Mind Blowing Balloons

Chicago, IL

$125 and up

Travels up to 10 miles

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Overview

My name is Nate and I'm the manager of balloon twisting company called Mind Blowing Balloons Chicago. we have a team of 5 twisters with 6+ years of experience. All of our twisters bring dozens of potential balloon creations ranging from animals, to superheroes, to princesses, crazy hats, and much more! Along with our balloon skills, each of us bring an engaging personality, flexibility, competitive rates, and a positive attitude!

I have just recently reactivated this Gigsalad and intend to use it much more going forward. Contact for rates. Our more established profile is on Thumbtack under Mind Blowing Balloons Chicago, with over 100 verified reviews.


Reviews

17 reviews

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Sera J.

February 8, 2026
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He was Amazing

He was professional, engaging, and incredibly patient with the kids. The balloon creations were creative and well made, and all the children were excited and entertained the entire time. He handled a large group smoothly and brought great energy to the party. Highly recommend for kids’ birthdays and events.

Hired as: Balloon Twister


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Darin H.

November 25, 2025
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Amazing

Lucas was absolutely awesome - with 2-4 year olds you can get a wild mix - every kid was engaged - every kid loved the animals and got to pick, and the artistry in this was insanely cool - I couldn’t have possibly asked for better

Hired as: Balloon Twister


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Ellen G.

July 24, 2025
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Super Professional and Artistic!

We were super pleased with our ballon twister, Nate! His pricing was fair and he did an initial “take-in” call to go over the event. He only asks for a small upfront deposit, as well. A nice feature when life can be unpredictable. It was a joint 4th birthday party in our backyard. He arrived a couple minutes ahead of schedule and immediately got to work delighting all the children. His designs were so impressive. Ariel, swords, all the Paw Patrol dogs - it WAS mind blowing!! His energy and attitude brought so much positivity to the party. My favorite part was that he found a perfect time to stop and discretely exited the party. Very thoughtful when, we as hosts, were serving cake and trying to enjoy every minute of the celebration. We paid him that evening and were just elated at how wonderful he made the event.

Truly, he is just a kind person that knows how to entertain children and adults alike. Money well spent! Thank you!!

Hired as: Balloon Twister


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Trevor H.

June 4, 2025
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Fantastic with kids, can’t wait to do it again

Nate was incredibly professional in our communication and showed up right on time. His interactions with the kids was great, offering to make animals or lightsabers or Minecraft toys for children of all ages. He seemingly read the kids’ minds. They have been talking about it all week following the party. Can’t wait to hire Nate again!

Hired as: Balloon Twister


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Stephanie Y.

August 4, 2024
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Excellent

It was a pleasure having Nate service my son’s 4th Birthday Party. From the start, with booking, Mind Blowing Balloons was super responsive and great with communication. The day of my event, Nate was punctual and had great energy when he engaged with the party guests. I would definitely work with this company again and I highly recommend them.

Hired as: Balloon Twister

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Booking information

Price range: $125 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 1440 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - I am insured by the Specialty Insurance Agency. Proof of insurance can be provided at request

What to expect

We have a high standard for our team and always am pushing ourselves to amaze all my clients. We bring a lot of energy and drive to better ourselves.

Our client ages range from 2 years old all the way to 90+ years old and everyone in-between. Kids and adults love watching the balloons materialize before their eyes. Mind Blowing Balloons Chicago values speed, creativity, and engagement at our events. Our twisters can average about 25-35 "Level 1" balloons and about 15-25 "level 2" balloons.

"Level 1" balloons are our baseline balloons that can be done at any events. These include animals (monkeys, elephants, butterflies, etc), wearables (crowns, animal brackets, belts for balloon swords, etc), flowers, bow and arrows, light sabers, and more!

"Level 2" and "Level 3" balloons are the more complex creations that take extra time to do and really separate our work from other twisters. Superheroes (Spider-Man, Iron-Man, Batman, etc), princesses (Ariel, Snow White, Repunzel, etc), famous characters (Elmo, Woody, Buzzlightyear, etc), jetpacks, airplanes, big/more complicated animals (flamingos, parrot in a cage, dragons), and more! "Level 3" balloons are usually reserved for the person-of-the-hour such as a graduate or birthday boy/girl, and have more fun flourishes to make them feel that much more special.

