Ahoy mateys, raise your balloon swords high and prepare to set sail for adventure! Did you know that our wonderful balloon creations can be made by not only by our professional balloon twisters, but that a surprising cast of characters ranging for princesses to pirates can also twist balloons! Imagine how magical your next event…
We love Family Fun Days at the Tampa Bay Rays games! Every Sunday, several of our balloon twisters visit the Tropicana Field for Family Days. As families enter the stadium, we are lucky to be one of the very first faces they see! We deliver the family fun by taking requests and creating balloon…
Every balloon artist is different. They all have their own style, specialties, signature pieces, and preferred workspace setup for balloon twisting. When you contact us about an event it is necessary for us to collect information about your celebration so we can perfectly match you with artists that will fit your needs. Are you hosting…
This month marks another successful Independence Day at YTE Events & Balloon decor! You may have spotted our team making balloon art at many different locations throughout Florida, but today we would like to highlight just one of the many celebrations our artists attended over the holiday weekend. The St. Petersburg Yacht Club hosted a…
YTE staff occasionally organizes meetups where we work together on brushing up our skills and sharing different tricks and techniques with each other. Since balloon artists are our highest requested entertainment role, at this meetup we decided to use the opportunity to improve our twisting skills. Regardless of if an artist has been twisting for…
If you have had a chance to interact with event planners and birthday party entertainers, you will learn that there are critical features that make an artist’s performance great. The following guide contains recommendations to help you hire the best balloon artist for your birthday party. The Artist Must Be Different from Other Entertainers Balloon…
Watching a balloon artist work is simply captivating especially if you are young at heart. It is even more exciting to play with the final creations of a gifted balloon bender. This entertainment is fulfilling for everyone but is particularly exhilarating to those who are full of wonder and curiosity. If you happen to be…
School is out for the summer! If you are looking for the perfect activity to keep the young ones busy, look no further than Tropicana Field to watch the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays are currently second in the AL East! This is the perfect time to go out to the ball field to cheer…
Ikea is the go to place to buy furniture and everyone’s favorite Swedish meatballs. Adults flock to their stores for easy DIY home improvements and kids love their play area. Recently, Ikea in Tampa reached out to YTE Events & Balloon Décor to help make their 75th anniversary an event the whole family could enjoy….
Celebrating always is more fun with a custom cake! Boars head goes all out with their fun and exciting events. Along with having YTE Events providing a balloon twister for their event, Boars Head also had a few cakes put together to help celebrate their special event. After twenty-five years of working with Publix, Boars…
Tropicana Field is one of YTE Events & Balloon Decor’s favorite places to twist up some fun. The game, the fans, and all the ballpark smells always put a smile on our faces. Our balloon twisters love meeting all the Rays fans and the energy is always high to root on the Rays to victory….
When it comes to twisting balloons in unusual places, our entertainers always have some great stories. Here, Mr. Fudge is preparing to twist balloons at Macy’s department store in the children’s section for a special event. “At first, I thought it was going to be slow and that maybe I wouldn’t have a lot of…
Pokemon Go has become such a craze that pokemon is becoming a popular balloon choice again. So, here are a couple of fun little balloon figures that were created at our last balloon jam. (A balloon jam is where balloon artists gather together to make new shapes and learn from one another.) Here specifically we…
How I Became a Balloon Artist Author: Lauren the Balloon Girl Nice to meet you! My name is Miss Lauren, your balloon girl for YTE Events. I’ve been an airhead… I mean, a balloon artist… for nearly 10 years now! For me, balloon animals started off as a high school hobby—just something to express my…
Balloon Artists | Tampa A balloon artist is someone that is known for transforming balloons and amazing people – they make all kinds of things including animals, fun shapes, characters and even the most brilliant things that you wouldn’t imagine could even be possible. If you’re thinking of creating a party or event, and looking…
Young at Heart: Balloon Animals for All Ages! Dunedin, Florida You are never too old to enjoy balloon animal entertainment. Age is just a number, and so long as you are young at heart then you will find joy within colorful balloon creations. The beautiful beachside town of Dunedin, Florida, is home to Mease Manor,…
Noah is one of our variety entertainers and jugglers. He has a hilarious juggling show and also can walk on stilts, twist balloons, and a number of other types of entertainment as well. Just this past weekend, he performed balloon twisting for a private birthday party and we received the following testimonial from the party…
Publix boasts that “Shopping is a pleasure” at their stores and with balloons added to the experience, it is double the fun. Publix recently held a Boar’s Head Customer Appreciation event in Tampa. To add a little extra fun, YTE Events & Balloon Decor balloon twisters were on site to give customers a deli experience…
Every now and again a TV show starts to hit and balloon animal requests follow suit. The Discovery Channel was airing their infamous shark week and it inspired this young boy to get a shark. He didn’t just want a twisted shark, but he wanted a shark on a fishing pole. He thought it would…
Every back to school season, we have a series of events that take place at the local supermarkets. Specifically, Boars Head distributors team up with Publix to have a fun day of excitement for the guests that arrive to shop. They have games, prizes, activities, samples, and of course the balloon man from YTE…
When it comes to balloon twisting and shaping awesome figures out of latex, YTE Events has been the best in the business for a while now! This particular costume was made by one of our advanced artists, William. He absolutely loves to make costumes and wearables for the children. So, when he finds a child…
We would not be as capable with the balloons as we are if it were not for conventions and continuing educational experiences that we attend as a regular basis. Here is a photo of one of our lead designers (Jonathan Fudge) with another fantastic designer from Australia (Steph Williamson) at the Twist and Shout Balloon…
Birthday parties are so much fun! Today we had Mr. Fudge out at a very special birthday party for Smitty who turned 3 years old. Upon arriving, the first thing he noticed was the amazing balloon wreath hanging on the door and letting everyone know that it was a very special day. It was so…
Shaping special modeling balloons into entertaining shapes is an exciting birthday party activity that has been gaining popularity as time goes by. Balloon artists are a children’s favorite in many parts of the world. This art of balloon twisting probably first originated many centuries BC which makes it not only intriguing but fascinated as well. We…
That’s right! Your Balloon Man, Mr. Fudge has been asked to teach at the International Twist and Shout Balloon Artist Convention this year in Chicago. Esteemed as one of the best (if not the best) balloon artist conventions around, it is a great honor to be asked to teach in the first place. In order…