San Diego Kids Party Rentals Expands Halloween Rentals to Include Haunted Props, Characters & Bounce Houses

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Admin

In anticipation of a strong Halloween party season, San Diego Kids Party Rentals made a significant expansion in their Halloween party rental inventory to include haunted props, animated decorations, talking skeletons, and inflatable bounce houses.
San Diego Halloween party rentals, Halloween Props, Costume characters, Inflatable Bounce Houses
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San Diego Kids Party Rentals has been a leader in supplying San Diego with a great inventory of Halloween party characters, Halloween theme games, and other party rental equipment; but has now expanded into offering Halloween props for rent for those who are creating their own Haunted House or special Halloween event. The props include everything from hanging ghosts, to a basket of brains, fog machines, ankle blasters, and a life-size talking skeleton. The props have been selected to be “child friendly” in that they are not gory, but are meant to scare as an element of surprise and to add to the Halloween theme decorations and animation.

According to Greg Knight, owner of San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals, Halloween has always been a busy period for the company with many school Halloween celebrations, neighborhood parties, and the new “Trick or Trunk” events. Knight identified that “there is a great opportunity to work with Home Haunters to provide a convenient and cost effective way to improve their Halloween event by offering Halloween props for rent. In this way, the Home Haunters or Halloween party hosts can have top-of-the-line Halloween props and animated decorations for a fraction of the cost.” Knight also stated that “there is very little being done for the young kids on Halloween in terms of haunted events and that by offering the new Halloween props for rent, there will be likely be more age appropriate events for them.” The Halloween Party Characters are also suited for younger kids with friendly witches, inflatable and stilt-walking monsters, and other popular characters.

This dedication to quality entertainment and rental equipment is working for San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals with many repeat bookings and high demand for the Halloween offerings, despite current economic conditions. The Halloween celebrations usually start a week or two prior to Halloween with the busiest period being the ten days leading up-to-and-including Halloween.

San Diego Kids Party Rentals is unique in that they focus only on childrens parties and events and this single-minded focus has allowed them to become the best in San Diego. The owner, Greg Knight, travels annually to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) trade show and annual Halloween Show to check out the latest and greatest in what is available in childrens entertainment and rental items.

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San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals has moved to a larger showroom and is now located at 5070 Santa Fe Street, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92109. The phone number is (858) 272-2700. They can also be reached by emailing to: info@sandiegokidspartyrentals.com. Almost all products and services can be booked using their convenient and easy-to-use on-line booking system.

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San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals is the premier source for kids parties in San Diego with inflatable jumps, bounce houses, kids entertainment, water slides, carnival games, cotton candy & popcorn machine rentals, and theme parties. San Diego Kids Party Rentals is also a leader in offering holiday theme rentals for Halloween, Christmas, Purim, and Easter.

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San Diego Kids Party Rentals

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Admin

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Hosting Summer Barbecue Parties

