30 Indianapolis Kids Party Entertainers That Bring It
These kids birthday party entertainers around Indianapolis and the suburbs come to your home or birthday party venue to add a special touch to your child's big day. Hiring kids party entertainment like character performers, face painters, kids magicians, balloon artists or video game trucks will also take some of the planning off your plate. There are so many options to suit different interests, ages and birthday party themes.
If you've worked with an Indianapolis area children's party service that you'd recommend to other parents (or have seen one in action at another kid's party), please leave a review on the list to share your experience!
Mark's Ark Animal Showcase
Dawn Denning: Dressed in safari gear and a wide-brimmed hat, Mark will entertain your partygoers with all kinds of animals and critters! Whether your kiddo likes tarantulas, snakes, lizards, alligators or rabbits, they will have a great time holding or petting them! Mark will come to your home with a selection of creatures sure to brings screams of delight!
Pricing: Starting at $150/hour. Click here for complete rates and animal selection.
The Spirit of Oz: Wizard of Oz Characters
Dawn Denning: Dorothy, her crew and her little dog too will come to entertain your partygoers! For a minimum of two hours, the characters of Oz will have a meet-and-greet, photo ops, sing and dance, along with a special gift for the guest of honor.
Pricing: Starting at $150. Click here for complete rates.
Your Party Princess
Dawn Denning: If your son or daughter loves make believe, then what better way to celebrate than with a meet and greet with a princess, prince, Mary Poppins or a superhero? During your 30-90 minute party, your attendees will be delighted with the princess song, to become a princess/gentleman in training and the photo opportunity with their favorite character. If you want more, there are different packages to choose from even more of a magical makeover!
Pricing: Starting at $149. Click here for complete rates.
Elite Game Truck
Dawn Denning: If you have a gamer, then this is a birthday party dream! The guest of honor and up to 35 friends can play over 75 games including Super Mario, Madden 17, NBA2K17, Call of Duty and more! Play on 9 different tv's with 5 different consoles. The truck will arrive to your house 30 minutes prior to your party beginning and needs 75'x9'x12' of level and empty ground to park.
Pricing: $200 first hour; $100 each additional hour
Silly Safaris, Inc.
Dawn Denning: With the goal of educating and entertaining your partygoers, your kiddo and friends will love the animals they will meet! Choose from 2 party package- the Basic Package will includes a gift, along with mammals, reptiles, a bird, an insect and an amphibian in over a 50 minute period. The Extreme Package includes extreme animals including tarantulas, boas, vultures and frogs as big as your head! Everyone will get to learn, pet and hold all kinds of fun creatures! Click here to start your party planning and picking out your animal guests!
Pricing: $250 - $300
Abracadabra Magic
Dawn Denning: A great time will be had by all of your friends and your birthday kiddo with Abracadabra Magic! They offer Magicians, Balloon Artists, Face Painters, Caricature Artists, Air Brushers, Holiday Characters, and more! You can even add on bubble fun and create bubbles up to 20 feet long!
Pricing: Call for rates.
Jump for Joy
Dawn Denning: The team at Jump for Joy can entertain all of your friends with the wide variety of fun they have to offer! A bus of fun can pull up in front of your house for your kiddos and their friends! The bus is great for kids 2-6 to play, slide, jump and climb. If you have bigger kids to entertain, you can rent one of their inflatable bounce houses. They also offer DJ services and perform live music!
Ages: 2-6
Pricing: Call for Rates.
Hoosier Game Hut
Dawn Denning: How fun is it to have a 32' video game filled limo parked in front of your house for your kids and their friends to enjoy for an hour or two! Up to 24 kids can play video games that you pick out simultaneously on 7 HUGE TVs. Systems include Xbox 360s, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Wii U and Wii gaming consoles.
Your kiddo can also play laser tag with camo vests, pop up camo bunkers, face paint & color coded tactical vests. Up to 24 kids can play with a referee and a battle training video. Parties are for one or more hours.
Pricing: Starting at $225.
Caravan Classes Mobile Art Studio
Beth Wood: Is your birthday boy or girl a budding artist? Do they want to have an art themed birthday party? If so, Caravan Classes Mobile Art Studio is the perfect party resource. Caravan Classes will bring their mobile art studio to your party location and can help you host art themed parties. There are several art and craft themes to choose from as well as party add-ons.
Cost: parties start at $150
Indy Face Painting & More
Dawn Denning: Face painting is so much fun for kids of all ages. Indy Face Painting & More can create art on the faces of all your partygoers at your house! Your guests can choose from a variety of different designs for face painting or choose to get a glitter or airbrushed tattoo. They also offer balloon twisting and caricatures!
Pricing: Starting at $140/hour.
Indy Party Rentals
Dawn Denning: Nearly everything you need to create a great party is available at Indy Party Rentals. You can rent inflatables, wrestling rings, sumo suits, concession equipment, smoke and fog machines, movie projectors, dunk tanks and more! If you want to have a great party, but aren't sure what you should get- the selection they offer can give you great ideas!
Pricing: Starting at $100. Click here for specials.
Bouncers R Us
Dawn Denning: There are so many fun bounce houses to choose from including combination jumpers with a bounce house, basketball, an obstacle course and a slide. You can find themed bouncers, slides with obstacle courses, and jousting pads. Want to rent carnival games? No problem! You can rent Plinko, birdie golf, duck pond and more. They also offer concessions and tents for your guests to enjoy. This is a birthday kid's dream!
Pricing: Starting at $165. See website for complete rates.
Pretty Funny Balloons
Dawn Denning: Kids love balloons! If your kiddo loves balloon animals and you want more than the standard dog and sword decor, then this company may be a great fit! Your kiddo will have a huge balloon hat along with themed balloon designs of their choice and will get to learn how to make their own balloon dog. Along with balloons, your kiddo can also enjoy face painting, tattoos, and more!
Pricing: Call for rates.
Fun with Frannie Family Entertainment
Dawn Denning: Fun with Frannie is an entertainment company run by a retired clown. She is now a gifted face painter, a balloon maker and tattoo artist whose goal it is to make your party fun! Whether your kiddo and their friends like beautiful designs on their faces or a simple picture, each party can be customized to fit your group.
Pricing: $50 deposit required. Call for rates.
Hedgehog Hannah
Dawn Denning: My kids loved the parties that they have attended when Hedgehog Hannah was the guest. My kiddos learned about different types of animals and their needs in our environment. They also got to hold alligators, rabbits, snakes and spiders. The laughing and looks on their faces made the party extra special. Each show lasts 45-70 minutes and offers a wide array of different animals.
Pricing: Starting at $205, $50 deposit required. See website for complete rates.
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