Papa Balloon and his friends

Papa Balloon and his friends Family fun shows and Balloon art! I am not a clown, and I do not make what you expect when you hear 'Balloon animals"! virtually anything that you can think of.

But these are detailed and fun, Spiderman, Batman, Fairy princesses, Mermaids, characatures of human people, motorcycles, tractors, cartoon characters.

03/21/2026

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03/15/2026

Papa Balloon has made the difficult decision to retire from performing. Thank you all. Good night, good luck. And the turtle moves!

This is one of my caricature pieces.. but this is a disjointed and not coherent... particularly... plea for art.. I thin...
11/20/2023

This is one of my caricature pieces.. but this is a disjointed and not coherent... particularly... plea for art.. I think that humans NEED art. Only slightly less than air and food. Anthropologists have found artwork in cave paintings that date back 30 000 years. Sculpted and carved pieces too.. they believe that music is a natural part of the human condition as natural as breathing.. some believe that early man such as the Neanderthal might not have been able to speak, but they made music and art.
Art is one of the things that make us HUMAN.
And literally every art form works in conjunction with every other form. Music relates to, not only vocal and dance, but to as far flung as visual art and mathematics.. math itself is a form of abstract art. And further the actual movement of the universe follow mathematical forms.. the very nature of what we find visually pleasing in nature and within us follows a natural feeling for what Is "right". The mathematical equation known as the "Fibonachi" sequence is found in nature and in our perceptions.. that is why we find 3x5 cards and 8x10 photos more comfortable than 2x4 cards and 7x8 photos.

One of our fun days. We made balloons for a group of immigrants and their volunteer helpers. Beautiful day. Then at ...
10/10/2022

One of our fun days. We made balloons for a group of immigrants and their volunteer helpers. Beautiful day. Then at the end, we did the "let's make a balloon dog" class.
I love doing this!

Balloons for the member appreciation week at Delnor fitness center!
10/03/2022

Balloons for the member appreciation week at Delnor fitness center!

09/19/2022

I just told her my best Dad Joke yet!

We went to AL Johnsons for breakfast in Ephram.WI.. they have goats on the roof. So I made a goat. The girls like my g...
09/15/2022

We went to AL Johnsons for breakfast in Ephram.WI.. they have goats on the roof. So I made a goat. The girls like my goat.

From the Great Northern Illinois Balloon Jam at D'Agustinos Pizza in Wheeling last night. (Aug 29) the pizza was GREAT ...
08/30/2022

From the Great Northern Illinois Balloon Jam at D'Agustinos Pizza in Wheeling last night. (Aug 29) the pizza was GREAT as always. And the group missed Pete. Our fearless leader! Who was in the hospital with health issues. GET WELL PETE!
Sue created a great character Balloon, i made a silly octopus, showed a few simple balloons to a beginner and got into "fittnes"! I was fittnis this pizza all in my mouth!
Lots of fun..

08/29/2022

I am always interested in people.. especially other entertainers.. i have never felt threatened by others.. it is a total merit system.. if you are not a good as someone else... get better! If you are better.. keep learning.. it is not a contest!
But i was speaking to a magician at the Kiwanis group picnic.. he's a magician.. "oh, i used to do balloons too, but im better at magic..." funny... i used to do magic... but im better at balloons! He seemed to be a decent sort...

Sunday, Sue and I did 2 hours of balloons for the Kiwanis of StCharles. A wonderful time.. beautiful kids, nice peopl...
08/29/2022

Sunday, Sue and I did 2 hours of balloons for the Kiwanis of StCharles. A wonderful time.. beautiful kids, nice people! And loved hearing "we have never seen such great balloons! " we both love our work!
The photo is of a friend from years ago.. mostly because ... we usually get to busy to take pics. And don't think of it! But it is typical of our work.

Sue and I spent 5 very enjoyable days at the GREAT Jones County Fair. Making balloons for some of the most wholesome lo...
07/25/2022

Sue and I spent 5 very enjoyable days at the GREAT Jones County Fair. Making balloons for some of the most wholesome looking children in the world. Sweet and wonderful. Common question is "so what are you doing at the fair? " for answers like..."showing my Lamb", "to watch 3 Doors Down", "my sister is showing her horse". And my favorite..."i was mutton busting.....i fell off!" From a girl all of 5 years old. For those who don't know.. mutton busting is "bronco busting" or "bull riding" for children under a weight limit and age. (I don't know the rules) they do not want to hurt the children OR the sheep.. and as one man said. "Well.. we don't want to put a 45 lb kid on top of a1500 lb bull with horns 3 ft across. Somebody might get hurt. " watch a video some time. It is interesting and funny.
I found a stock photo. The kids ride facing forward or backward..

07/21/2022

Super fun day at the Great Jones County Fair! Then dinner at Zio Johnos..my tummy hurts! But OMG! Ravioli and Chicken Parmigiano! And garlic bread!

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