Children’s workshops & Activities
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Continental Drifts are experts in Children’s activities, events and workshops. We are the founders of Lollibop festival a unique festival for the Under 10’s and as such have an enormous database of amazing entertainment for your little ones.
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We can organise a whole children’s festival, run a kids area, provide unique workshops and activities and programme entertainment
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Check out our amazing family friendly ideas in the following slides but if you don’t see what you require there’s plenty more where these came from!
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We also have CRB checked staff to run workshops and event areas.
Workshops
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Roald Dahl Museum Storytelling & Workshops Ages 6 – 12 Storytellers will captivate audiences with Roald Dahl’s hilarious Dirty Beasts and Revolting Rhymes – fairytales with a twist. Lots of audience participation is required in the form of help with noises and actions! They will also run a drop-in craft activity alongside the storytelling, for example Mr Twit maskmaking or Roly Poly Bird decorating.
Storyteller from £180 per day Craft activities from £48 (specialist workshops will be at an increased cost) Admin fee £64.80 Travel costs Must cover travel to and from the event and to and from accommodation if it has been required, accommodation costs as necessary and courier costs if needed We require 50% of the total payment prior to the event to confirm your booking
Science Museum
• Come and see the Science Museum and experience exciting, unique hands-on experiments that will make you question the world around you. Hold a dry ice bubble, make a rocket or get messy with slime at the Science Museum’s stand. Costs: A typical 5m by 5m stand/tent with 3 staff • Learn how you can make for a day, starts in the region of £1200, depending experiments at home from things on location. you’ll find in your kitchen, and The team can also deliver team building investigate strange objects with sessions for adults or shows and workshops for our friendly staff. children and families. • All sessions provided are science or These cost in the region of £600 for 2 engineering based, entertaining shows/workshops depending on location. and linked to the national curriculum.
Horrible Histories workshops Ages 5-10 Horrible Histories is a famous series of illustrated books that engage Children into history in a bigway. The Birmingham Stage Company, official Horrible Histories theatre producers can bring their famous workshop to any event, big or small! Topic for this show - Tudor Crime & Punishment Starring Neal Foster Actor Manager of The Birmingham Stage Company. Please note - this is not the full theatre production Cost:
£600 for one hour-long workshop £960 for two workshops £1260 for three workshops £1500 for four workshops - maximum of 4 workshops in one day Plus travel expenses They can do workshops for up to 100 people per workshop
Daemon & Doppleganger DAEMON: the guardian spirit of a person or place. DOPPELGANGER: the ghostly duplicate of a living person. "Come and get your hands mucky and have the hugest fun making your self out of lovely soft red clay. You can be a face or a figure, a creature or an original creation never seen before on the face of the planet! We will exhibit all the daemons or doppelgangers together through the day, making a wonderful spectacle for all to see. You can’t take your "self" home at the end of the day so make it bold & strong so you will find it again! For this we provide a marquee & everything necessary for a full day of rolling workshops, usually 11 am or mid-day til 6 p.m. (approx). We are flexible, however, depending on the event. Cost: £600 per day plus expenses for larger events (with a crew of 4 or 6).
Music with Maddy Singing, dancing, instruments, puppets and creative fun for children and their carers age 0-7. Come and enjoy these extremely popular sessions for guaranteed musical fun, action and laughter.
Cost: £240 day – 3 sessions max per day
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• Costs: £300 for 1 day tasters and workshops £600 for 2 days tasters and workshops
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Rose Pask runs Baby Sensory classes in Islington and Camden Baby Sensory’s award winning baby development classes are now running in your area. You and your baby will experience different sensory activities designed to support your baby’s sensory development every week and you are welcome to join at any time. Baby Sensory is an extremely popular Baby Development activity and many of our classes are fully booked so it is advisable to book early.
Little Kickers
Cost: 4 staff (including 3 football coaches) for 6 hours: ÂŁ350.00 5 staff (including 4 football coaches) for 6 hours ÂŁ420.00 (incl. VAT).
