Sandy has such fun friends! Meet hairy, scary, Larry!

Do you like a good story?

"Early one morning, a man left his room to walk on the beach. He thought he would be alone, and was surprised when he saw another man walking and stopping among the hundreds of starfish washed up on the sand. The second man was picking up each starfish he found, throwing it back into the water. The first man called out - "You're wasting your time! You'll never save all these starfish before the sun gets high!" The second man didn't pause in his task. He stooped, picked up another starfish, tossed it far, and called back to the first man - "Saved that one."

Our wonderful storyteller, Sandy knows lots of good stories, especially the classics. She is a story teller, yet she is more than a teller. She is a director, with a cast of puppets who perform the stories, like little plays. Your guests will fall in love with Sandy! They might even ask for an autograph. She transforms the stories into a 3-D show that will capture the minds and hearts of the audience. You'll never think of these stories the same again when Sandy is done!

Sandy has an early childhood background as a pre-school teacher for 20 years (yes, she started very young which is why she looks so youthful in these pictures!) Sandy knows kids after thousands of days spent with them, and this experience guides her in creating a show which is as kid friendly as Mr. Rogers, and just as gentle and pleasant. The lady with the fun, fuzzy friends starts by greeting the birthday child, to make them feel special and just a little bit more like walking on air. Once she has set the scene, she brings out the first puppet for her first story. (The story has been selected by the birthday child with their parent - a wonderful gift for celebrating the special day!) She asks the birthday child, how do all stories begin? In this way, the birthday child remains a focus of the program, almost a partner with this warm hearted guest with puppet friends. She then tells the traditional story with modern details - in short, Sandy engages the audience (even a young audience) with references they understand. Little Red may go through the forest, but she starts at 7-11 for a Slurpee! This blending keeps children involved in the story, and in Sandy's program.

During the 30 - 45 minute program, there are many places where the birthday child ineracts with Sandy, the story, and the puppet characters. When she is done with the story, Sandy lets the child lead her to that song we always sing at a party! Her philosophy is to invite and never force, so if the birthday star is suddenly shy, Sandy graciously avoids any fussing. The birthday child gets to choose which puppet will sing the song. The performance continues as the puppet keeps starting off with the wrong birthday song! You'll laugh and smile as the puppet finally gets the right song, and everyone sings together. After Happy Birthday is sung, Sandy allows the children to approach the table and meet their favorite puppet from the story. This is an excellent photo opportunity, so get ready to capture memories!

Sandy's approach is so gentle and warm, she is an excellent choice for 1 year old parties. She is also so engaging, she is a perfect entertainer for children all the way up to 3rd grde. You will find the audience is drawn to her during the show, and truly sad that the sweet lady with the fuzzy friends had to leave.

These are the stories that Sandy can perform. She will perform the story you choose with your child for the party:

The Three Little Pigs with a Texas Twist - How the Dragon got Its Fire - The Gingerbread Man - The Froggy Prince - Lil' Red (Riding Hood) - The Paper Bag Princess - Goldilocks & the Three Bears - Texas Jack & the Pinto Beanstalk - The Little Red Hen

Ladies and gentlemen, your guide on an amazing comic journey - Lorri Michals!

What does Lorri's show have in common with sky diving, race car driving, and water skiing? They are all a blast for the people involved! Lorri's show doesn't require any special equipment, and it has a small carbon footprint, too. Just her and her microphone, that's all the gear she needs to entertain your group and have them laughing at the memory for months. Forget what you think you know about hypnotists with a piercing eye and the spinning spiral - Lorri works wonders without any of that stuff!

Instead of cliches, she uses personal dynamism, fabulous audience rapport, and a bubbly personality to augment her skill as a hypnotist. She'll be hypnotizing volunteers, planting suggestions, and releasing their inner performer in no time. Lorri is the conductor, and people from the audience are the performers in this show. Your guests will be especially engaged when they see friends and co-workers hypnotized on stage, getting big laughs! What might they do? Lorri may have them in a routine where all the volunteers, sitting next to one another, are watching a movie, and commenting as they watch. The thing is, they are each watching a different movie, all at the same time. She goes from person to person, inviting them to share their reaction, changing the movie they watch, until at last the films come to an end, and the participants return to their seats while the room rocks with applause!

Come a little closer; keep your eyes on the watch, and just relax . . .

Lorri is like a talk show hostess, moving between the guests on the stage, maintaining her connection. She keeps each volunteer in their trance with her voice alone while caring for them during that time. Lorri uses a light tone, keeps the comedy moving, and always uses comic material that your grandmother could watch without blushing. With Lorri, you will discover how funny your co-workers can be with just the right suggestion. Is it all just a little too much to believe? Then read what past clients have said about Lorri's comedy stage hynosis show!

