Meet Mark Trenwith, a super funny guy and one of Balloonaversal’s popular choices for balloon twisting entertainment for kids parties and events.

Not only is Mark a talented balloon twister, he’s an accomplished stand up comedian and a talented actor.

Calling himself “a naturally weird guy”, Mark got into the comedy scene at an early age. Now with over 10 years of stand-up comedy experience, he is renown for his stunning use of video and digital technology as the highlights of his various shows.

“The various multimedia Trenwith uses are highlights… one of the most hilarious things I’ve seen.”

– Henry Nichols, dB Magazine

Mark’s Television and Film Experience

Mark’s energetic, easy going style as an actor has placed him in many popular film and TV projects, such as Peaches with Hugo Weaving, Like It Is, and ABCTV’s Being Me as “Bounce-back Man.”

Today, Mark regularly performs for sellout crowds at the Adelaide Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, and Melbourne Comedy Festival. His most popular shows include Ghost Sharks, which won the Moosehead Award.

Perfect Kids Entertainer

But Mark has a special place in his heart for children’s entertainment, appearing in shows such as Punchline, Ben Ten Live, and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and his latest – the zany kids’ comedy creation, Mr. Snot Bottom.

In addition to his acting & comedy career, Mark works at the Royal Children’s Hospital as a Captain Starlight super hero visiting seriously ill children. The Captain Starlight program helps create a healing environment by brightening their day, bringing joy, laughter and happiness.

Want A Guaranteed Party Success?

So when you’re in the market for a balloon twister for your child’s birthday party or for corporate and event entertainment, choose a company who have team members with quantifiable proven people and entertainment experience.

Your party or event will be so much more successful and fun filled than if you just hire one of the many ‘cheap’ part time balloon twisters currently flooding the entertainment market.  Anyone can go to YouTube and follow the millions of ‘how-tos’ on any subject, but it 9 times out of 10 their lack of experience and professionalism leaves many buyers in a state of regret.

Balloonaversal’s team members have a reputation for being well spoken, well mannered and well presented with a professional and mature approach in their communication and work ethics.

For more information on hiring a balloon twister for children’s parties click here and for event entertainment go here.  Or Call 8669 1303

Mr Snot Bottom trailer

https://youtu.be/bFMRbvbP1vU

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Affectionately known as Peter Perfect, Peter Patterson is also known as Mr Balloonatic (in his hot pink suit) and Pirate Pete and is the creative director for Balloonaversal Entertainments.

Long before becoming his alter ego Mr Balloonatic, Peter owned a string of successful Melbourne French restaurants, the latest venture being the popular classic French restaurant ‘Le Café Francais’ located on Grattan St, Carlton. Gaining several highly rated reviews from Melbourne’s toughest food critics, Le Café often saw Melbourne’s notoriety visit on a regular basis. Chef Peter and his restaurant were regular features in newspapers and magazines.

English born, his chefing skills have taken him all over the world, working his way up the kitchen ranks from kitchen hand to Executive Chef, managing large hotel kitchens such as the Noga Hilton in Geneva, Switzerland and the Menzies at Rialto in Melbourne the late 80s, early 90s.

To be an interior designer or not?

While being a chef wasn’t Peter’s original career path, cooking did become a passion. He was studying at Riegate College of Art and Design to become an interior designer and payed his way through uni working as a kitchen hand at a fine dining restaurant, The Panorama near Gatwick Airport in London.

Peter was quickly promoted from kitchen hand to cold larder chef, but to continue working in that position he needed to attend catering college. Reluctant to let Peter leave his team, the head chef made the arrangements. And the rest is history as they say. Career was path altered and a whole new world opened up to the young adventurous chef who excelled at all that he turned his hand to. He received several awards in culinary competitions such as butter carving and ice sculpting.

Travel was another passion of Peter’s and he discovered that being a chef lent itself perfectly to this. Plenty of work opportunities arose to travel the world placing Peter in exotic locations such as France, Switzerland, Morocco, Israel, Hong Kong and finally Australia.

Pirate Pete is ‘born’

When Peter met his future wife Michelle Anthony in 2000 he was in his 6^th year running Le Café Francais. Michelle was already a children’s entertainer know as Mrs Balloonatic. The face painting and balloon twisting that she was doing at kids parties captured Peter’s attention sparking his natural artist nature and he began dabbling with these new mediums. Michelle, noticing a ‘slight’ (said with tongue in cheek) talent, decided that Peter should join her on weekends and that he needed a character. Pirate Pete was born. Not too long after that, Michelle threw Peter in the deep end and booked him into his first balloon twisting & face painting gig. He loved it.