Approved football training for kids from 18 months to 7th birthday. Nothing is more rewarding than watching a child learning new skills, keeping fit and loving every minute of it! That's why more and more parents are bringing their children along to our football training sessions. Giving your child a head start in sport is a real investment. Ball skills, colours, numbers, social skills, balance, co-ordination and confidence the Little Kickers programme has it all. Visit www.littlekickers.co.uk to find your nearest class. Come and have a Ball with us at Lollibop. We look forward to seeing you there.
Beat box workshop • • • •
Cost:
£480 for 1 to 2 hours workshop(s) £775 for full day 3 - 6 hours workshops (5 x 1 hour workshops or 3 x 2hour workshops)
The UK's most energetic all rounded beatboxer and confidently charming compère, has performed over 1000 events since 2004. From battling at the top level, collaborating with a range of artists and musicians, full solo performances, a number 1 music app on the iphone with iambeatbox, street shows, appearances on TV, national advert campaigns and introducing a complete variety of acts around the globe. This high impact act entertains nonstop with his enthusiasm, charisma and simply incredible vocal dynamics. Conjuring crowds, building atmospheres, engaging and amazing audiences of all ages and musical genres with each display. With the ability of holding any stage together, Bass6 is known as the glue to any event with his positive and powerful approach to every performance.
Circus Workshops Our circus workshops are great fun. We provide everything you need to learn a range of circus skills including: •trapeze •acrobatics •stilt walking •plate spinning •diabolo •juggling •tight rope •unicycle •gymnastics The training team can work effectively with all ages from small children to adults, and all skill levels. Duration: Dependent on requirements Cost: From £2000.00 + VAT including a trapeze rig, qualified teachers over a variety of disciplines Requires travel and accommodation
Clay Play • Children have a selection of terracotta clay plaques/mirrors to choose from to paint in any style they desire.
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ÂŁ605 This includes all materials with 600 plaques for the children to paint
Sing & Sign • Award winning baby signing music group. Communicate with your baby before speech! • Sing and Sign's unique approach combines action songs, props, pictures and toys in musical activities • designed to stimulate speech and language development. • Suitable for children 6 - 24 months, I'TS NATURAL, IT'S EASY, IT'S GREAT FUN! • Cost: TBC
Dance workshops
Yoga, Tai Chi & Pilates Using local, qualified and CRB check instructors we’d schedule a day of beginners and experienced Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates classes. With the option of running children’s classes as well. Class times would depend on requirements lasting from 15minutes to 1hr. Costs: Instructors would cost from £55.00 per hour Requirements include a marquee with floor, and basic PA with CD playback facilities. Yoga mats may need to be sourced in addition to this. Tai Chi would be a suitable workshop for outdoors (weather depending).
Sin Cru SIN Cru is a collective of Breakers, DJs, MCs and Graffiti artists founded in 1995. Firmly established as one of the premier crews in the UK, SIN Cru are committed to running their own events as well as working with a variety of companies to help fulfil their needs. Boasting a longstanding relationship with the local community, SIN Cru also coordinate diverse educational programmes in a supportive environment. Duration: Dependent on requirements Cost: From ÂŁ360.00 per dancer Requires travel and accommodation
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The award-winning babyballet Song and Dance Academy is a wonderfully exciting educational movement to music programme for pre-school boys and girls from 6 months. Designed to encourage babies and young children to enjoy the benefits and joys of song and dance from a young age, babyballet has built up a fantastic reputation for providing children with the opportunity to expressthemselves within a fun, safe and caring environment
Tatty Bumpkin Tatty Bumpkin classes are fun, yoga-inspired stories designed to encourage movement and enhance development in babies and children 6 weeks - 11 years. The sessions focus on the 'wellbeing' of both child and parent, giving a firm foundation for social, emotional and physical confidence – all required for future happiness and success. Cost: TBC
Hula workshop
Cost: 1 day: Use of hoops, 2 x instructors/hoopers (with CRBs), 3/4 workshops throughout the day = £360 2 days (consecutive) = £600
• Anna the Hulagan is 'London's cult hula hooping artiste' (The Times 2008), a one hoop wonder who • dances and teaches like no other...she'll have you grasping for a hoop in seconds!