"Everyone really enjoyed the party and commented on the marvelous job you did…We will certainly use you again!” -- K. Flom CIGNA Behavioral Health

“It was so funny, we are still laughing about it!!!” -- N. Johnson 3M

"...I've never seen people laugh like that in my life!!!" -- M. Swanson Envirotech, Inc.

This is is hypnotism updated for the modern age. Lorri's show is ideal for larger groups and events - corporate functions, prom night parties, graduation lock-ins, civic group annual celebrations, bar or bat mitzvahs, annual convention banquet entertainment, or training seminar wrap-up. Uncork the bubbly magic of Lorri Michals for entertainment your guests will remember long after they've forgotten the meal! You are not hypnotized - you simply want to send a request form for Lorri . . . .

How thin can a soap film get before popping? 1 millionth of an inch. Soap film is just a few molecules thick, close to the wavelength of light. And yet, in the right hands, there is magic in those millionths! The Incredible Bubble Show will share the magic, mystery, and mechanics of soap bubbles with the audience, charming them along the way! You'll hear the audience gasp, hear them say ooh, and hear lots of laughter during the show. Who would have thought that there was so much possible with nothing more than bubbles? Yet there are worlds to share with the audience - including, most amazing of all, being captured in a giant bubble!

The Incredible Bubble Show includes bubble basics, creating hand blown bubbles, big bubbles, tiny bubbles, multiple bubbles, bubbles in bubbles, bouncing bubbles, dancing bubbles, foggy bubbles, square bubbles and putting people inside a giant bubble force field. Participants can't wait to get back home or to the classroom to start making their own bubbles with everything their 'bubble' eyes can find!

The Incredible Bubble Show is an amazing show for birthday parties - children and adults share a fascination with bubbles! This program is a buzz generating addition to elementary and middle school schedules, for museums, family nights, libraries, and festivals. There is even a modified version for pre-school audiences!

Who is the Incredible Bubble Lady? She is an entertainer with over 20 years experience coaxing laughter from children. She has captivated audiences from Texas to California, and beyond. How far? She is the only bubble artist to be invited to perform in China, twice! In 2007, thousands of people saw her at the Shanghai International Clown Festival. In 2008, thousands more watched her perform at the Nanjing Clown Festival. If there is one common denominator among all people, it is this - the magic of bubbles!

Book the Incredible Bubble Show, and you will discover for yourself the power and enchantment of a bit of soap, water, and artistry!

It's simple to have the Bubble Lady at your event. Just send us a show request form, and we'll do the rest!

Puppets

Have you ever known one of those people who seemed to have the most awesome friends? Children see Kelly that way, because she has so many awesome puppet friends! Kelly makes her own costumes, and most of her own puppets, providing a one of a kind show for your guests. She loves children, has a degree in children's education, and worked as a children's youth pastor for several years at a non-denominational church. Kelly is gifted with puppets - they seem to come alive in her hands! At the end of the show, Kelly and the audience's favorite puppet will pose for pictures and hugs, making another moment kids treasure. (Kelly needs a minimum 8' x 12' performance area. Unless she is in a tent, outdoor venues are NOT recommended due to wind.  An electrical outlet is required for Kelly's equipment.)

Too Cute the Clown was a character Kelly developed initially for a mission trip to the mountains of Guatemala. She didn't name this character; the people who saw her named her by saying 'oh, too cute!' Too Cute came back from Guatemala, and became the central character in Kelly's show Don't Worry, Trust Jesus. The character was so popular, Kelly added Too Cute to her line-up of birthday party characters, where even more people get to meet this lovable clown with a softer look. Softer look? Kelly's clown make-up is what is known as "light Auguste". She is a bit like a red nosed china doll, and that helps Too Cute more easily engage children who might feel shy around a clown.

Click here to request Kelly for your event!

Meet Daffy Daisy, your leader on a funny spring program about renewal and growth. Springtime Bonanza with Daffy Daisy is a great way to celebrate Earth Day, and the kids will have a great time with the rabbits who roller skate, and sing Rockin' Robin. Along the way Kelly will delight the audience with flower tricks! If you are trying to schedule a program at Easter for your church, Kelly has a scripture based show, too, which promotes the message of Easter. Kelly's shows are appropriate for ages 3 and up, which includes the adults you'll hear giggling in the back of the room!

Click here to request Kelly for your event!

