Smarty Pants Balloons

07/25/2026

Thank you to all the great families who came out to the Discovery Center Museum today for their Fun Fridays series.

And much appreciation to the amazing staff who puts together these entertaining and educational programs!

07/22/2026

The Smarty Pants Out of this World Space Show is coming to the this Friday July 25th for three big shows!

This fantastic show will blast kids right into outer space with hilarious comedy, astounding magic, and of course, giant balloons!

And the best part?

Admission to the show is included in regular admission to the museum!

Check out a sneak peek of The Out of This World Space Show filmed earlier this summer at the

Event link in bio!

07/04/2026

07/03/2026

Two days in a row!

Fellow performer Dan Laib brought his great family out to the Homer Township library to catch my last June Big Balloonosaur Adventure show and catch up after the show.

Always nice to see other performers out in the wild!

06/30/2026

I recently had the honor of presenting the Big Balloon Show at the Pewaukee Public Library and meeting their acclaimed librarian, Mr Peter.

He’s famous — seriously — look him up.

After the show we took on the challenge — can anyone learn to make a balloon dog?

Watch and find out!

06/26/2026

Tomorrow at 2 pm!!

06/21/2026

Looking for fun and FREE activities to do this summer with kids in the Chicagoland area?

Smarty Pants presents the Big Balloon Show nearly every day at a public library near you!

June 22
Whiting Library
Whiting Public Library
2 pm

June 23
Lake Forest Library
Lake Forest Library
3 pm

June 24
Pewaukee WI Library
2 pm

June 25
Dekalb Library
DeKalb Public Library
3 shows!
10 am / 11:30 am / 1 pm

June 27
Bridgeview Library
Bridgeview Public Library
2 pm

06/21/2026

Happy Fathers Day - the day I’m so very lucky and grateful to have such a great kid in my life.

She has made me a better performer and a better person with the honor of being her dad.

06/17/2026

Earlier this summer, the fine folks at the inquired about creating a giant dinosaur sculpture to help kick off their summer reading programming for 2026.

With balloons from and an early start in my balloon office, I think things worked out pretty well!

You can still visit the Danny the Dinosaur display a bit longer at the library so check it out (and some books!) today!

06/15/2026

See the Big Balloonosaur Adventure at a public library coming up all this week at a public library near you!

June 15th
Franklin Park Library
Showtime 4 pm

June 16th
Bloomingdale Library
Showtime 2 pm

Porter County Library Tour:

June 18th
Hebron branch 10 am
Kouts branch 2 pm

June 19th
South Haven branch 11 am
Valparaiso main branch 4 pm

June 20th
Portage branch 1 pm

Franklin Park Public Library
Bloomingdale Public Library