Street Dance • Street Dance is highly energetic and is great for participants both young and old to keep active and • healthy. • Street Dance originated from the hip hop, jazz and funk culture back in the 70s. In more recent times • many other genres of music and dance have been incorporated and put together to form what we • know today as ‘Street Dance’. • Cost: TBC
Cookery workshops
My Daddy Cooks Nick Coffer is a very visual and animated demonstration chef. He can cook a variety of 'kid friendly' dishes / healthy dishes / dishes with specific ingredients if required. Nick gets the kids involved - gets them on stage, creating a mess and a very fun environment for them! (Obviously a safe one too!). The audience get fed afterwards so they're happy. He sometimes brings his son Archie along to cook with him. Nick performed to a packed tent at Lollibop Festival 2012 and is highly recommended by other family focused chefs.
Two day hire fee (weekend): ÂŁ3,000 Only available on weekends, but may be able to work during the week if hired for 5 day period. Discounts available for multiple or shorter days.
Watch Nick & Archie in action @ http://youtu.be/boCW1KaRolk
Kiddy Cook
Cookery Demos & hands-on workshops for kids Nadia provides unique kids cooking classes and demos exclusively designed for children aged 2-11 years old to encourage them to learn about ‘good food’ and to explore new flavours in an educational and fun way.
Demonstrations Each session (45 mins): £80 4 sessions per day: £270 Prices do not include ingredients Nadia is also available to do workshops for up to 30 children. Workshops will require ingredients for all participants; 3 staff to assist; trestle tables & chairs. Quote available on request.
Kitchen Academy
The country’s leading mobile cookery school. Demos & Workshops
Cookery Demos • Can work with any theme/ingredients • Popular at food festivals, farmers markets and schools • The audience are entertained and inspired into cooking. Daily rate: £810 | includes 1 demo chef, travel & ingredients. August weekends (10 day discounted rate): £5,800 Month rate (30 day discounted rate): £13,000 Will offer discounts for any other multiple day hire period requested.
Kitchen Academy Workshops • Can work with any theme/ingredients • Kids can learn skills in the art of cooking whilst chefs guide them through recipes. • Extra workshop equipment will provided • 3 extra assistants provided (unless host’s onsite team can assist). • Trestle tables/marquee will need to be provided by host.
Daily rate: £1254 includes 1 chef, equipment hire, travel, ingredients and 3 extra staff.
August weekends (10 day discounted rate): £10,470 Daily rate with onsite assistants: £840 Watch Jethro in action @ http://youtu.be/gcC8Ihz_W8Q
Storytellers
The Story Telling Whale We invite you to cast off your shoes and squeeze into its true-to-life 50ft (18m) inflatable Sperm Whale. Enclosed in a lobster-net fence and guarded by a nosy Fish Wife, brave swashbucklers are lead into its belly, revealing a lavishly decorated seascape interior. Once inside they encounter a shipwrecked Pirate with a treasure tale to tell and a real live Mermaid with a haunting siren’s song and an intriguing secret.
Cost: ÂŁ1125 per day
Headline Acts
Mr Maker Mister Maker – Ages 3-6 The ultimate children's arts and crafts show which teaches and entertains in fun and imaginative ways. Mister Maker is a real life character who gets inspiration to make art from everything around him. He explains step by step art techniques and makes fantastic things your kids will want to keep. prepare to expect the unexpected as pictures, objects and things that he has made come to life! Cost: £2400 for a 20 minute live show Cost is + VAT
Dick & Dom Dick & Dom are the BAFTA Award Winning duo who fronted a remarkable 5 series of the cult children’s television favourite ‘Dick & Dom in Da Bungalow’. With incredible wit and versatility, the duo is now making the transition to prime time television and radio. Fabulous presenters and DJs who can run active games sessions at your events. Cost: TBC
Milkshake! Live Starring milkshake! favourites: Little Princess and Scruff, Noddy and Tessie Bear, Roary and Big Chris, Fifi and Bumble and B1 & B2 - the Bananas in Pyjamas, this musical spectacular is sure to have children tapping their toes, clapping their hands and singing at the top of their voices. Joining this fantastic line up will be two* milkshake! presenters, who will take us on a magical milkshake adventure; bound to dazzle and delight! The show features new songs, classic favourites and funky dance moves, plus plenty of laughter, bags of audience interaction and bucket loads of fun for all The family too!