In 2002 the restaurant was sold and Peter and Michelle who were married by then, joined forces. Deciding that the original business name Mrs Balloonatic the Clown was a little limiting, they brainstormed over a bottle of vintage French red and ‘voila’ in 2003 a new business was forged – Balloonaversal Entertainments.

Kids Entertainment Business Grows

Peter and Michelle’s reputation to perform and entertain children of all ages grew beyond their ability to service the new business inquiries that began flooding in. People were loving the balloon twisting & face painting skills that were on offer and that the kids were kept spell bound at birthday parties and corporate events. So a hand picked team of fun, enthusiastic guys and girls were personally trained by Peter and Michelle to ensure the same level of expertise was available to all who enjoy the Balloonaversal ‘flavour’. You’ll find these team members are experts in face painting, balloon twisting as well as the skill of holding a rowdy group of kid’s interest with fun, comedy and amazement – never as easy as it sounds.

Although Peter is an extremely talented face painter, he is now mostly recognised as one of Melbourne’s elite balloon twisters. His work evolves around roving balloon entertainment at corporate events and specialised large one off balloon sculptures. Peter combines his artistic design flair and his fastidious desire to produce high quality balloon works of art (hence his nick name Peter Perfect). Peter’s clients feel confident knowing the work that his work is first class and will gain acclaim from all who view it – a great result in recognition for the company and people who use Peter or his team’s balloon twisting services.

One of Peter’s most recent large balloon piece was the award winning 2016 Moomba Birdman Rally entry, ‘The Balloonaful Birdman’ that attracted much of Melbourne’s media attention.

Chef to Coach

Peter’s natural warmth, love of people and great communication skills opened the way for teaching opportunities and is now a regular trainer at Australia’s largest industry events. He is also available to teach balloon twisting skills for company team building days. Staff will enjoy his witty humour, his easy style of teaching along with his expertise at bringing a team together, a legacy from working with large teams in international restaurant kitchens.

If you are out and about at some event and notice a balloon twister in a hot pink suit, go and tap him on the shoulder and say ‘Hi’. If it’s not Mr Balloonatic in person, it will be another of our master balloon twisting team members. They’ll be sure to great you warmly.

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Want a party that will super impress your kids and friends?

An advanced level balloon twister is sure to do the trick and Balloonaversal have some of Melbourne’s most elite balloon twisters on staff to bring amazing fun to your next party.
Balloon twisting is so popular, usually stopping people in their tracks as they watch a metre long balloon being twisted and manipulated into fabulous designs.

Now there’s balloon twisting … and then there is AMAZING balloon twisting by artists who really know their stuff. And as we are called BALLOONAVERSAL Entertainments, you can expect amazing balloon creations especially when it comes to a kids party called the ‘Super Pro Balloon Twisting Party’ – we call it that for a very good reason – you’re getting Super Professional Balloon Twisters making up virtually anything the kids can think of, and kids can get pretty creative. Not only are they talented, but they’re funny and witty as well, guaranteeing a super entertaining party or event.

This party is perfect for hard to please boys between 6 to tweens. Our guys will super impress their friends, making your son’s or daughter’s party a totally success in everyone’s eyes.
Go here to find out how to book in your next awesome party with one of Melbourne’s Elite Super Pro Balloon Twisters from Balloonaversal or call 03 8669 1303 

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Balloonaversal Entertainments is your premier team of kids’ party entertainers in and around Melbourne. We offer a wide range of extraordinary entertainment for children and young adults, and face painting happens to be one of our specialties. Here’s a brief look at our face painting expertise, and how we can turn your child’s next birthday party into a magical event they won’t soon forget!

About Balloonaversal Face Painting

Balloonaversal’s face painting entertainment services are just a part of our complete offering, which also includes amazing advanced balloon twisting, wonderfully clever magicians and of courseour well-loved pony rides and pony party services. Our face painters spend most of party painting the faces of your child and their friends – and perhaps some of the grown-ups, too, then finish up with balloon twisting!Wow! How can you beat that for kids party value?

The Face Painting Designs We use

Naturally, the face painting designs we use at your child’s party will depend on the chosen party theme and then what the kids ask for. The designs we use cover most of today’s most popular party themes, including superheroes, Disney princesses, jungle/zoo themes, and popular cartoons, as well as whatever is new on kids TV or Movies for kids.

To give you an idea, little girls love to have butterflies or fairies with beautiful shimmery patterns and plenty of sparkles, and other pretty designs painted on their faces. Little boys on the other hand prefer superhero masks and animal faces or scary zombie faces. Kids’ preferences for face painting designs change as they get older, but don’t worry – we have those covered!

