THE EASY E-MAIL

The best way to contact me is always by e-mail. On my home page I clearly lay out what I need to know: your name, the time and date of your event, the address or location and a phone number where you can be reached the day of... unfortunately I am almost NEVER contacted with this information. Usually people e-mail me and ask "Are you available?" on such and such a date. I e-mail them back to say yes, then they e-mail me back to ask when it would be a good time to call me or if I can call them at a certain time to "go over the details." Then either I call them or they call me and the "details" they want to go over are when the event starts, what the address or location is and at what number they can be reached the day of.

Why not make it easy?

Send me an e-mail with all the pertinent information FIRST...  I can't stress enough the importance of sending me a location when asking about my availability. During the summer months and around certain holidays I can get pretty busy and determining weather I can manage more than one gig in a day depends a lot on weather I have time to travel between two.

When I have all the info; I can get back to you instantly to either confirm or deny my availability.

THE EASY DECISION

When considering me for your child's birthday or any other children's event I would like you to ask your self weather or not  I'm age appropriate... it doesn't happen often but there have been a few parties when the first I learn of the birthday boy or girls age is when I arrive. It's a sudden shock to discover the child I've been hired to entertain is celebrating their 1st birthday.

Make no mistake I love children's birthday parties and I hate to turn down business but if your still measuring your child's age in "months" it is inappropriate to have me, or for that matter any other kind of professional entertainer at your party. Why? Experience has taught me that kids under two years are more often frightened by balloons then fascinated and of course... balloons pop. I like to think I'm in the business of making kids laugh rather cry and when a balloon doesn't last forever not only is it a disappointment but a popped balloon can also be a choking hazard.

So what is an appropriate age?

I prefer working with kids ages five and up. I'm comfortable working with children as little as two but if your son or daughter is any younger I recommend you LISTEN TO YOUR HUSBAND; order a pizza, rent a video.

Oh and I would hope it goes with out saying that I LOVE parties for adults. Cruises, bachelorette parties and 50th anniversary's are no problem.

EASY ANSWERS For some reason people are always asking me "How much do you charge?" or "How much would you charge?" You'll forgive me for sounding perplexed; but isn't that the first question answered on my home page? Maybe I can make this easy... I charge  a flat fee of 75.oo$for birthdays. What does that mean? It means if you hire me for a birthday I'll be charging you a flat fee of 75.oo$no more and no less. For any other event I charge a minimum of 75.oo$and then ask 75.oo$per each additional hour. So if I'm there 45 minutes... 75.oo$. If I'm there two hours... 150.oo$. Three hours... 225.oo$. It's that simple. Tipping is certainly not required though definitely appreciated. I don't give discounts, I don't barter and I don't haggel. I encourage you to research the competition; I'm sure you'll find that my rates are very reasonable and highly competitive. Oh and remember... any event out side Seattle city limits: add a 25.oo$travel fee to your bill.