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ÂŁ12,000 + VAT for 2 performances in a day 25% reduction for the second day: ÂŁ21,000 + VAT
Sesame Street Live Everyone's favourite Sesame Street friends are coming to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live "Elmo Makes Music. Big Bird “tweets”, Oscar the Grouch’s stomping trash can lids, Cookie Monster’s crumbling cookie jars and more become instruments of beautiful music and noisy fun! See Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Bert, Ernie and all of your children’s favourite friends in Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music! Cost: £12,000 + VAT for 2 performances in a day 25% reduction for the second day: £21,000 + VAT
Waybuloo Ages 4 and under Waybuloo explores emotions and relationships through uplifting stories with themes such as cooperation, friendship and sharing. Children are transported to Nara, a live action world inhabited by adorable animated characters called Piplings. They perform yogo, a gentle form of exercise, similar to yoga. Cost:
For the Waybuloo Yogo performance: 1 character: £1530 2 characters: £2100 3 characters: n/a 4 characters: £4350
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1 character: £1380 2 characters: £1980 3 characters: £3080 4 characters: £4230
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ZingZillas ZingZillas is a pre-school TV show broadcast on the BBC preschool channel CBeebies. It is set on a monkey-shaped tropical island where everyone joins in to create music magic. They use musical influences from all over the globe from rock to soul, jazz to samba, big band to orchestra. Amazing musical stage show
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£4980 + Vat per day for the show 1 character: £1380 2 characters: £1980 3 characters: £3080 4 characters: £4230 Costs are + VAT
Rastamouse Rastamouse follows the adventures of a crime-fighting, guitar-playing, skateboarding mouse and his friends, Scratchy and Zoomer - The Easy Crew - in their musical adventures about “makin' a bad ting good”. When things go wrong in Mouseland, President Wensley Dale always calls on The Easy Crew for help. Whether it's unravelling a mystery or capturing a criminal, by working together, The Easy Crew always save the day. Through understanding, love and respect, Rastamouse guarantees that redemption not retribution is the order of the day. Rastamouse helps children to: Explore different cultures. Celebrate diversity. Develop friendships. Develop a basic understanding of music.
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1 character: £1380 2 characters: £1980 3 characters: £3080 4 characters: £4230 Costs are + VAT
Tree Fu Tom Tree Fu Tom is about the amazing adventures of a young boy called Tom who, with the power of ‘movement magic’ called ‘Tree Fu’, can transform into a tiny but mighty magical super hero and travel to a wondrous enchanted kingdom called Treetopolis that exists in a tree in his back garden. Tree Fu Tom also aims to empower children and build confidence and self-esteem, we hope helping them to: Learn about leadership from Tom, a responsible and capable boy who uses his knowledge of the world, initiative, imagination and common sense to solve problems. Learn about friendship, morals and social and emotional issues. Engage in physical exercise by performing Tree Fu.
Cost: £1380 Costs are + VAT
Little Charley Bear Little Charley Bear takes viewers on a journey into the world of let's pretend, where anything is possible. Aimed at young children, Little Charley Bear is an enchanting and innovative new show that inspires creativity, discovery and imagination.
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£2835 + Vat per day for the show
1 character: £1380 2 characters: £1980 3 characters: £3080 4 characters: £4230 Costs are + VAT
Little Charley Bear helps children to: •Convey what they are thinking and feeling. •Learn and develop on a personal, social and emotional level. •Be inspired to discover more about the world around them.
Interactive installations
Karaoke Booth Lights, Camera, Action! Guests simply enter the booth and start the camera rolling. That’s all there is to it. There is only you in the booth. No need for operators pointing cameras in your faces. You can feel at ease and make your song choice or message as animated, discreet or funny as you like. No excuses now for your guests to shy away from the camera. Cost: from £900.00 + VAT Size: 6x7x4ft BRANDING OF BOOTH The booth itself can be branded on both the inside and outside with your own corporate identity and logos. Price on application.
