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No more scary clowns!

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Planning an upcoming birthday party? Looking to entertain the kids at a fundraiser or event? Send in the clowns! Kids and clowns go together like peanut butter and chocolate but many a kid has been left permanently scarred from one scary run in with a not- ready- for- prime time clown or a cranky puppeteer or a balloon lady who is having a bad day. It can be a crap shoot looking for solid kids entertainment but there are plenty of talented, super kid positive entertainers around the Bay Area that come highly recommended by other parents-a few:

Sir Lantz, has been recommended by many parents and is an award winning magician. He has been performing for over 20 years for kids. Whether you are looking for straight up magic or a little balloon animal action, Sir Lanz will keep them captivated and is a true professional.

TwistyMan, as his name suggests, can do some pretty cool stuff with balloons. He is TwistyMan "full time" so that informs his fun loving philosophy. He has performed at Gymborees around the Bay, countless fairs and festivals and has a slew of recommendations from other moms. He has several packages including the ever popular Pirate Package with shanty songs, tattoos and eye patches..aaaarrr!!

If you want to switch it up and bring in a girly clown, there is always the lovable Bitzy the Clown who is especially for the younger set. Bitzy offers beautiful face painting, a goofy magic show and a "gentle" approach that is good for the clownophobic among us. She can either wear light clown makeup or don a full clown face-she also can come as a Christmas Elf for the holidays.