Dale Obrochta

10/10/2026

10/04/2026

10/01/2026

After decades of entertaining, I thought I had seen just about everything. September proved otherwise, with company picnics, school and library programs, birthday balloons and a couple of genuine firsts. Link is in the comments

09/25/2026

I've been busy working, not entertaining, but redoing my websites. I'm almost done, and I can start doing some instruction again in October. Here's a balloon from tonight's restaurant entertainment.

09/18/2026

Sometimes the biggest attraction at a birthday party isn’t the balloon artist.

It’s the bounce house. 😂

And that’s okay.

One of the things people don’t always see is how much of the entertaining happens before I ever twist the first balloon — reading the room, watching the kids, figuring out the energy, and deciding how to jump into the fun without trying to compete with everything else happening around me.

I wrote a little behind-the-scenes look at what really goes through my head when I arrive at a birthday party.

The balloon is what everyone sees.
The read is what makes the moment work - the link is in the comments.

09/08/2026

Let's Make A Hammer!

09/05/2026

Last night, I walked up to a table, and the grandmother said,

“My granddaughter has a request you might not be able to do. She wants a horse with a bow.”

I looked at Grandma and said,

“She’s not my kid… she can get whatever she wants.” LOL