DAVID OLSON, the "Balloon Man"

David Olson -- balloon entertainer

David is a Balloon Entertainer, making and creating fun out of latex balloons. He entertains children and adults with a blend of humor and interaction with the people and children around him, while rapidly making creations out of various balloons. Watching him blow up, twist, tie and make the balloons is almost as much fun as getting the balloons. With the near continuous commentary filled with puns, jokes and humor and trivia questions, everyone is entertained.

As a school psychologist, he has used this medium to teach topics as diverse as Self-Esteem (for children) and Learning Styles for youth and teachers. As an entertainer, he provides the young and adults with fun, excitement, and interesting displays of wit and questions. This is the perfect entertainment for community festivals, business promotions, parties and other celebrations.

Fast Facts About David Olson:

David Olson was born in Minneapolis MN, and grew up in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He has been married more than 3 decades and has two children.

David has a BS from UW Stout in Child Development and went on to earn a Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work. He later completed additional training in School Psychology earning an Education Specialist Degree (EdS) in School Psychology and Counseling. David has a professional license in Social Work, a National Board Certification in School Psychology and is licensed by the Minnesota Dept. of Education.

David has been creating balloons and fun for friends and others for many years. In the 1990’s David created and performed educational programs using Balloons or Magic to demonstrate a theme such as Self Esteem or Learning Styles. These programs have been presented at professional level conferences to teach colleagues about both the concepts as well as the methodology of working with students.

Since 2000, David has been creating and making balloons for events in the Minnesota & Wisconsin areas with increasing frequency.

David’s has performed in three states in the Midwest and his career highlight is to be recognized by kids and adults who stop to comment on the fun and excitement they had when I made some balloon creation for them.

David says: “I am NOT a clown, and do not dress as a clown. I provide fun entertainment for both adults and kids. Often people will think the balloons are ‘just for kids’, but I have a way of involving the ‘older kids’ (i.e. adults) into the fun of my balloon creations.”

Just a few of the clients David has performed for:

McDonalds - Mc Courtesy Corporation
Faribault Public Schools
The Anderson Center for the Performing Arts
Thermo-King
University of Minnesota Alumni Association
Borton Volvo
Up-Town Art Fair
Sheldon Theater
Goodhue Education District

What do you like best about being a professional entertainer? “I thoroughly enjoy the fun and excitement of making and creating balloons for kids and adults.”

For advertising purposes, if a client is using print media. David would ask that a photo and a tag line “Inflations for your Celebrations” is used if it fits.

Click here to watch a promotional video of David Olson.

What people are saying:

“No Grand Opening would be complete with ‘The Balloon Man’. “
--McCourtesy Corporation

“David doesn’t like to leave any kid without a balloon”
--Borton Volvo

“You are the ‘best balloon man’ “
“You’re funny”
--Overhead from Kids

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Technical rider:

In order to give you the best performance possible, David provides the following information as a technical rider to his contract:

The client is responsible to ensure that the use of latex in the situation is acceptable.
Generally, hospitals have general policies against the use of latex due to issues related to allergies. Latex is a natural product and a few people have varying degrees of allergic reactions. Sometimes simple changes in the physical arrangement such as being set up in a space a short distance from seating or congregating areas is sufficient.

Balloons will pop.
The sun and the wind will deteriorate balloons rapidly. Environmental situations often cause popage or increase the popping of balloons as do other factors. David takes precautions to reduce balloon popage as much as possible. It is generally less than 5% of the balloons.

There are lines of children and adults.
The space where David sets up should generally be clear of exits and entrances and should not intrude on other activities at the event.
Lines will form. David tries to keep the sequence as much as possible with help from people in line. You can anticipate that it takes about 1 to 2 minutes per person to create the chosen balloon for each person.

Safety
David does not provide balloons to children under the approximate age of 12 months. He provides an alternative toy for children who are a little older.
David will provide a verbal warning to the parent of children under about 2 years of age to not allow the child to put the balloons in their mouths.

Sample introduction:

Balloon artist David Olson rarely works from a stage. When it is appropriate to introduce him to an audience, he can simply be introduced as: David Olson, Balloon Artist.

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