Digital Graffiti Wall This giant digital graffiti wall ‘sprays’ infra red light, which is tracked by a computer as it moves across the screen and digital paint instantaneously just like spraying paint on a real wall. As well as its wide palette of paint colours, there are animated stars, swirls, drip effect paint and a variety of stencils, and we can even custom make spray patterns and stencils to add the user’s name, picture or logo. Cost: from £ 3660.00+ VAT Size: 3.1m wide, 2.1m high and requires a space of 1.22m behind the screen. Requires one standard 13A plug and low light conditions. The wall doesn't respond well to direct light or high amounts of ambient light.
Hugh Jart Since 1995 Hugh Jart has been permanently capturing public input & creativity on huge canvas painting screens. Giant paint screens or 3D installations with any chosen background or words. Guests can then join in and paint whatever they want on the giant screen to create a truly original work of art. Cost: from ÂŁ 600.00 + VAT per letter Requires travel and accommodation
Adults & Children's Amusements A huge variety of Adults and Children’s inflatable amusements are available to hire – all with qualified CRB checked staff – this is just a small collection! 1 x tug of war rope (unstaffed) £90.00 + VAT 1 x adult castle staffed £540.00+ VAT 1 x children's castle staffed £510.00 + VAT 1 x gladiator duel staffed £510.00 + VAT PLUS travel to location at £180.00 + VAT
Trampolines
Add some bouncing fun to any event and include these 4 bed trampolines. Very safe and suitable for all ages.
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ÂŁ840 for 1 day ÂŁ1440 for 2 days This includes 2 or 3 operators depending on size of event.
Petting Zoo This amazing petting zoo is a large private animal collection, containing over 100 animals, offering educational outreach programmes and animals for hire. They provide animals for TV and film hire, school visits and set up a static zoo displays at a large fairs and shows. There staff are fully trained, qualified and crb checked. And, they have £5m public liability and a full risk assessments. Cost: from £850.00+VAT for a display with lots of animal handling! This package includes rabbits, guinea pigs, poultry, African pygmy hedgehog, gopher/chinchilla, snakes, lizards, creepy crawlies, 4ft monitor lizard, tortoise/terrapins, skunk and either meerkats or 12ft python. Marquee, generator, pa system are included in the price.
Pirate Ship Amazing soft play and a giant wooded pirate ship! The SOFT PLAY unit consists of large soft play equipment, including a ball pool, a large inflated mattress, steps, waves, wedges and tunnel. Set out indoors in a hall, or in our Marquee, it forms an environment up to 8.5 metres x 5.5metres. It is particularly suitable for children with disabilities and under fours. Cost: From £1200.00 + VAT May require travel and accommodation
Pickpocketing Lee Thompson is a truly unique comedy pickpocket and currently a headline act in Cirque du Soliels ‘Kooza’. You won't lose your money, but may lose sleep trying to figure out how he does it! With a twinkle in his eye, and a cheeky grin, your possessions will disappear and reappear where you least expect them! Cost:
£510 for 2-3 hours £810 3 hours+ Costs are plus travel and accommodation
Inflatable octopus
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They can perform for up to 16 Hours per day.
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The Disco Shed creates a fun-packed family friendly space with bubbles blowing and an array of garden games including swingball, table football, twister, boules, hula-hooping, hoopla, limbo and plenty more. An alotmental assortment of quirky shedonist characters add to the atmosphere whilst our DJs lay down a summery sound track of laid back garden party groovers
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The Laser Room • Spy Xperience is a MUST! This is the closest you can get to the world of espionage without joining the MI5. • Activities will also include combating the laser system in the laser challenge (with a harmless laser beam) where Cost: £600 for 1 day our young special agents will £900 for 2 days These prices are based on an event need to pass through a laser happening within the M25 beam maze to retrieve the briefcase.
