One joy of being a grandma is getting to occasionally take my granddaughter to the movies. Â This time, we went to see “Despicable Me3.” There were enough humorous moments to keep it somewhat entertaining for me. Â My granddaughter rated it as a 3 out of 5 (she’s 8 years old) While it wasn’t at the top of our movie hit list, it was quite fun to see the beloved Minions return and take a stand for themselves–which got them into quite a predicament.
Ultimately, I got to enjoy the afternoon with my granddaughter; and the movie made me remember making a Minion costume last year for the Blount Chamber Primetime event. Â (Look for us there again this year on August 22) Below is a picture of our Summer Minion posing inside our summer themed photo frame. Â Wearable balloons costumes are very popular for attracting attention at trade shows, at school events, in parades, or any place you want to add the unexpected! Â Click here to see a very short video of our Summer Minion in action to see what I mean. Â People had a lot of fun interacting with the minion.
A fun way to create excitement at your next trade show–a dancing Summer Minion.
Last year, at a Chicago balloon workshop, I had the pleasure of learning how to make wearable costumes from Carolyn Hayman, the creator of Conrad the Unicorn. Â A video of Conrad went viral, receiving over 100 million views! Â Now that’s quite an impact isn’t it? Â This year, I got to return to Chicago for the second year of the workshop and actually got to get inside the Conrad costume and bounce around a bit before he headed off to march in the next day’s parade.
Recently, in Chicago, I got to hang out with the world famous Conrad the Unicorn and his creator, Carolyn Hayman. Great fun!
We love creating costumes and seeing how much people respond to them. Â So as you are thinking about an upcoming event where you’d like to make a splash, you might want to think about having a balloon costume made for you!
I’m sure we will be seeing a lot more Minions roaming around the area over the next few months–after all Mel has returned!
What type of costume could we make? Â Hmm….a car, an elf, a bear, a shark, dinosaur, alien, ghost, your school mascot, horse, Christmas present, or more–oh my imagination has begun to soar!