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Admin
Cute Girl with Hotdog
Girl at BBQSummer Barbecue Parties
As Memorial Day kicks off the start of summer, it’s  time to start planning how to make the weekends extra special with family reunions, cook-outs, neighborhood block parties, and just any type of get together among friends!
Of course you have to start your planning with the date, guest list, budget, and then sending or emailing the invitations.  Once you have a fun-loving guest list created, you can focus on the two most important elements for a successful summer get together, which are
  1. Food and Beverages – for all tastes and preferences
  2. Entertainment, Games &  Activities — especially for the kids
Food & Beverage:
It’s time to dust off those fancy barbecue tools, select your favorite zesty barbecue sauce, and get to grilling the fish, burgers, chicken, ribs, hot dogs, anGirl with Snowconed veggies on the grill!  There are lots of new twists on old-time salads, then don’t forget the dessert with make-your- own sundaes or take advantage of fresh seasonal berries for strawberry short cake with lots of whipped cream!
Of course, there’s lots of refreshing beverages with unique sun teas, lemonade, frozen slushies, rootbeer floats, and more alcoholic options for the adults.  Plus, to keep the kids hydrated during the day, entice them with snow cones and a variety of flavored syrups.
If the kids get hungry during the day, you might consider a hot dog steamer so that you don’t need to be tending the grill throughout the day to keep the young ones fed and happy.
Sack Race Boy
Entertainment and Activities:
There are lots of ways to provide entertainment for both the adults and the kids.  While adults may be content to mingle and catch-up with old and new friends, the kids will want to play and play!  To prevent them from overly interrupting the adults during the party, be sure to have plenty of  pre-planned activities for them.  If you have access to a pool or beach, that’s usually entertainment enough.  If you don’t, you may want to substitute the pool by  renting an inflatable water slide or slip ‘n slide and add it to the back yard fun. Another fun form of entertainment is the Aqua Blaster, the environmental dunk tank where kids can throw balls to get their parents or friends soaked!  By including a volleyball net with a pick-up game of kids and adults combined, or croquet, horseshoes, and other traditional back yard games — you’ll add to the entertainment.  You can also plan specific activities such as water balloon toss, wheel-barrow races, pitch and hit baseball played with a water balloon (you’ll need some dry clothes for this one!), or other types of games like name that tune, solve the riddle scavenger hunt for prizes.  If you want a complete “no hassle” approach, consider hiring a Game Master for your party as he’ll come dressed as a Referee and  will bring all of the party props (ties for 3-legged races, parachutes, cones for relay races, sacks for potato sack races, hula hoops, music, water balloons, etc).
All in all, you can’t loose if you combine good friends and family with great food and drinks and lots of fun activities!
So, don’t wait — start planning your summer barbecue event today!
Just give us a call and we can help with your party rentals of tables and chairs, canopies, kids entertainment, water slides, and fun food machines.
Tel:  (858) 272-2700
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How To Host a Carnival Theme Event with Party Rentals

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Admin
Carnival Theme Events

Carnival Theme Party

  
 Ladies & Gentlemen!  Boys & Girls!
 
Step Right Up & Start Planning Your Very Own Carnival!
 
Your backyard or schoolyard carnival may not become the “Greatest Show on Earth” – -but, with a little planning, it can be just as much fun for kids of all ages!  The carnival theme provides loads of interactive games and activities to keep everyone involved and interested in participating.
 
Below are some of the key elements to consider when planning your next carnival.
  
Timing:  With the threat of rain diminished and longer days, April through November are some of the best months in San Diego for an outdoor event.  But, of course, it is San Diego, so anytime of the year is usually fine for being outdoors.Midway Carnival Games
 
Location:  depending on the size of your yard, you may consider holding your carnival at a park, school, church,  or even in the cul de sac on the street (with permission, and hopefully inclusion of the neighbors).  We’ve had lots of great backyard carnival parties, so your physical footprint should not be a limiting factor for fun!
 
Games:  Some of the most popular carnival games include:  ring toss games (e.g. on an elephant’s trunk or even just on plasticHungry Hippo Bean Bag Toss Carnival Game bottles filled with sand), bean bag toss games (e.g. into the mouth of the Hungry Hippo (see left), or into colorful Trunk Toss Carnival Gamebeach pails   olorful beach pails), sports ball shooting into a basket (improvise by cutting a hole at the bottom of a suspended laundry basket), fishing for prizes in the duck pond (this is easy to make at home with a kiddie pool), shooting games (if you don’t mind getting wet, squirt guns shooting ping pong balls off of golf teas can be some fun!), darts that are made with velcro instead of sharp points, tic tac toe by throwing a ball into the boxes for the 9 squares, can smash, and other throwing/tossing games that test the skill of the players!  Also, the traditional picnic games of potato sack races, egg on a spoon relay race, 3-legged race, and other old favorites can also be included as part of the carnival event schedule.  San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals offers various Carnival Games for rent, including the Inflatable Midway with 4 large-scale carnival games,or the World Sports Games.  We can also provide a Game Master who will come in a referee shirt and organize all of the kids traditional games. No matter what type of games you decide to offer, two key elements for success are to (1) have a designated adult at each game to supervise the play, and (2) offer the kids prizes – everyone likes to be a winner — even if it’s just a sticker or a raffle ticket for prizes that will be given later in the party.
 Spin Art Booth at a CarnivalBoy in Potato Sack Race
Activities:  there are lots of options for carnival activities for the kids, some include having an arts & crafts booth or table for the kids to make sand art; decorative hats, fans, masks, or bags; paintings; beads for necklaces; or even just coloring pages of clowns for the little ones.  Depending on the age of the children at your carnival, you may consider having these activities set-up on adjustable height children’s tables so that the little ones can participate easily.  There are more elaborate activities such as a Spin Art Machine that allows the guests to make artistic paintings by dropping a small amount of paint on a spinning card or frisbee. Bubble Stations with wands in lots of different sizes and shapes can be fun (use Dawn dish soap mixed with water to make a large batch of bubble solution). You might also consider renting a photo booth, or just have someone with a digital camera who can print out the photos on-site — ideally with a carnival theme backdrop.
 
