Parties for Peanuts

While I can’t say they were easy to find (I ended up getting a referral last minute) they were certainly easy to work with. They had someone available on the date that I wanted, at the time I needed and as the right character.
The performer arrived on time, was organized, and fit all of the activities into the 1 hour time frame (important when dealing with 3 YOs). The kids loved her and loved the sing along as well as the face painting/​tattoos/​balloon animals. The parents loved her, too, and loved the flow of the activities.
Only two suggestions:
1. It would be great to get a confirmation call from Howell or the performer a day or two before the event.
2. The sign that the performer used to show what balloon animals were available was hand written/​drawn and looked very unprofessional (it was on the back of an «open house» sign). I would suggest creating a professionally designed sign and providing it to all performers.
I loved working with Parties for Peanuts and Howell, have already recommended them to friends, and would definitely use them again!

We just recently used parties for peanuts for our girls 1^st and second Mickey Mouse themed birthday party! We had Mickey and Minnie Mouse come dressed in costume. They sang songs and danced with the kiddos and then did face painting and balloons. My girls and all the other kids at the party couldn’t be happier. They really brought life and excitement to the party. Howell, was such a pleasure to deal with and we will 100 percent be using parties for peanuts in future events!

Amazing and professional to work with! My daughter loved the petting zoo for her 3^rd birthday! The staff was wonderful and the variety of animals was amazing! Thank you for making my daughter’s birthday perfect!!!

Howell and his team were wonderful, extremely flexible, professional and fun! Kids loved Minnie Mouse and the tattoos and face paint. I highly recommend them.

We hired them for our son’s first birthday party (Korean dol) at the banquet hall. We hired the Mr. Mouse and the owner and character staff came together to introduce themselves and went over the details at the venue. They were professional and friendly… kids loved the Mr. Mouse and she did the face painting/​tatooing and animal balloon after she got changed from the costume. We also rented the cotton candy machine and it was a great hit as well… kids absolutely loved everything! Highly recommend and would definitely hire them again for the next big event! :)

WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT, I was asked the theme (Chica/​barn) of the party so the balloon twister could kind of be in character… OMG this girl showed up in short shorts w/​a party for peanuts t-​shirt. She did about 4 songs with the children which only about 4 – 5 stayed to participate, she was not able to engage the other children. Once done she handed out 1 dumdum lollipop to the kids that participated only, proceeded to balloon twisting… again OMG I could not even believe what she made, they were not even recognizable… the fish, the heart. Then asked me if she should give more lollipops or do more balloons (If you are asking me???) she was done in approx. 35 min. asked me to fill out evaluation form and didn’t have a pen. I then find out when she left my party she went next door to the salon to get a waxing with the $ 50 bill I gave her. How embarrassing when your guests say to you «Oh I thought that was your daughters friend». Oh and besides the fact Howell had called my daughter back in the middle of my party to question me, I did not have time for that so I emailed him Monday with pictures and now it is Tues and still heard nothing back.

Thank you Howell for a great darth vader party for my son’s 6^th birthday. They played games, took pictures, cut the cake and later had kids tattoos and balloon animals. My son and guests really enjoyed.
Also, had to change dates due to unfortunate circumstance and Howell was very understanding, reasonable and accommodating.
Thanks again, will use again in future!

The Wall Crawler aka Spiderman came to my son’s 6^th bday party recently and was a hit. I like the fact that for 30 minutes he was organizing games and getting the cake cut with the kiddos and then he changed into street clothes (the kids didn’t know it was the same person) and made animal balloons, face painting and tattoos. 1 hour was plenty of time to move the kids through the party.

We recently hired Howell’s company to entertain the children we had invited to our son’s engagement party. Howell’s magician showed up exactly on time and gave a great performance despite being squeezed into a very tiny corner of the restaurant. The kids loved the show, the tattoos and especially the RABBIT!!! The magician even made a balloon crown for the bride!
I would highly recommend Parties for Peanuts if you are looking for kiddie entertainment.

We hired Santa Claus to come to our family Christmas Party. Our family ranges in age from 1 — 88. Santa lead a sing-​along, posed for photos and gave out presents. It was the perfect solution rather than taking the kids to a department store to see Santa. And the best part was young and old got to enjoy Santa.
Thank you, Parties for Peanuts!
MB

I think I called about 6 other entertainers before Parties for Peanuts. Thankfully I chose them. Howell was such a pleasure to work with and they were the most reasonable. We hired Batman to come entertain the kids at my twin’s 1^st birthday party this past weekend and he did such an amazing job. We had over 25 kids and they all enjoyed every moment from the singing, dancing, balloon animals, hand and cheek painting, and tattoos. Without a doubt I would choose them again for future parties.

I’ve used multiple NJ based kids entertainment companies in the past. Parties for Peanuts by far provided the best service. We were having a Monster theme party for my sons 1^st birthday and Mr. Howell (owner/​manager) had the perfect «Blue Monster» from MU. Paul arrived on time and did a great character performance. While we didn’t expect much with the tattoo and balloon making, the kids loved him and he did great job… and we 20+ kids. Paul even stayed longer than expected to make sure the kids and my wife were happy. A few other parents inquired and even booked them for another event. I will be sure to use PforP again if we ever need another kids entertainment company.

Fantastic! Loved working with Howell. We hired parties for peanuts to do spin art for my sons first birthday so the older kids had something to do and it was a hit! Everyone loved it and the parents were thrilled. It was neat for the kids and the perfect addition to our party. We will absolutely use them again next year for sand art! Highly recommend!

This weekend, we threw a sesame street theme bday party for my son who turned 2. Catherine who was awesome with the kids, did balloon show for them, entertained them as Elmo and did facing painting and all in an hour. It was an hour packed with fun and kids were blown away. Catherine could not be warmer at what she does. The kids had a fantastic time with all the singing and dancing, the kids and parents alike were raving about the party.
Mr. Howell was easy to work with and communicates so well, he even called me after the party to make sure that if everything went well.
Looking forward to hire their services again.

Where do I even start??? Found parties for peanuts online while looking for a petting zoo for my daughters birthday. Howell was probably the 10^th person I called and was sold immediately! He was the most pleasant person I dealt with and was extremely informative! He stayed in contact with me up until her party and even called after to make sure everything went as planned! Definitely keeping his number for future parties!!! Thanks again soo much!

I hired Parties for Peanuts for my baby’s 1^st Bday. It was a cookie monster theme. So I hired the magician with balloon animals which was a super hit. I had about 30 kids and even the adults were all trying to not miss the show. After the magician with perfect timing, the cookie monster showed up and incorporated the piñata and games. We also got the face painting and all the kids had soooo much fun, parents told me their kids fell asleep once home :)
I’m definitely thinking of what services I can hire for baby’s next bday party. Mr. Howell was super great and reliable. Looking forward to continue working with them.

Last summer we rented a giant inflatable slip n slide thing and it made for an amazing weekend.
Last week we called Parties 4 Peanuts to hire Elmo for my sons 2^nd birthday. The performer was great with the kids and very professional.
Howell is very easy to work with which makes the stress in planning a party. They are now our go to place for our party needs.

I hired parties for peanuts for my one year old daughter’s birthday. From the beginning, Howell was very professional. He answered when I called. If he needed to call me back, he did. The entertainer was very nice and showed up on time. She did a great job with the kids. My daughter loved the entertainment. the older kids had a blast dancing, balloons and face painting/​tattoos. I was very impressed from start to finish. I had called other places and either never got a response back or they said they would call back and never did. Howell is a true businessman and would use again in the future.