(For more information on the face painting designs we use, visit our Face Painting page)

Our Training And Experience

Our face painting expertise had its humble beginnings in 1999, when Michelle Patterson underwent her initial training in the UK with renown face painter Liz Bylett from Follies Faces in Kent.Michelle became hooked and furthered her training with her husband Peter Patterson in the following years, training under some of the best face and body painters in the world. Since then, they’ve taken the knowledge and wisdom – and the desire to make children smile – and formed one of the most beloved kids’ entertainment offerings in and around Melbourne.

Some of our world-renowned face and body painting mentors include Mark Reid and the Wolfe Brothers of the USA, Geneviève Jinny Houle of Canada, and Olivier Zegers of Belgium.

Peter and Michelle personally train their own growing team of talented and enthusiastic entertainers in both the fine art of face painting, balloon twisting and hosting kids parties, to ensure their customers are always enthralled with their party and entertainment experience.

Contact Us Today!

It is our greatest pleasure to make your child’s next party an event to remember for the rest of their life. If you’d like to hire our face painting services for an upcoming occasion be it a children’s party or a company or community event, or if you just want to say hi, feel free to contact us today by visiting our ‘Contact Us’ page. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Want your child’s next birthday party to be one they’ll never forget? Then organize a face painter for the party entertainment! Having face painters at hand can add a new dimension to any party for any age – one filled with color, creativity, smiles, and laughter.

What Is A Face Painter?

A face painter is basically a skilled artist with specific training in makeup and painting faces. They’re always a hit at kids’ parties and other events involving children, transforming them into whatever they want to be – pirates, princesses, superheroes, animals, and more! The human face as a canvas is different to anything else and does take practice and patience to learn face painting designs that suit.

Face painting designs range from creative swirls and flourishes around the eyes and forehead, to cute artwork on the cheeks, to amazing masks or full face animals and superhero characters. The kids get to choose, too!

When choosing a face painter, look for a good track record, lots of experience, safe water-based, quality paints, and a winning attitude. Face painters need to have a Working With Children’s Check (WWCC), so be sure to ask for them when you do your interviews.

How Face Painters Spice Up A Kids’ Party

Having a face painting artist or two at your child’s birthday party will be enough to keep them and their friends Happy-As-Larry. Ask the artist to arrive at the party venue early so the all faces are done – the rest of the party will be more enjoyable and magical for the kids.

An experienced face painter will be able to work with almost any party theme. Whether your child wants to be a Disney Princess, a swashbuckling pirate, a Marvel superhero, a cartoon character, or a fierce jungle animal… if the painter has it in their portfolio, they can paint it on a kid’s face! And choosing an artist with the experience in a multitude of designs and artistic flair will give everything that ‘wow’ value.

Often you will be able to include party games and even balloon twisting, another party favourite with kids, so be sure to ask if they can provide something extra for the party.

How To Save Money On Face Painters

While face painters are quite affordable on their own, you can save even more money by hiring a complete team of kids’ entertainers from one company – getting a ‘package deal’ on face painting, balloon twisting, magic show, pony rides, party games etc. There are also very talented individuals out there that can even multi skill, providing you with two or three of those services, thus saving you further money – and of course time organizing it all. Going this route certainly makes for an even livelier party.

Some kids’ party entertainment companies center around certain themes, and these are often the most experienced ones out there. Popular entertainment themes will include companies that specialize in pony rides, balloon twisting, face painting, and other themes involving animals.

Find A Kids’ Party Entertainment Team Today!

Balloonaversal Entertainments has a wonderful team of fun and enthusiastic entertainers that include face painters, balloon twisters and magicians. We also offer pony rides on a variety of different sized ponies and provide the additional benefit of top quality face painting, amazing balloon twisting, bubbles and pony dress ups. Our fun pony themes will amaze you too as will our performing mini pony pantomime show or performing Unicorn. If you’re planning a kids party or company event, let us make the whole process easy for you from start to finish, we’re your team – contact us at ___ today!

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Thinking of ways to spice up your child’s next birthday party? Then consider hiring a good face painter or two. Face painting lends a whole new dimension to any kids’ party – a party your little one and their friends won’t soon forget!

What Are Face Painters?

Face painters are skilled artists who specialize in painting the faces of children at parties and events. And it is a specialty skill. Good Face painters undertake specific training and require a Working With Children’s Police Check as well as Public Liability to practice their craft as they work.

Good Face painters also specialize in almost any kind of party theme you can think of. They can paint amazing animal faces, cute cartoon faces, pretty girly designs, superhero character faces, and so on. And the best part? The kids get to choose what they want painted – a good face painting artist will be able to paint anything the children ask for – within reason and time frame of course.

