I of course waited until last minute but Happy Kids Chicago came in to save the day and made my…read morenieces 2nd birthday one she will never forget! Amazing and friendly staff and will definitely use again! Minnie and Mickey were absolutely perfect!

This Mickey Mouse team was AMAZING ! My friends and family had a blast with them! They were so…read moreinteractive with the kids and we didn't even know they took photos for us too and sent it to us afterwards! Thank you so much ! Having great entertainment really makes a big difference in memories !

My son's party was a success!! It was all thanks to Funtastic Parties chicago!!! They made sure the…read morebirthday boy along side the guest/kids had a great time. My son one month later is still talking about how Pikachu came to his party!!! Thank you so much!! I highly recommend!!

I'm sure I've hit a world record for character rentals. I know lots of options when it comes to…read morefind Spiderman, Elsa and other princesses. However, this year my kids challenged me with wanting the following characters at their bday parties: one of the My Little Ponies, Pikachu (Pokemon) and Elmo. While I had to go elsewhere to find the pony (probably the most challenging of the requests), Blazing Birthdays was one of the few character rental companies that had both Pikachu and Elmo. I was most impressed with their communication. Their managing director, Scarlett, was super helpful on the phone and followed up with a very detailed email after our initial phone call. After hearing a bit about my parties we decided on 1 1/2 hours for Pikachu (30 min of Pikachu followed by an hour of balloon twisting) for 25ish five year olds. And then 1 hour of Elmo (30 min of Elmo followed by 30 min of balloon twisting) for 25ish two year olds. I received a call from the characters the night before both parties, which is a first in my many years of character rentals. I could tell by their voicemails alone that they were going to great...and I was right. Colman was Pikachu and ran around our party screeching "pika pika"- the kids absolutely loved playing with him. After 30 min of playing pikachu disappeared and Colman appeared ready to twist a lot of balloons, mostly swords for this crowd of 4 and 5 year old boys. He was also really great w/ the kids and had no problem getting their attention. Catherine was Elmo. She ran into some traffic issues so was a few min late to the party, but texted to let me know and was very apologetic so it was no big deal. I was a little afraid of how such little ones (one and two year olds) would react to Elmo, but she was super sweet with them and they loved her. She (or he) gave a bunch of hugs, posed for pictures and even danced around for them while they ate. And then after Elmo helped my son blow out the candles she reappeared for some balloon twisting. Half the crowd disappeared at this point to make it home for nap time, but the ones who stuck around really enjoyed the balloons...especially my 7 yr old who took advantage and probably had 5 balloons made for just herself. There are a lot of options when it comes to character rentals, but Blazing Birthdays is the first one I would call next time. Professional, reliable and priced fairly as well. Thank you Pikachu and Elmo for making my boys birthdays extra special!

We rented out the Elmo Character for my daughters first Birthday. Prices are not listed on the…read morewebsite but if you call the number (I believe her name is Lynn) is almost always available to answer questions and give information. She's very friendly and nice. The open communication is great. They offer a wide variety of services from characters to magicians, clowns, face paint and balloon artists. Elmo was wonderful. He was on time and not in a rush to leave when his hour was up. He was really great with the kids. We played games like limbo and sang interactive songs. Elmo read books to the kids and posed for pictures. The energy level was great and all the guests left happy.

Smarty Pants was fantastic at our recent event AND each and every time I've seen him perform over…read morethe years - which is many times (because many people see how amazing he is)!! It's not just his talent with super fun and surprising balloon characters but his adaptive nature and outstanding personality, engaging everyone at the parties/events. I would absolutely recommend him for all types of occasions : private or big birthday parties, festivals, block parties, - anywhere there will be children!! He is one less thing at your party you need to worry about because he is a sure thing! Truly, he is a whole family favorite!!

What a fun performer. I came across him at the Park Ridge Kiwanis annual pancake breakfast, where…read morehe was doing some entertaining mostly for the kids but definitely for the adults as well. It's through him that I heard of the Central Street Busker Festival that took place the next day and his line was loooong! Most recently, we went to his show last week that the Mt. Prospect Public Library held for spring break. That was very very well attended, with a long line of folks waiting to get in (and that's with all of us registered to attend!), but the show was a lot of fun. He did a little magic, a little comedy, and some fun balloon tricks. This guy has been doing this all his adult life--unless that's also a joke and part of his act--but regardless, he's great at his job. I'm looking forward to seeing him again and my little one having the chance to pick her balloon creation on her own.

My Party Princess is a dream to work with! They do a wonderful job at making the day magical for…read morethe littles (and i'm sure the preteens too) my 4 year olds princess party was so much fun, the staff was so helpful and sweet, we invited Rupunzel to the party and i highly recommend adding a princess to your party, it was so cute. The pizza package worked out wonderful for my crew, all in all an amazingl stress free party, Thanks Melissa!

I just had my daughter's 6th birthday party and was extremely satisfied with all that My Party…read morePrincess did! We had the royal treatment and my birthday girl felt so special getting her hair done! They took care of the entertainment, the snacks, decorations, cake...literally everything! All that I had to do was take pictures (and pay) All of the girls who came to the party had so much fun! I highly recommend!

What a wonderful experience, this was a super fun great idea. Anastasia is friendly and very easy…read moreto communicate with. We had selected Magic Cafe package for my son's daycare birthday party. Kids ages 5-6 and everyone loved it. Thank you very much for making his day that more special. Highly recommend!!!

If i could leave less than one star i would. I contacted Anastasiia in April for a party taking…read moreplace in June, sent a deposit and all my info to confirm. When i reached out a week prior to the party to the confirm time and setup she told me she never booked my event and was already booked for the day! HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?!! She never booked my event! I emailed her and called her to try and confirm and she never replied or answered but instead texted me 3 days before my event to tell me she didn't book it. I had an entire birthday party built around the bubble show! Beyond disappointed and warning all others to proceed with caution when booking her...or better yet don't book her at all!

Barney came to my daughter's 4th birthday. He was great! They sang songs, did magic and danced. My…read moredaughter absolutely loved it!

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This is a REPOST, as I was threatened with a law suit if I did not remove my original post, which…read morewas soon after my daughters 5th birthday party. I ordered a Dora character, and she was 45 minutes late, when she arrived, her costume was wrinkled and dirty. The children were not engaged by her, and eventually I had to ask her to switch to her magician costume and carry on with that part of the show. Her cd player did not work, but luckily there was a sound system as the venue. It was a HOTT MESS. Then I received a threatening email. I was sorely disappointed, and felt bullied. I wont be removing this one. ...update...there was no trial

I was inquiring about belly dancers and the representative, Clare Ashley was rude and obnoxious!!!…read moreShe didn't provide freindly customer service and she was very short with me because she wanted to get off the phone! She didn't allow me to ask my questions and the website didn't have clear pictures of the belly dancers. She sent me pictures of the belly dancers but assumed it was for my husband and it wasn't even for my husband!! I would not use this service because my inquiry about the service was a terrible experience! The price of $150.00 wasn't reasonable for 15-20 minutes! I don't recommend anyone using this service and doesn't even deserve 1 Star!

Jessica was great! She came to our grand opening at our fish store! She was on time and in costume!…read moreAll the kids were so excited to see Ariel and get their face painted. She was very professional and did a great job! If we are ever in the market for a face painter we will be giving Jessica a call!

Dreamcatcher Entertainment helped with my younger cousins birthday party. Jessica was quick,…read moreprofessional and extremely flexible with our needs for the party. She did a surprise Snow Queen appearance that left the kids talking hours after she left. Highly recommend!