Good with kids and kept them entertained. From mermaids to underwater creatures he was able to make them all. Couldn't be happier!

Absolutely wonderful! He was early, professional, reasonably priced and extremely patient. He did not bother with a contract or minimum amount of time or balloons that had to be made. He was so flexible that I even changed my time frame just a couple weeks before the event. It was an absolute hit! At first I was second guessing since balloon animals might be considered fun for a younger group of kids (age 3-6) but I was completely wrong. Most of the kids at our communion party were age 7 to 9 and they all loved the balloons. They were all intricately done and extremely detailed. I would highly recommend cruzzing balloons. He is extremely talented and I would absolutely hire him again. read more

Similar to other parents, I had two really bad experiences with this guy. They were a year apart, and I thought maybe the first time around it was just bad luck, but the second time I felt I must write in a review. This guy is extremely rude, and isn't very fair or friendly to the kids. He doesn't understand how to balance the amount of time he's spending on each creation with the amount of kids waiting in line. He'll spend an insane amount of time making a really intricate and complex balloon for one customer if he finds it interesting, and the make a two-second balloon for the next customer who's been waiting for an hour. He seems to be making the balloons for his own creative enjoyment rather than as a service to the people that are waiting for them. He doesn't smile or talk to the kids, he's rude to the parents. We spent an hour waiting in line in the sun to get a balloon for my son and my daughter. He made my daughter a 2 second balloon, and then told me we had to get back in line again to wait for my son to get a balloon. When I argued with him and said that all the other parents were waiting in line once to get their kids each a balloon, he got rude and just left. Honestly, I really can't believe he's still in business doing anything with kids. I do think he's fantastic at making balloon art, but overall each time my kids have waited and tried to get a balloon they've left super sad and hot and tired. read more

We had balloon twisting at my son's 2nd birthday party and it was such a hit! The artist was incredibly talented and so patient with all the kids. Every child got a fun balloon creation and the smiles were nonstop. He worked quickly, had amazing designs, and kept the kids entertained the whole time. It really added something special to the party. Highly recommend for any kids' event! read more

Leo is so amazing and talented! We had a simple birthday party but he made it extraordinary. The kids had fun with their balloons. Even the adults had fun. I highly recommend him! read more

Leo and his team are truly talented! Diego was the balloon artist at our daughter's birthday and he was the best! He made our daughter's birthday extra special with his creative balloon designs! The kids and parents loved all the balloons and I couldn't recommend Leo and his team enough to anyone who wants to make their event extra special! The best in SD! read more

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Leo came out to do a balloon twisting for my sons second birthday, he was awesome!!! He came a few minutes before the appointment time to set up which was awesome. When he arrived he brought music that created a great ambiance to the party! I highly recommend his quality and creativeness balloons! The highlight; My son wanted a ballon of "lady bug" a not very know character, Leo saw an image of her in google for the first time and created the ballon! How amazing is that???? He made my son smile and that to me is beyond AMAZING!!!!!! read more

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Skills !! This guys is an artist and super hood with the kids . He can make anything. My friends so. Asked him to make "me" and he did read more

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10/10! arrived early, professional, and is extremely talented. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for your next event. read more

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Everything went well with Leo! He is insanely TALENTED. He was such a sensation at our event. Even grown ups wanted a balloon from him. We were very pleased with his and Silvia's talented work. Both the facepaint and the ballons were a hit. Thank you Leo and Silvia for making our event extra special! read more

They were fantastic for a church trunk or treat!!! Super gracious, too. They made sure every kid who waited in line got a glitter tattoo or balloon, even though we went slighy overtime. Wonderful work and wonderful people! read more

It's an uncle/niece team... Leo does balloon art, and Aldra does amazing face painting... They're regulars at Otay Ranch's farmers market (Tuesdays 4-8p).... They work on tips at the farmers market... And of course they do private events... They are organized and clean. VERY friendly. Their work is some of the best I've seen. (I'm not exaggerating, they're very skilled at what they do, check out my pics!).... They also take their time with each thing they do... The pics speak for itself! read more

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Leo was awesome with all the balloons he created for the kids! All the kids loved the ballon art and were so happy!! Thank you again!

Leo was the best addition to my son's birthday party!!! Helped keep the kids entertained and his balloons are a piece of art. If your thinking about having Leo at your next party you won't regret it. Professional and on time. Highly recommended him. read more

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A+ Business operation! From the first call to the end of the party. Leo showed up and set up quickly and was a hit! Everyone at the party was raving about his attention to detail and his amazing balloons. I highly recommend Leo for a great way to entertain your little ones at birthday parties. From Unicorns to Thanos! He can handle all challenging requests! read more

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Leo was awesome! Thank you Cruzzing Balloons for the opportunity to be a part of my son's 1st birthday party. Leo was early and was making balloons for the children right on time. Even the adult guests requested something cool! Leo finished his last balloon a few minutes passed his time and had no problems at all with the guest as far as hurrying the job. 5 stars would highly recommend again and again! read more