Food:  when we think of carnivals, we probably think of Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Snow Cones, Hotdogs and Hamburgers, Slushies, and other types of treats that could easily be included in a backyard or school yard carnival event to solidify the theme.   But of course, for the more health conscious, corn-on-the-cob, summer salads, and grilled chicken or fish can also be included for more substantial offerings.
 Clown with Girl and Rabbit
Entertainment:  For starters — clowns rule!  They’re happy, smiley, friendly people who can do excellent face painting and balloon figures/creatures that will amaze even the doubtful! Plus, the kids with their festive balloons and colorful faces and arms will just add to the animation at your carnival event.  If you have a Clown who will do both face painting and balloons, our experience is that every child will want both — so, be sure to hire the clown for a duration commensurate with the number of children at the event  (e.g. 1 hour with the clown for 10-15 children).  In addition to clowns, a variety entertainer who can do Stilt Walking (perfect at the entrance to the event), Juggling, and a bit of strolling Magic is always a big hit with kids and adults alike.  For added animation, the Giant Live Clown in an inflatable suit can add lots of fun and animation to the event.  Or consider Boomer the Inflatable Clownincluding a petting zoo with live animals, such as the Miniature Horses.
  
Pin the Nose on the Clown with BalloonsDecorations:  Balloons everywhere!  They’re a festive addition to any carnival and can be tied to the game booths, canopies, signs, tables, etc. We usually like to have 2 clusters of balloons on each side of the entry area and then fastened to key areas in the carnival area (e.g. the game section or the food area).  The only problem with helium balloons, is that the latex type usually only hold their “float” for about 6-8 hours, so you can’t get them too soon prior to the start of your event.  The options for getting the balloons, is to get them from a party store and transport them to your site (be careful — driving with 30 balloons in the car seriously limits visibility as they fill the car and occasionally float around toward the driver’s seat), rent a helium cannister, purchase a disposable helium tank, or hire a company to deliver the balloons to your site.  In addition to the balloons, red and white streamers twisted together can be strung from the center of a room or canopy outwards from the center to resemble the big top of a carnival tent. 
  
 So, whether your budget is big or small, there are lots of ways to host a super fun and interactive carnival event for your next family, school, club, church, or company event!
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San Diego Kids Party Rentals – San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals Enhances Baseball Theme Party Offerings… – Mynewsdesk

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Admin

San Diego Kids Party Rentals – San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals Enhances Baseball Theme Party Offerings… – Mynewsdesk.

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July 4th Patriotic Bike Parades

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Admin

What are you and your kids doing for the 4th of July holiday this year? Why not create a new holiday tradition in your neighborhood for all of your family, friends, neighbors, and holiday guests? You can begin with just a couple of parents and/or grandparents and ten or twelve neighborhood kids.

Host your own 4th of July Bike Parade Celebration and invite young and old to parade to the tunes of John Philip Souza or Meredith Wilson’s 76 Trombones. March around the block, through the neighborhood — or, even around a school yard…..then, end the parade with a special celebration at the end with red, white and blue bomb-pop popcicles, colorful snowcones, hot dogs, sack races, water balloon tosssing, etc. It will be great fun for all…..

How to Get Started:

This first year, you’re going to have to take the initiative to get the parade started, but over time the parade will take on a life of its own as a neighborhood tradition with kids looking forward to decorating their bikes and themselves every year!

1. Determine the Parade Route – this should be fun to brainstorm with some nieghborhood friends — the route shouldn’t be too long for the little ones, but long enough so that it seems like a parade. If you can find a route that creates a loop, that seems to work best to keep the parade marchers flowing smoothly and finishing back at the starting point.