The Advantages Of Having A Face Painter At Your Party

Face painting is always a fun additions to any kids’ party entertainment package. While many face painters work on their own and find their own gigs, others work with entertainment groups as a part of a bigger, more comprehensive kids’ entertainment package.

No matter how you source them, face painters are an unquestionably an affordable way to add a welcome dose of fun, laughter, color, and creativity to any kids’ party. The party games will be more animated, the kids will be more occupied … and the photos will certainly be more memorable.

How To Choose A Good Face Painter

As mentioned before, good face painting artists will have a WWCC and Public Liability and will have an Australian Business

Number to legitimately practice their craft at paying jobs. You’ll want to deal with someone who takes their business seriously and not as some part time hobby. It also helps to know that the face painter has had LOTS of kids party experience under their belt.

Feel free to phone a few face painters and interview them. Ask to see their portfolio and photos of their previous work. Ask them how long they have been painting and how long they’ve been in business as this is an indication of not just their artistic skill level, which you do want to be of great quality (remember the photos), but also their skill and experience in handling a group of excited kids – who will be in your house.This is absolutely one skill you should be looking for in an entertainer. Good face painting is one thing, keeping the kids engaged is another.

Some face painters often have a book of face painting designs, grouped into categories or themes, which gathers the kids around for quite some time as the pour over the designs trying to decide what to be. Some don’t use a book and just use their creativity and experience.The latter is often the best as any decent artist will always slightly alter the design to suit the child’s face shape, hair cut and colours they are wearing.It’s almost like the kids having their own personal stylist or make up artist.

Other Things To Remember

Also, be sure to ask about the type of face paints the entertainer uses. Make sure they are safe, non-toxic, water based paint – most people will be using the proper materials. The ‘cake’ type face painting product in the round pats are generally preferred over the liquid type paints.

You may also want to ask your potential candidate to avoid using grease paint (the long wearing theatrical make up that resists sweat under hot stage lighting) and grease sticks as they can be hard to wash off the skin and clothing. As a general rule, face paints for kids should be easily washed off with water and some mild soap.

Hire A Great Face Painter Today!

This is one of the cheapest ways to add color, laughter and creativity to any child’s party. If you live in Melbourne, and you’re looking for a face painter who can make your child’s next birthday one they’ll never forget, where everyone has fun, visit our face painters page on our website.

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Party Game #1 – Statues

This is a great game for the dancing crowd! Gather the kids in a room or your back yard, and have them stand at least an arm’s length from each other. Put on a kid-friendly song and instruct the kids to jump, dance, or just go crazy while the music plays. But when you stop the music, everyone has to freeze in their position! If you catch somebody move, they are out! The last person left wins the game!

Party Game #2 – Kangaroo Jump

Set up a start and finish line. You’ll need one tennis ball for each child participating in this game. Instruct the kids to jump to the finish line with the tennis ball between their knees. If a player drops the ball, he or she can put it right back between their knees and keep jumping! The first player to reach the finish line wins!

Party Game #3 – Egg Relay

Find a partner for each child. Set up a starting point “A” and marked location “B”. Partners will stand on opposite sides (one at A and the other at B). Each beginning player will be given a spoon and an egg, and on your mark will carefully balance the egg from A to B. Once they reach their partners at B, the partners take over the spoon and egg and carefully return to point A. If a player drops an egg, they can get another one and keep walking. The first team to make it back to point A with an egg intact wins!

Party Game #4 – Balloon Stomp

Have two balloons, filled with air, for each child playing. Divide the group of kids into two or three teams (Team Red, Team Blue, etc.). Each kid will have two balloons tied to their feet with a color that designates the group they are in. When you say start, the kids have five minutes to burst balloons from their opposing teams. Any kid with both balloons popped is out. The team with the most balloons remaining wins! Have a helper to supervise the kids with you to make sure everyone plays friendly!

Party Game #5 – Red Light Green Light

Pick one kid to be designated as the “stoplight”. The stoplight then stands with his or her back facing the rest of the kids, who are all standing 20-30 feet away. When the stoplight calls out “green light!”, the kids begin to walk towards him/her. But, when the stoplight says “red light!” and turns around, any player still moving is out of the game. The game is over if none of the players reach the stoplight. If one of the players reaches the stoplight and tags him/her, that player wins and begins the next round as the stoplight.

Each of these games will take around 5 – 10 minutes to run, pick 2 or 3 to play consecutively keeping keep the kids active for around 15 to 30 minutes, then bring the energy levels downs by serving the party food.After party food, the kids can resume face painting, balloon twisting or the pony rides.

If this sounds like too much work running the games, no problems, just ask our friendly staff when booking your child’s party in and we’ll be happy to organise the party games for you – freeing you up to totally enjoy the day with your child.

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