Colourscape Colourscape is an air-supported structure of interconnected chambers made from light permeable pure colour P.V.C. Visitors walking through the labyrinth-like sculpture, experience intense all embracing colour with remarkable effects on the mind and body. Colourscape is for people of all ages. These are the Colourscape currently 9 different versions available for showing. I would suggest : 'Colour Block' - a smaller version of 'Festival' for small sites. 'Festival 2' - created for Colourscape Music Festival by the artists, for Outer London Festivals and can be arranged in four different ways to suit different sites. Administrated by Nettlefold Trust. 'Wings 2' - A development of 'Wings', for smaller sites. Incorporates a domed chamber. Costs - £15 000 to £18 000 + VAT depending on version
Shows
Mr & Mrs Bubbles disco Amazing, colourful, fun filled disco with games, karaoke, zany dancing, bubbles, magic and lots more! Includes Children's Disco with Dancing, games, competitions etc Magic Show 1 or 2 mascot characters (depending on if you book 2 or 3 artists) choice between Bear, Pirate or Gorilla. These characters do the Mini disco show with action dancing. Simple Circus skills, this can be elaborated if 3rd person booked.
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2 Artists 900.00 + VAT 3 artists 1200.00 + VAT
Hodman Dodmannott and Sally Forth Having lived by themselves for hundreds of years, blissfully unaware of the changing world around them, this pint-sized pair have ventured out in search of fame, fortune and friendship, touring the world with their possessions strapped to their backs. Cost:
ÂŁ2,160.00 for 3x30 or 2x45 shows
Having lived by themselves for hundreds of years, blissfully unaware of the changing world around them, this pint-sized pair have ventured out in search of fame, fortune and friendship, touring the world with their possessions strapped to their backs. Although billed as a walkabout, the show is often a series of small, static performances when crowds who are drawn to the ingenious illusion seem to find it impossible to leave.
The Allotment The Vegetable Nannies invite you to join them in their temporary Allotment for a bit of gardening and childcare. Come and get kitted out with gloves and trowels before getting stuck into the domestic duties of feeding, bathing, perambulating and other general T.L.C for the baby Vegetables. Or, on the other hand, just put you feet up on the garden furniture and watch life’s little miracles emerge from the ground.
From ÂŁ2000 per day
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Roll up, roll up for the world's one and only human Jukebox experience, the best entertainment you will have had all year. Guaranteed!!!
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The DUKES BOX is a custom built audio-visual show that combines music and performance. An entire band dressed in gold and spandex is crammed into a jukebox the size of a wardrobe. This human jukebox is the most energetic, adventurous and hilarious performance you will ever witness
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A portable slide show booth. Willett and Patteson meet and greet the public, presenting the optical wonders contained within. This provides a unique view of any situation with an emphasis on movement and colour. Perfect for all outdoor events. Also workshops on how to make a camera obscura
• £1100 per day
Gorilla Enclosure
Mountain Gorillas and their comic intrepid explorer. The Gorillas look and behave like real mountain gorillas, which the general public find fascinating. The explorer is the link between the public and the gorillas. These performers work well inside a gorilla enclosure where they can perform 3 sets throughout the day.
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Presenting Bjorn the Polar Bear, a magical and unforgettable show for people of all ages. Bjorn is a fully animated pod-puppet with a highly skilled (and often very hot!) performer inside operating his movements and facial animations. The polar bear has blinking eyes, a sniffing nose, an opening mouth and also live sounds from our custom built sound equipment. Our polar bear herders Ursula and Arthur are dressed Inuit-style in sumptuous fur costumes. Our herders facilitate interaction between the audience and the polar bear as well as giving a fascinating nature documentary style talk on polar bears and their environment and answering questions about their habits and habitat. To help set the scene we have a specially built inflatable ice sculpture environment in which we perform.
From £1800 per day
Sense 3D • Design Sonic & Physical environments for festivals, corporate & inner City events. & Indo-Electronica at the London Mela. • A multi-section battery powered mobile sound system for carnivals. Featuring radio linked technology and able to negotiate the narrowest of streets with sound quality & volume to surpass the best of 'sound trucks'. • A ten channel Surround Sound stage powered by site or alternative power: 10KW effective output, serves up to 3000. • A broad and eclectic music base programmed Cost:
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The all new video karaoke system gives you the chance to perform alongside Marilyn Monroe or battle Darth Vader. Using fairly basic digital technology, users are pasted into their favourite movie scenes to devastating comic effect. Alternatively let the system paste the head of a celebrity onto your shoulders as you sing a famous classic.