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I worked along side of Leo on Halloween at a Party and he is GREAT in every sense!! Very Professional, Friendly, and great with the kids! His skill with Balloons in the best I have ever seen and better than what I even thought was possible. Book with confidence, he is a true pro! read more

Leo is awesome! He arrived early to set up and was making balloons and playing music for the kids right at the time we requested. His balloon creations are next level...so creative, unique and fun for the kids. He even added little lights to some of the balloons, Elsa in particular. Leo has been apart of two of our parties now and is very kind, professional, works quickly and is great at coresponding before the party. I highly recommend hiring Cruzzing Balloons for your next kid's party. read more

Leo (the balloon artist) and his niece (the face painter) were gracious enough to come to my son's 8th birthday party. They are great people and very talented artists. The prices were very reasonable for what they provided and Leo even stayed later because one of the kids at the party tripped and popped her balloon Elsa. The kids were very excited to watch him make balloons and the wonderful woman doing the face painting was equally a huge hit. Thank you so much to Cruzzing Balloons for helping create lasting memories for our son. read more

I heard of Cruzzing Balloons from a party that we attended and I was amazed by their work and their interaction with the kids. They are very professional, and very fast. The work that the balloon artist does with creating just about any character really wowed our guests. The face painter focused on getting all the kids face painted and glitter tattooed before the adults tried sneaking in to get something done haha. They really do take your party to the next level of entertainment. Thank you guys for making my daughter's party memorable!! read more

Leo Cruz is an amazing artist and entertainer. Leo was hired to help with my sons' 3rd Birthday Party last night. Everyone's jaw dropped at the characters and figures he created. Let me say that again....EVERYONE's jaw dropped at what he was able to create from thin air. Leo arrived early and began working prior to his start time because a bunch of little kids wanted a balloon. He is a master at working with large crowds of swarming kids and toddlers...keeping their attention. Somehow the kids remained patient as he made their balloon. As he had some many requests, he stayed later with no questions asked...thank goodness. I would have been at a huge loss if he had to leave. One child asked him to make something I had never heard of...rather than say "no" and redirect the child to choose something else, he looked it up on his Iphone to see a picture and went at it." He re-created the object perfectly. Leo had very small space in which to work (we held party at a restaurant) and he did so with class. Moreover, he worked VERY hard. No time to sit, eat or drink. I personally think he needs to raise rates but he probably won't. I can't imagine there is a better balloon artist in Southern California. read more

Aaron was a huge hit at my son' s recent birthday party - he stole the show with his unbelievably complex balloon twisting He was very good with the children and was able to take care of everyone in the hour I would use cruzzing balloons again and again!! Thankyou for being the highlight of our party read more

I have worked with and have used Leo for his balloons and face painting services over the years. He been there for my baby shower, birthdays, and just recently my daughter's third birthday party. His work is phenomenal! He always arrives on time (or earlier) and not only provides amazing balloons for the kids but entertains them as well. Face painting has always been great as well. I am never ever disappointed and am always impressed with the creativity of his characters/animals he makes. Yes, it does take some time but that's only due to the level of intricacy in his work. Just take into consideration how many kids you will have when booking so he has time to create something wonderful for each child. Thank you Leo! You will be hearing from me again soon. read more

We had Gabby do face painting at my daughter's birthday party today and it was the hit of the party! Everyone was raving about it! The other really great thing about her is she's super quick. She got through 25 kids in 1.5 hours. I have been to parties where it took so long per kid each of the kids were waiting forever to get their turn. She was so efficient and the final product was amazing. We're very impressed! read more

If you are looking for a talented balloon artist and face painter, I would highly recommend this company/team. They did and excellent job at my sons birthday party. I would definitely book them for future parties. read more

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If I could give this guy zero stars I would but I am required to give at least one star per terms of yelp. Stopped by nuyo with my two year old son and family , my sister asked my son if he wanted to go get a balloon she got in line at 5:10 ( he stops at 5:30) four little girls were in front of us . After waiting for 10 mins he lets us know that we would only be getting something simple not like the people in front of us ( Moana , unicorn , Mr.incredible) we were totally understanding . He took longer then expected he took us at 6:00 before starting my sister asked if he can at least do a dog and he said no because it's passed 5:30 ( while we were waiting many kids tried to make line and he told them no he's done doing balloons) meanwhile a man stands right next to him and Leo told him something simple it's now 6:10 , 40 mins past his time . This man pulls out two fives and says he wants a Moana and something else that is NOT simple. It was very upsetting because we waited almost an hour and he couldn't even do a dog and we did tip . We would never go to him again and will most definitely NEVER recommend him to our BIG FAMILY AND FRIENDS ! If that was the case I would of pulled out a 20 DOLLAR BILL FOR A DOG ! I never do these yelp reviews but the way he went about things needed to be brought to EVERYONES ATTENTION! read more

Quality work! Very creative, kind and put in 100% of their efforts. Came to my school and put a smile on everyone's face during finals.

