to eat and open the presents. Also if your having entertainment don't have it start until at least 1/2 hour after the party starts. There will be all kinds of interruptions when guest arrive late ~ ( and they will ). Starting the entertainment 1/2 hour after the party starts will eliminate most of these problems.

15. Should I have my party at home or somewhere else?

Several factors play into this. The first is, how much room do you have? Only you know your home so you have to think about where you'll put all those excited children. In the Summer you can go outside but what if it rains?. A party at your home requires you to think of these factors. Do you have a basement or spare room that can accommodate 10, 20children?

 If the answer is no, you could consider having your party at a place like Chuck E. Cheese or at one of the popular fast food chain places. Also many hotels have meeting rooms that can be a good place to have a larger party. The major drawback to this is the fact that many parents would rather not have to travel very far for events like this. So you'll have to make sure everything is centrally located.

16. Theme parties and my choices what are they?

Theme parties are a great way to get your guest excited about the party. The best way to pick this theme is to plan it around what your child enjoys the most. For example if your child loves star wars then have a star wars themed party. Don't plan a theme that only you enjoy or you run the risk of boring your child and believe me if your child's bored it will spread like wild fire to the other children. Once you find a theme make sure to plan all the party favors and decorations around this theme. The children will love it and really enjoy you efforts. Below are some themes that are really popular. We've also included some ideas for entertainment that will go really well with these themes.

* A Mickey Mouse Party - Magician
* Western Party - Party Ponies
* Dragon Theme - A dragon balloon Bounce.
* Pirates - Have a treasure hunt
* Buffalo Bills - Hire a Face painter that can reproduce the team symbols.
* Ballerina's - Dress up your guest like ballerina's and have a recital " play some classical music and let them dance" take digital pictures and email them to your guest later.
* Summer fun party - use fun outdoor games such as hula hoop contest, water balloon toss etc.
* Princess - each child can come in dressy cloths. treat theme like royalty during the party. Serve theme drinks in plastic old fashioned tea cups. serve them cup cakes on plastic fancy looking plates " purchase from toy section in places like Wal-Mart". In short treat them like like little ladies.
* Dress Up Party - Simply have a lot of dress up clothes in a trunk and let them go wild coming up with their own outfits. Include some plastic jewelry. As a finale let them put on a fashion show. make sure to take lots of pictures. If you have a digital camera email theme to your guest at a later time. Your child's party will be remembered for a long time to come.
* Butterflies - make each child a set of butterfly wings out of paper ~ allow them to decorate them themselves. This will keep them happily busy for a long time.
* Pony Party - This is hugely popular with girls. have a hobby horse relay " you can usually find inexpensive ones at many of the "dollar stores" have them wear bandanas. make sure to have a horse piñata. As a finale have party ponies come to your house.
* Hawaiian party - This can be and indoor or outdoor party. have everybody come in their bathing suits and pass out labia. play limbo and serve tropical type foods. They'll have a blast.

17. When should i start sending out invitations?

Invitations - Send out your invitations 9-14 days prior to the party. People need enough time to plan out all the details of just how to get their child to the party. People are very busy these days so make sure you give them plenty of time. Just make sure not to give them the invitations to soon or they will forget all about it... To save time on filling out all those invitations, type them up on a computer word processor and then cut them out and past them on the invitations then all you have to fill in is the persons name.

18. Do you have any references?

This is the most critical question you can ask. After all anybody can rant and rave a bout how great they are over the phone but can they back it up with others that say the same thing... They should have a web site that features what others have said about them. Do not hire anybody who can't prove that they are generally liked by the people they've performed for. You're looking for "glowing" reports of how much the children loved the performer. Protect yourself and make sure you're getting a top notch performer that's proved themselves by satisfying a lot of audiences...

The questions listed above will "weed out" the pros from the ones you need to avoid. You want your child's birthday party to be fun and memorable. Just make sure it's memorable from a good stand point. Following the steps above will help make sure this is the case.
1. Magician ~ great for ages 5 to 11
2. Clown ~ ages 2-9
3. Story Teller ~ ages 5-10
4. Puppet Show ~ 2-10
5. Face Painter ~ All Ages
6. Balloon Animals ~ ages 2 and up
7. Balloon Bounces ~ ages 5 - 10
8. Party Ponies ~ 3-10
9. Caricature Artist ~ ages 3-10
This is not an exhaustive list but it gives you a good idea of what's available as far as performers who will come to your location and provide entertainment.

19. Where can you get all the decorations and party favors?

You could order them on the internet for .  I recommend for a much more stress free shopping experience and to save time click on banner below.

* Magic Shows
* Clowning Shows
* Story Telling Shows
* Puppetry Show
* Face Painting ~ single events like parties and workshops
* Balloon Animals ~ single events like parties and workshops

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