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Pulled by an obviously long suffering slave on a penny farthing and driven on by the dwarf skeleton of circus master Alfonso Milano himself, the caravan of Mechanical Marvels emerges from time itself. Visibly patched up and repaired over centuries, it is a strange mixture of medieval, victorian and present day aesthetic. Fire, smoke, bubbles, music and movement present a odd event within an even odder spectacle.
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Also have a bubble machine installation (from £1500 per day if booked with the Mechanical Marvils installation)
Bruce Airhead
The metamorphosis of a man and a six-foot balloon. Very entertaining and guaranteed to wow guests at any event! Bruce will completely emerge himself inside his giant balloon and emerge as a new character from Elvis to Santa! Cost: ÂŁ550 per day
Fred’s Flying Circus Fred’s Flying Circus bring you truly magical shows. Fred and his daughter Chi Chi perform juggling, uni-cycling, dance, magical illusions and daring acts such as the trapeze and the bed of nails. • Shows suitable for all audiences • Street festivals • Arts and Craft Fairs • Rural Touring • Town and Village festivals • Nightclub cabaret… …and much much more. Cost: From £800.00 + VAT Requires travel and accommodation If the little big top is available for an additional £1000.00 - £1600.00 + VAT and delivery/set up fee
Teddy Bears Picnic • a retro-tastic interactive party for children large and small, make your way over to our enormous picnic blanket and meet our giant cuddly hosts who will entertain you with dancing, games and stories. Cost: Starts from £960 for 1 day
Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles SamSam BubbleMan will custom make your bubble show to fit your event, including such tricks as the Tiniest Bubbles in the World, Loch Ness Bubbles, Square Bubbles, Fire Bubbles, and People Inside Bubbles. Sam will provide: •Technical Expertise •Extensive bubble equipment •Access to diverse range and highest grade of bubble solutions He will also furnish you with such options as: •Up to 12,000 bubbles per minute (more or less as required) •ultra-violet bubbles •Bubbles which burst into flames (no hazard) •The ability to put people inside bubbles •Bubbles the size of killer whales Cost: From £600.00 + VAT and travel
Tommy Baker Tommy Baker is a professional Sports Entertainer. He performs a unique, highly energized basketball freestyle show that impacts and interacts with any audience. Tommy entertains locally and internationally at corporate events, product launches, store promotions, half-time shows, festivals, parties and has been involved with a variety of other events including sports related TV commercials. Duration: Available to do 4-6 sets of 30minute or a stage performance Cost:
1 day ÂŁ390+VAT 2 day ÂŁ660+VAT This is for mix and mingle of up to 3 x 45 mins or similar per day. Requires travel and accommodation
Balloon Modellers
David Croft Guinness World Record Breaking Sleight of hand (Three Guinness World Records; two for coin manipulation, one for balloon modelling) Associate of the Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star Resident sleight of hand artist and balloon artist at Simon Drake’s House of Magic in London Creator and Presenter of "BallooniVille" Showing every day at 3.00pm on Cartoonito, featuring David as Mr Balloonie. The show includes balloon modelling, puppets, arts and crafts and music David also plays ukulele in the UK’s only Hawaiian Band, The Hula Bluebirds. The balloon art, the sleight of hand and the ukulele are three elements which, as in BallooniVille, he is very happy to combine, although the balloon modelling is very much the core of my work Mix and mingle balloon modelling Bespoke giant sculptures Balloon Modelling Workshops (for children or for corporate team building) "Hugely talented" (The Independent) "An incredibly dexterous balloon artist" (London Evening Standard) "Brilliant" (Alan Shaxon, Former President of The Magic Circle)
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£420 per day £840 for 2 days
Balloonatic! Balloonatic are known as a walkabout act, creating amazing balloon creations for guests. They are child friendly but also very good at being very grown up and corporate, working tables or drinks receptions, very similar to a close up magician. Balloons are fantastic ice breakers, people are far more happy to talk to a man with monkey on his arm than a man without one! They even have costumes for every occasions: •The little Black dress can't go wrong with this one! •The Monochromatics, classy black and white dresses if they want us to stand out from the crowd •The Red and White's, A quirky 1960's/ 70's mod twist good for children's parties, Willy Wonka or fairground themed parties. •The elves, christmas and fairy/ woodland themed parties •Pirates, good for maritime themed parties •Princesses, a great addition to a girly party •And many more patriotic, Greek, tea ladies, Victorian, Arabian and Russian are just some of the other costumes we have thrown together in the past! Cost: 3 x 45min sets preferably over a maximum 4 hour period £340 plus VAT per Balloonatic. We encourage 2 Balloonatics on each job as it make a bigger impact! Extra charge for travel outside of London. If travelling over 3 hours, accommodation must be provided.