We hired a balloon artist and face painter for our church community Christmas party and these guys were the hit of the party! Kids wouldn't leave them alone and a lot of the adults couldn't walk away! They were both very entertaining and definitely got our money's worth. I only heard great and positive things from the staff, kids, and parents about the quality and entertainment factor that these two brought to the party. I will definitely contact them again next time we have another party like this! Awesome job guys! (Leo was already booked, Aldra was our face painter and another guy was the balloon artist, sorry I forgot his name but they were both very very good. I would hire them both again without hesitation.) read more

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Very friend and very talented. Great with kids and professional. My kids love it and they know how to make a lot of characters and animal read more

I always keep a budget on pur birthday parties as is any other parent. BUT they were worth every penny we paid them. The balloon art by Leo stunned my guests and i mean ALL parents and children were amazed as they watch what he does. He does not do any ordinary balloon art. Show him a picture and he will do it! All balloon art he does looked extra special. Ive never seen a regualar poodle i always see with the ordinary ones. I say the same on Livy, who does beautiful face paint.. every face painting i saw was beautiful the point that the other adults would line up. Ive been checking out their work in other parties and malls and THEY are the ones to hire if you want to make it special. I will be a regular customer of them for sure. I am 200% satisfied customer. Definitely recommendable to any occasions. Book early..i booked them 3 months ik advance in prepping for my daughter's 7th birthday party. I will post pictures soon. read more

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Amazing, amazing, AMAZING! Was a little hesitant at the price at first but when he started doing his thing the guests were so surprised. His balloons were not your ordinary flower or sword. He made machine guns, fidget spinners, captain america shield and even a unicorn for to match our theme. Would highly recommend him to everyone I know. read more

RUDE. I attended explore SDSU where Leo had been hired to make balloons. The balloons are impressive but I was not impressed by his lack of tact. When I asked if my 2 year old son could have a ballon he said NO I'm done. I asked if I could have at least a deflated balloon and he sarcastically said he would run out of balloons. To make things worse, 3 young college girls went over after I did and they all got flower balloons. He didn't seem to care for my 2 year old son. read more

Leo dominates these balloons! He worked his magic over the crowd at my kids party. He is VERY professional and really makes some wonderful creations that are artistic. Everyone was really awed by his fast work. This isn't any simple stuff -he even makes little wrist holders so that the kids can wear the character. Really very thoughtful and creative. For me he is the 1st and last name in the book as far as balloons go. Can't go wrong -he's worth every penny. read more

At the last minute, we decided we needed some entertainment for my daughter's third birthday party. So I did a little research online and found Cruzzing Balloons. Although skeptical of not having a referral, I spoke with Aldra and she assured me Leo was a professional... and that was an understatement. Cruzzing Balloons couldn't have been nicer or more accommodating to my knit-picky requests. Leo showed up on time and didn't leave until each child had a balloon in hand. I even saw a few mothers with one on their wrist! Leo made the party so memorable -- I've never seen more happy faces in one room. The kids were thoroughly entertained and walked out of the party still talking about their balloon... read more

Leo's very talented, very amazing balloon making skills!! I looove the disney princess designs. Name it, and he can do it with excellent quality! Im glad that I hired him in my daughter's 7th birthday. He arrived ahead of the scheduled time. He also saved the day by having his own sound system (which i forgot). I will definitely book him with my next event! read more

Very professional, has an amazing talent in what he does! I have had Leo the balloon expert in my parties for years and never have I had any issues. Like I mentioned, his team and him are very professional and take pride in what they do. Also, my self being self employed I know how important great customer service, great communication skills and being professional is key in any business. I will definitely continue to recommend him to any parties. read more

Yeah, I saw this guy at an Eastlake opening, the guy was cool as a cucumber with the crowds, did his signature balloon bike, my kids were blown away, really nice and professional guy. read more

I booked Leo and a face painter (if you book both balloon and face painter, you receive a price break) for my son's 2nd birthday party. We had a balloon artist for his birthday which people loved, but his rates were a little too much for my budget. Leo provides the best rates that I could find. And not only that, but some of the best balloon art I have seen! He also brings his own music which livened up the party. He was such a hit, the line for balloons was constant and nonstop that it lasted for more than the hour that I booked him. Not only did he stay past the hour (almost an additional hour), but he didn't complain or request any extra payment (i was inclined to naturally pay him more because of such graciousness). The face painter also did a great job! I've recommended his services since & would not hesitate to book him for another event! read more

Leo's. ballon making skills are amazing!! I gotta to say! I probably, got told by every single guest at my party that he did awesome. He came on time, brought his own music and just simply was fun for all the kids. I also booked face painting by cruzzing Ballons. They did a great job. I don't have 1 to thing to complain about. Great deals if you book them both. I wouldn't dare to book anyone else for my birthday parties. Now that I found Cruzzing Balloon!! read more

Leo was able to freestyle his art for me and my girlfriend and made cosmo and Wanda from the fairly odd parents. Amazing work.