- Arlington Heights, IL
- Balloon Twister
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Mind Blowing Balloons
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
Sera J.
February 8, 2026He 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
Darin H.
November 25, 2025Amazing
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
Ellen G.
July 24, 2025Super 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
Trevor H.
June 4, 2025Fantastic 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
Stephanie Y.
August 4, 2024Excellent
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
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
Book one of our twisters today!
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
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