How to find a good balloon twister in Northern New Jersey / New York?

April 16, 2014 9:33 AM

We're looking to a hire a good balloon twister / balloon artist for my kid's birthday party in Northern New Jersey but we can't find a Yelp equivalent for suggestions, and we don't want to pick one randomly from the Google results. Can anyone give us some suggestions? We're pretty close to New York City so someone from there would be fine as well.
posted by exhilaration to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (5 answers total)

Did you try looking up "balloon animals" in Yelp? I see a few hits there..
posted by Seboshin at 9:49 AM on April 16, 2014

I was going to suggest the north Jersey Craigslist but it doesn't include reviews.
posted by davcoo at 9:57 AM on April 16, 2014

There's a guy who comes to the Moxie Spot in Brooklyn. You could call there and ask for his name and contact info.
posted by Ollie at 10:26 AM on April 16, 2014

One of my Facebook friends is a clown and balloon twister, who went to a big event in Rochester, NY, called Balloon Manor.

Maybe contact those people and ask for a rec? Pretty sure they would know people in your area.
posted by Marie Mon Dieu at 10:34 AM on April 16, 2014

I can recommend Emily Season, aka Little Sammy the Clown! She's based in NYC but regularly works in NJ, and her dad Sam the Clown is based in central Jersey.
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 11:37 AM on April 16, 2014