2. Announce the Event — with the age of the Internet, this is now easier than ever. But, it would be great to make it a neighborhood event and create a colorful flyer, leaving it at each of the houses in your neighborhood. This serves not only to invite your neighbors, but also lets them know that there’s going to be a gathering in the neighborhood. Leave the option open for trikes and bikes, strollers, wagons, skooters, skate boards, wheel chairs — you’ll be amazed at who and what will show up!!! [Hint - Microsoft Word has some great Event Flyer Templates and many versions have one already pre-created for a 4th of July Event - just go to "New" document and open "Templates", "Flyers", "Events"]

3. Gather a Stock of Patriotic Decorations — for the first year, stock-up on no-frills type of July 4th decorations to use for decorating the bikes and other vehicles. Anything can work from red, white and blue streamers strung through the spokes of the bike or over the handle bars, straws on the spokes, helium balloons, bunting, penants, ribbons, leis, Uncle Sam hats, anything with stars and stripes, and of course — American flags! An hour or two prior to the start of the parade, invite some of your friends and neighborhood kids over to decorate the bikes — this is a big part of the fun for the kids! Don’t just decorate the bikes, carriages, stroller, golf carts, etc. — as anything goes — face paint for simple crazy stars, hair paint with red and white stripes, and of course your favorite patriotic T-shirt! ShoJuly 4 bike parade girlsw your true red, white & blue!!!

4. Arrive Early to the Parade Location – you’ll have to get there first, because otherwise, everyone will look out and not think anything is going on — so, head out there with your gang of friends and kids to create the initial gathering. You’ll be surprised how long it might take to get 20 people all arranged to join the parade…… be patient!

5. Choose a Parade Leader — this can be anyone, but if they have a way to carry a powerful battery-powered boom box with the marching music, then they’re a great candidate to lead the parade! I’ve seen an older couple on a golf cart leading the parade one year, 2 girls carrying a banner followed by their dad pulling a wagon with the boom box behind them….really, whatever works! As the parade is about to start, remind everyone that this is a parade, not a race, and to stay together behind the leader. This is needed to keep the older kids from racing ahead on their decorated bikes. The Parade Leader should keep looking back and not going too fast, losing the rest of the group. It’s better to go slow and all be together, than to speed by in a loose-knit parade ansemble….

6. Remember Your Camera – taking photos is a great way to bring together your family and neighbors and will bring smiles to your face as you look at them later. Plus, you can include some of the photos in the colorful flyer you’ll make for next year!

7. Welcome Everyone to Join in the Parade - You may also find that there are folks who weren’t planning to be in the parade, but when they see what you’re doing, they too want to join the fun. Welcome them in as they’ll be better prepared for the following year to come with their best decorations. These Fourth of July parades become neighborhood traditions. Kids visiting relatives will want to go back year after year to decorate and join the parade. Each year there will be more “marchers,” from trike riders to pre-teens, as well as parents and grandparents pushing carriages and stroller.

8. Have Fun and Enjoy the Festivities!!!

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San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals

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www.SanDiegoKidsPartyRentals.com

 

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SDKPR Welcomes a New Princess Actress to our Cast!

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Admin

Meet Tirza, our newest princess party character actress!  She’s currently studying vocal performance and also plays piano and guitar.  When she was little she always dreamed to someday be a princess-  looks like her dream came true! Welcome aboard, Tirza!

Want Tirza to perform at your upcoming event?  She’ll make a grand entrance and demand the attention of all your guests with her beautiful singing voice, interact with your guests, read a story, do face painting, make balloon animals and assist you in any way she can.  To reserve her for your next party, call us at (858) 272-2700 or visit our website.

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We’ve Moved to a Bigger Showroom!

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Admin

Exciting news- San Diego Kids’ Party Rentals has moved to a bigger location!  The new address is just about a mile from the old location and right next to Kid Ventures Indoor Play Place!

We’ve Moved
All of this new space is going to allow for easier customer pick-up and drop-offs, as well as give us room to display many of our carnival games and party crafts. Be sure to keep an eye out for our email newsletters and follow us on Facebook for exciting news and updates on our move! weve-moved-flyer-ver-3-12

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Kids Party Planning

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Admin
San Diego Kids Party Rentals

San Diego Kids Party Rentals

 

This is the first post of many more to come about how to make planning a kids birthday party or school event simple and fun!

We’re the owners and manager of San Diego Kids Party Rentals and have worked with thousands of parents and teachers in planning and hosting kids parties, events, and even special theme parties and we’d like to share our ideas with you….so, stay tuned for

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