The western show features horse celebrities like Stick Horse Fred, and Hank the Horse. Along with these, there are several delightful surprises when other characters, whom kids recognize, appear wearing their western best! This is a great way to involve kids in Rodeo Days celebration, as well as begin to engage them in the Texas western tradition. Get your your guitar, harmonica, and yodel to sing along with Home On The Range, or Bingo is his Name-o. Kelly may bring out her lariat, too, to round up some laughs! Don't think that Kelly is old fashioned serving up just beans and hard tack. She will get everyone laughing with the Disappearing Pizza trick where the audience helps her find the pizza, along with the punchline!

Click here to request Kelly for your event!

Brett with one of his many puppet friends. This fellow is funnier up close. Check it out!

Kids LOVE puppets! And why wouldn't they love the little stuffed smart alecks? It is no surprise that people young and old love Brett's puppetry! He is excellent with puppets. Brett studied puppetry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under Jim Henson Productions. He is a member of the Puppeteers of America. In 2005, Brett won the Funny Business Entertainer of the Year award! His credits are a mile long, but this one stands out - Chuck E Cheese! Brett performed all the puppet acts that appear on the video monitors at every one of their restaurants in the world.

Brett's puppet and magic acts have been seen at the Fort Worth Zoo Zooladays, Hawkwood Renaissance Fair, Caravan of Dreams, Boo at the Zoo, Six Flags over Texas, ShowBiz Pizza Place, and many, many more. He plays characters such as a Pete the Pirate, an 1800's Medicine Man, and Outback Ben. Brett also has a bunraku puppet act, which is a classical Japanese style of puppetry. His shows are 30 minutes long. He can also teach magic to kids or make balloon animals after his show if longer entertainment is needed.

To arrange for Brett, send us a Party Request form!

Ahoy, swabbie! Do you recognize Penny from Pirates of the Carribean?

Whether she is performing as Boopsie, Penny the Pirate, Sister Cat, or Magic Cinde, guests all love her! And why not? That puppet is cute, and Penny is highly skilled with puppets. She can bring a show to your home with her pirate parrot puppet, a loveable elephant puppet, or her nearly lifesize ostrich puppet!

Penny is a mother of boys, so she knows how rambunctious kids can be! Yet between her funny shows, her lovable puppets, her great stage presence, and her skill as an entertainer, she always wins over the audience. For a puppet program your guests will love, combined with the convenience of hosting the party at your home, Penny is another Funny Business puppeteer you will want back again and again. Charming, funny, and great with kids, you'll strike gold with Penny the Pirate!

To arrange for Penny, send us a Party Request form!

Juggling

The eye is drawn to motion, and when the motion looks like whirling fire snakes churning the air, all eyes are drawn to the spectacle! Fire is a special element in our lives, recalling memories of camping, watching flames wash over the wood in an endless pattern, never repeating. People watching may remember the flames of a beach bonfire, sending sparks like wayward fireflies over the waving waters of the ocean. At times, watchers may feel the pull of something earlier, an elemental sense from a much earlier time of giant glaciers and the gift of burning light that kept large beasts at bay. There is a power in fire, and David wields that power expertly. He will dazzle guests at your party with bright yellow torches that trail sinuous streamers in the night, weaving among one another while his hands remain untouched. He will even wear fire on his head, and mount his unicycle to ride among the burning serpents tamed by his skill, ending to spontaneous applause. Your guests will remember this experience for a very long time. For your next party, don't keep the fire in the barbeque pit - set it free in the night with David's fire juggling!

Send us a party request, and we'll take care of the rest! (Click the photos below to see a larger copy of the picture.)

Kenneth as a friendly peg leg pirate.

Kenneth is one of the most creative stiltwalkers we have ever known. His costumes are ingenious, from the peg legged pirate to Basketball Jones. He is not just an unusually tall man at the event. He is a full character, with ways to engage the crowds that are fun and distinctive to him. As Basketball Jones, he wears a backboard and hands a ball for the guests to make a basket. This is one example of how he turns stiltwalking into a distinctive art form.

Kenneth has a variety of costumes, which allows him to fit in with your party theme. Are you having an Oktoberfest event? Kenneth will fit right in! Hosting a sporting event? As Basketball Jones, he'll be the talk of the pre-game program. Even more than that, Kenneth is an award winning entertainer. He is a highly talented clown who knows how to entertain all ages. He is a world class juggler, both on and off stilts. Have a look at the Giant Genie, and just imagine the spectacle of juggling clubs adding color and motion with that costume! Kenneth will be loved by, and is always appropriate, for all guests. For years, audiences have fallen in love with Kenneth's characters. Have him to your event, and fall in love with him, too!

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