Here are a few tips and questions to help make your event a huge wonderful success.
10 Tips for Hiring a Fantastic Clown or Entertainer
Talk to them and trust your gut instinct
Always see a picture of the person you are hiring
Ask ‘are you the person who does my event?’
Don’t base who you hire on cost
Every hour a clown is at your event there is at least 3 hours you don’t see
The value added to an event by the entertainer is incalculable, pay for a pro and get more value for your investment
The entertainer makes your event stand out and memorable
Hire only a professional and insured entertainer
If the price is too good to be true you run the risk of a last minute cancellation because of a better paying gig. (I wish this wasn’t so)
No child has ever talked about the birthday cake 3 weeks later – they do about a good, fun clown.
Clowning isn’t in the shoe or the nose – it’s in the heart.
10 Tips for a More Successful Fun Filled Party by Amanda O’Leary aka Smartee Pants as Published In Parenting Magazine
Parties for little ones are so exciting – their adrenaline is pumping way before they get to your door. They know there is going to be candy and cake and new toys and maybe a magician or clown. They also have to deal with someone other than themselves being in the limelight. They have to give away a present which may have been something they wanted. They may have had a hard time sleeping last night or got up at the crack of dawn with anticipation. So help them enjoy the party (and you too!) with these birthday party guidelines.
1) Time of day. If you’re squeezing the party in between soccer and ballet practise, is you child going to be too tired to enjoy the party? Are you going to be too tired?
2) Length of party. Most parties should be a maximum of 2 hours. If you plan a 3 hour marathon, around the 2 hour mark the children are going to be tired and start to disagree over everything. Get them out the door before this happens. Short and sweet and let the kids leave wanting to stay longer.
3) Number of guests. Invite as many people as your space will hold and you are comfortable with. Your child may want all of the grade 1 and 2 and 3 classes but you may only have room for 6.
4) Where to have the party? Things to consider. At home? Enough space? It’s going to get dirty. Is that okay with you? At a community centre or hall, time can be restricted because they’ll set the time for you and added expense to rent a space outside your home. A friend‘s house that‘s away on vacation? Hmmm…
5) Have a loose schedule. 1pm children arrive. 1:15pm Magician Clown starts show. 1:55pm Food. Sandwiches and potato chips/cheezies and juice/pop and cake 2:15pm Birthday presents 2:30pm Playtime 3pm. Party Finished. 3:10 Ahhh! Enjoy the quiet.
6) Entertainment. Who or what is going to keep the children occupied? And for how long? Most children can’t really occupy themselves for longer than 10 minutes before trouble starts happening. They both want the same toy. “So and so hit me.” So it needs to be a guided party. You can choose games and songs to keep the children amused or you may want to hire a professional to take on that aspect.
7) Food. Assume the children are going to arrive fed. Keep it simple. The food should be put out after the entertainment and everyone can sit down and have a meal together. If food and candy are accessible anytime and anywhere, you will have empty candy dishes and children on your ceiling!
8) Safety. If little Johnny is jumping on your couch or trying to plug the cat into an outlet – stop him. If he continues to terrorize the party, get him to sit with you. And if he still making wrong choices – call his parents. And don’t invite him next year :0)
9) Loot bags. You can do them or not. The party is for the birthday person.
10) Don’t stress. Children will over look the $150,000 park to play on a cement retainer wall. They enjoy the box more than the toy! And they love having their friends to their house. So relax.
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Ah birthday parties! If you’re 5 you can’t wait for your party and if you add a zero – you hope no one remembers it’s your day!
For further information go to www. MagicClown.ca
Submitted by Amanda O’Leary
12 Questions to Ask an Entertainer Before You Hire an Entertainer By Smartee Pants aka Amanda O’Leary
1) Are you available on exact date at exact time? Most important question you can ask that will save time and frustration on both sides.
2) How long have you been doing this? Some people are charging the same rates as people who have been in the business for 10 years and they just started.
3) What do you do? Rates vary based on what you do. A magic show will be more than just balloons. A 40 minute show will be more than a 10 minute show. A stage show required bigger magic props and they are more expensive than little pocket tricks.
4) How much? If you start with this question without telling the performer what they are doing, where they are doing it and for how long, they can’t give you an answer.
5) How many shows have you done? Again, if people have just done 5 shows or 500 shows that’s important.
6) How long will you be here? This depends on the number of children attending the event and what type of entertainment you are looking for.
7) References? Just like when you hire a contractor, you want references and not from their brother-in-law!
8) Where did you train? Some people think if you slap on a red nose you are a clown. There are a lot of really bad children’s entertainers out there. Beware.
9) Insurance? Some people carry liability insurance some people don’t. Corporate jobs should have insurance. Be prepared to pay extra for being covered.
10) Do you have a web site? You need to see a picture of the person you are hiring and one that is recent.
11) How much space do you need to perform? I have performed out of a front hall closet – there was no floor space in the living room for me!
12) Do you have any questions for me? If a performer is experienced, they should have questions or suggestions for a better party for you.
Trust your heart, if you are laughing during the phone conversation and feel understood by the entertainer and suggestions are given as to how to make it better, hire that person.