Award-winning, experienced clowns who entertain families with fantasy face painting, balloon sculptures, and silly fun. Seen frequently at Buddy's Pizzas all over metro Detroit.

In 2007, 2clowns.com entertainers may be seen at Sesame Street Live, the Belleville National Strawberry Festival, as well as every Detroit Lions home game and the Sunday kids' day games for the Detroit Tigers.

Take a full-sized school bus and convert it into a mobile gym, complete with padded walls and floors, and what have you got? The ABC Tumblebus. Yes, it sounds nuts, but the kids sure love it.

Classes are offered for children ages 2-1/2 through school-age, and are taught by certified instructors. Call for current class schedule.

For $200, parents can throw a Tumblebus party, complete with one hour of tumbling and party games; balloons, candy, and party favors; and a Tumblebus t-shirt for the birthday kid. Invitations are provided, and a keepsake photo is taken. Maximum: 15 children. Online reservations are required.

For an extra fee, a 13' x 15' inflatable bus (moonbounce) is available. Regularly scheduled gymnastics classes can also be arranged.

An authentic, car-crushing, fire-breathing Monster Truck available for display at birthday parties, graduations, company picnics, city parades, and neighborhood events throughout the state of Michigan. A Monster Truck Bouncy House is also available with or without Monster Truck.

Acme Party Works is the place to go for party entertainment and just about any party rental need. There are carnival games, inflatables, electronic and bar-style games, water games, lawn greetings, chairs, and tents.

Acme also rents concessions like cotton candy machines, hot dog steamers, ice cream carts, and popcorn makers.

The company's list of entertainers is long - there are clowns, magicians, fortune tellers, face painters, hypnotists, holiday characters, puppeteers, jugglers, even fire breathers and more.

Animal Magic performs exotic animal magic with seldom-seen rare animals from around the world. Performances are suitable for all ages is a fully licensed, non-profit group. Animal Magic is available for performances around metro Detroit.

Provides an entertaining miniature train, with engine and three cars, for birthday parties, reunions, block parties, festivals, and all types of gatherings.

There is an authentic steam whistle and bell, and an engineer and conductor lead the fun.

Dave Foydel entertains kids and grown-ups alike with magic tricks and humor at parties and other events.

Fantasy Tea Parties brings complete, hosted parties for girls and boys to your location of choice. Themes include Cinderella's ball, glam girls, Spider Man, Dora, and more.

Imagination Theatre Etc! presents live performances, custom-created special events, and specialized audience-interactive decor elements for broadcast, theaters, educational and cultural institutions, major regional shopping centers, and corporate clients.

Among the group’s trademark performances are Boogah & Hoogah’s Haunted Houseparty, Healthy ME!, Good News!, and JanetMarie & m’Archibald’s Imagination Celebration.

John the Magician's interactive, high-energy, professional magic shows are customized to fit all kinds of events and age groups.

His birthday party package includes a full hour of entertainment, including a stand-up magic show and balloon sculptures for all.

Kids Kingdom's got a castle-like decor that immediately puts little party-goers in a medieval/renaissance frame of mind. Birthday party packages are all-inclusive, and cover invitations, decorations, cake, games, crafts, goodie bags, and more.

Families can choose from Princess, Pirate, Knights, or faeries themes - costumes can br provided, too. Face painting, magic, and pizza are also available, for additional fees.

Kimbrella makes girls' tea party dreams come true. A theme-party business that provides dress-up parties for girls, Kimbrella is the thought-child of entreprenuer Kimberly Williams.

Choose from such themes as Back to School Tea, Dolly Me and Tea, Mommy Tea and Me, and Teddy Me and Tea. Cakes and pastries can be ordered, and items such as party favors, canopies, chocolate fountains, and horse and buggies can be arranged.

Mad Science is on a mission to stimulate scientific learning through hands-on fun and activities that will get kids excited about science.

Mad Science offers birthday parties for groups of any size, ideal for children ages five to 12. A Mad Scientist comes to your house and presents a 45-minute show, adapted to the ages of the kids in your group, combining high-energy, interactive fun with entertaining science experiments that appeal to kids' penchant for goo, pop, and fizz. A variety of 15-minute "finales" are available for an extra charge, featuring dry ice, a laser show, a sound machine, or a rocket launch.

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Dave J. Castle has been a professional magician since 1997, and he's a good man to call when you have to pull a birthday party out of your hat.

Dave specializes in customized magic shows for families and has done many birthday parties, school assemblies, and tv appearances.

Gordon Russ has been performing magic since 1988. He specializes in schools, libraries, art fairs, festivals, and corporate events.

Nathan Kranzo is a full time entertainer who performs unique and original magic shows for private parties and other functions.

Oddzin Ends provides face painting, balloon twisting, carnival game rentals, and much more. It also provides entertainment for large-scale corporate events or small, private gatherings.

Party Layne offers a complete range of event planning for parties. The company handles everything from children's birthday parties to gala movie premieres and travels throughout the metro Detroit area.

Pebbles is the cutest clown in metro Detroit. She makes great balloon sculptures, has a large selection of tatoos, and entertains with songs and games. Her face paintings are works of art.

Pebbles makes regular appearances at Buddy's Pizza restaurants around metro Detroit.

Founded in 1998 by puppeteers trained in the former Soviet Union, PuppetART offers Old World puppetry for both kids and adults. All events at PuppetART include a tour of the museum and a workshop as well.

Classes include puppet making, animation, costume design, and construction.

Cool fact: In 2002, PuppetART published A History of Puppetry in Detroit, a book that details the people and events that influenced the development of puppetry in Detroit from the eighteenth century to the present time.

A coupla of silly clowns who do top-notch face painting and balloon sculptures.

Owner of the Music from the Heart children's music program and certified Kindermusik children's music instructor, Tammy Stone performs at community centers, schools, hospitals, libraries, and birthday parties throughout the metro Detroit area. Her songs are educational, amusing, inspirational, and encourage audience participation.

You've never seen kids rock out like they do to the all-female garage rock children's band The Candy Band. Boredom brought the stay-at-home moms to start the punk-influenced band, and they've been embraced by families all over metro Detroit - and beyond.

The Candy Band has played Chicago's Lollapalooza, New York City's Mamapalooza, the Motown Winter Blast, and appeared on the Fox 2 Morning Show. The band does frequent shows at schools, community centers, and libraries.

The Little Creatures offers live animal programs to schools, scouts, libraries, camps, and family events throughout southeastern Michigan.

The group's shows include a colorful collection of tropical birds, reptiles, large invertebrates, and amphibians, many of which have been adopted from the Michigan Humane Society and the Macomb County Animal Shelter.

Paula Doak, The Merry Music Maker, has developed a fun, interactive music program for children ages two to six. She is available for parties, festivals, and programs at schools, libraries, and churches.

The Merry Music Maker also teaches music enrichment classes at the Grosse Pointe Community Center and the Troy Community Center.

The Wunderground carries a wide variety of puzzles, games, and tools of the magician trade, from starter tricks to more advanced supplies.

The shop also offers classes for kids ages seven to 14 on Saturday mornings. Classes run in six-week increments. There are also a stable of magicians who perform at birthday parties.

Tiki Hut is an entertainment company that travels to your home or party venue and specializes in professional makeover and other diva parties.

Party packages come in themes: Princess Diva, Funky Girl Makeover, Funky Girl Fashion Show, Rock Diva, and Extreme Dance Diva. Video DVD productions of the fashion show and karaoke parties are available as souvenirs.

Tiki Hut also specializes in airbrushed tattoos, hair wraps, guitar hero and DDR gaming lounges, jewelry parties, and make-your-own-video productions.