How to Start a Kids' Entertainment Business at Festivals
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Face painting is popular at festivals.face painting model image by Scott Slattery from Fotolia.com
Start a face-painting business. The art of face-painting has been around for thousands of years. Children and adults alike love this outdoors activity that says summer is here. There are an assortment of books available on how to develop as a face-painting artist, such as "The Usborne Book of Face Painting," by Chris Caudron. - 2
Create balloon sculptures.childrens entertainer performing in front of audie image by david hughes from Fotolia.com
Make funny balloon sculptures. Skinny balloon twisting comes in an assortment of colors and sizes and can be shaped into a variety of balloon sculptures, such as an animal or a hat. The professional balloon twister Dr. Drupo has an instructional book entitled "Balloon Sculpting: A Fun and Easy Guide to Making Balloon Animals, Toys, and Games." - 3
Puppet shows are common at festivals.Puppet image by Tomasz Pawlowski from Fotolia.com
Develop a puppet show. Puppet shows are a classic theatrical art that can be adapted to outdoor festival forums. There are an assortment of options, such as hand puppets and wood sculpture puppets. - 4
Professional jugglers entertain passers-by.jonglage en groupe 3 image by Nathalie P from Fotolia.com
Create a juggling act. With a few balls and a lot of practice a person can entertain a child to her heart's content. While juggling may look simple, it is a performing art that requires lots of practice before joining the circuit as a professional juggler. There are an assortment of juggling mediums from simple balls to diabolo juggling, which features a spool on string between two sticks. - 5
Mime artists uses silent body movements.sad clown image by Ekaterina Krasnikova from Fotolia.com
Become a mime artist. A mime is a performing artist that uses silence, facial expressions and body movements as a theatrical medium. These entertainers can be found around the world and typically wear the trademark black and white gear and face paint. Review the increasing number of live mime performances available free on YouTube to get an idea about this performing art form. - 6
A bouncy house often has a slide.children/boys playing/running/jumping image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com
Lease or purchase a commercial inflatable slide or jumping bag. A growing number of festivals have the giant jumping or climbing air bag for children. This is an air bag large enough for several children to jump or climb on at one time. Generally, a small entrance fee is charged to access the jumping bag for a predetermined amount of time.
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