Face Painters Cheshire Cats Face Painting Co. have been providing award winning professional facepainting for birthday parties, corporate events and all manner of festivities and celebrations across the North West since 2002. Cheshire Cats Face Painting Co. will add magic, colour and sparkles to your event! Cost:
ÂŁ195 per day for 1 face painter Discounts for 3 days +
Zorbing Zorbing is the recreation or sport of rolling in a giant orb, generally made of transparent plastic. The activity would be performed on a level surface, permitting more rider control, however we could offer a man made gentle slope. There are two types of orbs, harnessed and non-harnessed, we can offer both types. We would look to supply 4/5 balls for use at any one time. This activity is great fun for children and adults! Cost:
1 day - ÂŁ 960 2 days - ÂŁ 1800
High Ropes Course Our Mobile High Ropes course has a platform height of 4m (13 feet) above the ground and has 60m of challenging activities Our Ropes Course is constructed with 11 separate elements or obstacle challenges. The elements can be changed to provide an easy or difficult course Before starting on the course the Adventurer is kitted out with a helmet and harness and given a detailed safety briefing. Finally the harness is clipped on to the course via the overhead Safety Rail. Then its off to face the challenge of the course. This course is designed to put participants out of their comfort zone and feel the sense of danger whilst always being within a controlled atmosphere Cost:
1 day hire - ÂŁ 1680 2 day hire - ÂŁ 2760
Slackline If you’ve ever wanted to walk a tightrope high above the circus floor but got nervous just thinking about it, Slack Lining may be for you. Slack Lining is an increasingly popular sport sweeping across Europe. It involves walking across a stretchable strap that is about 40 cms off the ground Slack Lining is a balance sport that uses nylon webbing tensioned between two anchor points. Once you have mastered your balance you can then try some tricks such as stretching and bouncing like a long and narrow trampoline. The line’s tension can be adjusted to suit the user and different types of dynamic webbing can be used to achieve a variety of feats. Cost:
1 day - £540 2 days - £960
Crazy Golf Nine holes of crazy golf mayhem. Crazy golf is great fun for all the family at fun days, corporate events, kids parties, weddings, team building, school fetes, golf club open days, in fact for any event. Demonstrate your putting prowess around our crazy golf course over slopes, around daytona curves, through tunnels, loop da loops, spirals and obstacles.
Cost:
9 hole crazy golf with inflatable stall staffed by our attendants: ÂŁ715.00 + vat per day
Go Karts Go Kart hire is an excellent party and event entertainment for children between the ages of 4 years to around 10-11yrs years old, although there is no upper age limit, the children need to be of a maximum height of 1.4 metres tall to safely use the go karts. The battery powered electric go karts are extremely easy and safe to use. The go karts are designed with safety in mind. Go karts for hire are fitted with adjustable speed control allowing our experienced supervisors to set the go kart depending on age and capability of the driver.
Cost:
4 x electric go karts with tunnel track staffed by our attendants: ÂŁ955.00 + vat per day
Costs We will be happy to suggest an exact proposal for your festival or event and offer in house programming experts You will also be required to pay for any additional costs, including flights, excess baggage, all transfers outside of the UK, hotel accommodation, and any technical installation and support All costs will be subject to VAT and artists and acts are subject to availibility