More time allotted for our twisters means more balloon creations and/or more complex creations. One hour can adequately provide about 10-20 guests very intricate balloons for everyone, maybe even one cool one and one more basic balloon (rose/sword/hat). 2 hours can provide 25-35 guests amazing balloons. 3 hours would be closer to 50. We can figure out what you can expect after contacting for information.

We've all dealt with tens of thousands of people over the last 2 years and am prepared for everything: balloon popping, crying children, shy children, impatient children and adults alike, intoxicated college students and adults, massive families, non-english/english-as-a-second (or third) language speakers, middle/high schoolers who are "too cool for school", special needs/wheelchair bound clients, elderly, line cutters, you name it, we've experienced it. We are prepared for anyone.

Bottom line: expect professionalism

About

Back in October 2016, I was just an aspiring magician, but once I met a balloon artist that told me he could train myself and some of my friends to be professional entertainers, I was hooked. He trained 4 of us initially by giving us resources to mainly learn on our own, and we started working at the Rainforest Cafe. After about three months of mastering the basics and a few more months learning more advanced balloons, I was approved for private events and gigs by my company. I am now the sole manager as they have moved on from our region, and we operate under the name Mind Blowing Balloons Chicago and keep the same logo (with their consent!). After the initial 4 twisters, I have trained over a dozen other twisters and have others to train in the near future. We provide artists to the Rainforest Cafe every weekend and also do all sorts of birthday parties, block parties, corporate events, festivals, and more since then.

On our team, we currently have:

Lucas on our event team
Jake on our restaurant and event team
Heath on our event an restaurant team
Zach on our event and restaurant team
Jay on our restaurant team
Ryan on our restaurant team
And myself who oversees both (and is apart of) teams

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Additional booking notes

We bring all our supplies with us, but if it is a festival or a big event, we just like a table to give a little cushion between our clients and us. Not required and I can be flexible.

Services offered

Past booked events

November 2025

21

Friday

Children’s Birthday Party

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Chicago, IL

July 2025

20

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Oak Park, IL

10

Thursday

Birthday Party

8:00pm - 9:30pm

Chicago, IL

June 2025

29

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

11:00am - 1:00pm

Chicago, IL

01

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Chicago, IL

August 2024

03

Saturday

Children’s Birthday Party

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Chicago, IL

April 2024

21

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Chicago, IL

14

Sunday

Holiday Party

1:30pm - 5:30pm

Villa Park, IL

06

Saturday

Children’s Birthday Party

11:00am - 12:00pm

Evanston, IL

March 2024

31

Sunday

Corporate Event

10:30am - 2:30pm

Frankfort, IL

02

Saturday

Children’s Birthday Party

10:30am - 12:00pm

Chicago, IL

May 2023

21

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

11:00am - 2:00pm

Glendale Heights, IL

August 2022

20

Saturday

Festival

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Northbrook, IL

05

Friday

Cocktail Party

8:30pm - 11:00pm

Schaumburg, IL

July 2022

30

Saturday

Nonprofit Event

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Franklin Park, IL

May 2022

01

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Chicago, IL

October 2021

31

Sunday

Nonprofit Event

10:00am - 11:30am

Chicago, IL

24

Sunday

Halloween Party

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Naperville, IL

15

Friday

Children’s Birthday Party

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Downers Grove, IL

10

Sunday

Festival

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Chicago, IL

April 2021

03

Saturday

Easter Party

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Urbana, IL

September 2018

15

Saturday

Children's Birthday Party

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Monticello, IL

July 2018

04

Wednesday

Festival

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Bellflower, IL

April 2018

26

Thursday

Cultural Event

11:00am - 12:00pm

Champaign, IL

December 2017

10

Sunday

Children's Birthday Party

11:30am - 1:30pm

West Lafayette, IN

November 2017

12

Sunday

Festival

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Danville, IL

October 2017

10

Tuesday

Campus Event

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Champaign, IL

September 2017

16

Saturday

Campus Event

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Charleston, IL

09

Saturday

Grand Opening

11:00am - 4:00pm

Champaign, IL

Team

Lucas Event Team
Jake Event Team and Restaurant Team
Heath Event Team and Restaurant Team
Zach Event Team and Restaurant Team
Nate Manager
Jay Restaurant Team
Ryan Restaurant Team

Setup requirements

n/a

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