May 30, 2014 kscope

Looking for some fun things to do with your family this month? Come check out all of our face painters and balloon twisters at some awesome events! Here is our list of June events (so far) as they begin to book! If you’re still looking to have face painters, balloon twisters, caricature artists, or anything else at your June parties, we still have some limited availability in CT and MA, so call soon!

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February 28, 2014 kscope

Our artists adore kids, and we want to make sure your experience with Kaleidoscope is perfect every time, whether you meet us at a local fair or invite us to your home. We go above and beyond professional face painting standards. If you don’t believe us, call any of our competition and ask these questions. Kaleidoscope stands for safety and fun, guaranteed!

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January 21, 2014 kscope

Our office team gets calls asking us to “donate our time” or “provide free face painting” daily,  so we finally wanted to blog about it. We love working for nonprofits–actually, we specialize in it! But a lot of these types of phone calls end in this: “I think we’ll just have our volunteers do it.”

It’s tempting (we know) to get a service done for free when you’re on a limited budget.

Hiring Kaleidoscope almost always mean you can actually make money off of face painting, but it’s still a leap of faith. So if your organization is still looking to get free face painting, here are a few tips from the professionals on making sure your event’s face paint isn’t a disaster:

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January 20, 2014 kscope

After finishing our first official year in business, we’ve already picked up an award! Thanks to everyone who left us reviews on our GigMasters profile this year. If you have any doubt whether our face painters, balloon twisters, and caricature artists are the best in CT and MA, just read the reviews our clients leave for us online!

Here’s one of the reviews that helped us win Best of 2013:

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January 13, 2014 kscope

Planning winter parties can be tough, especially in snowy CT, MA, RI, NH! Kaleidoscope’s artists provide face painting, balloon twisting, and other entertainment all year round so we’ve seen what works (and what doesn’t) a few hundred times over. Here are our favorite tips and tricks clients have shared with us for hosting awesome birthday parties during the cold months.

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October 18, 2013 kscope

Kaleidoscope’s staff is full of art-nerds. Like, we-dream-about-face-paint nerds. Go-out-to-dinner-together-so-we-can-talk-about-balloon-twisting dorks. So, naturally, our friends send us anything they see online that has to do with face painting or body painting! Today we were sent this article today by Alex Iwashyna: an awesome mom who loved face painting and wondered, “how hard can it be?” Here’s an excerpt of Alex’s post:

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