A family holiday party in Edmonton, such as a company party for staff and their children, brings together children of every age and the adults with them. A children’s entertainer can keep the children busy while the adults talk, or give a show the whole room watches. Plan the ages, the format, the space and the timing, then send us your date, venue and guest count, and you can compare options with prices for entertainers who are available that day.
The ages and the numbers
Tell the entertainer how many children are coming and their ages, from the youngest to the oldest. Ask how they keep a wide age range involved.
A show, or stations
Some entertainers give a show the children sit and watch, such as magic or puppets. Others work at a station, such as face painting or balloon twisting, where children come up one at a time. With many children, ask how many they can see in an hour, and whether a second entertainer would help.
A children’s area
Set aside a room or a corner for the children, away from the bar and the speeches. Ask the entertainer how much space they need, whether they need a table or power, and what they do to protect the floor if there’s face paint.
If Santa is visiting
If Santa is coming too, tell the entertainer when, so the show or the stations fit around the visit and the photos.
Allergies and checks
If a child has a skin sensitivity, ask what face paint they use. If a child has a latex allergy, ask about balloons. Ask whether the entertainer has a vulnerable sector check.
Questions to ask before you book
- How do you keep children of different ages involved?
- Do you give a show, work at a station, or both?
- How many children can you see in an hour at a station?
- How much space do you need, and do you need a table or power?
- What face paint or balloons do you use, in case of allergies?
- Do you have a vulnerable sector check?
- When will you arrive, and how long do you need to set up?
What changes the price
The price depends on how long you book, the number of children, a second entertainer, whether it’s a Saturday, and travel outside Edmonton.
How booking works with AGNT
AGNT is a booking company. You send us your date, venue and guest count, and we check which children’s entertainers in Edmonton are available that day. We send you options with prices. You pick one, and it’s booked once the deposit is paid. If your first pick isn’t available, we’ll tell you and suggest a similar act who is.
Some of the Edmonton children’s entertainers you can book through AGNT are Beppie, Magic Art Studio and Santa Edmonton. You can see more on children’s entertainers for hire in Edmonton.
How we put this together
We wrote this from what people ask when they book an entertainer for a family party: the ages, the format, the space and what the entertainer needs. It doesn’t list prices, because they depend on your date, how long you book and the act you choose. You’ll see prices with the options we send.
Your next step
Tell us your date, venue and guest count, and we’ll send you Edmonton children’s entertainers who are available that day, with prices: book a children’s entertainer in Edmonton
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