Yep, The White House. On July 4th I was honored to help the USO entertain military families at an event at The White House. It was such fun I just had to share this with all of you! I’m even on the video (at 58 seconds). Here’s a link. Todd Neufeld at The Twisted Balloon [...]
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It’s a huge task, right? It’s not so bad if you get some good advice. Every year, Dreamshapers.org and PerformersVideoShowcase.com host several performer showcases in Southern California for PTA Program Chairs and children’s librarians who need programs for their elementary schools and libraries. He recently wrote a great post about it, and so I wanted [...]
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One of my favorite charities, the DonorsChoose.org website, allows public school teachers to post project needs for their classrooms, with requests ranging from arts projects to a science class incubator that helps hatch baby chickens. The donors get to choose where the money goes – and the donors also get a report of exactly how [...]
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It’s 20 years since we lost Jim and tributes are all over the net. (Rightly so.) I grew up with his puppets and their songs teaching me about numbers and letters. How many people can sing the Inchworm’s song about measuring the marigolds? Kermit singing “It’s Not Easy Being Green?” When I first started teaching [...]
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Buster and I were at the PTA Convention in Sacramento recently (www.CAPTA.org) and had a wonderful time. During the tiny amount of time I had to walk around to meet other vendors, I discovered the easiest fundraising opportunity ever. Buy a Jamba Juice (very yummy) and Jamba will give 10% to your school PTA and [...]
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I get lots of questions from kids about writing, so I thought I’d share a few with you here. Q: Can anyone write a story? Isn’t this just for book authors or people who have writing “talent?” AB: I’ve been making up stories ever since I was a kid. We all have. When you look [...]
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A couple of weeks ago Buster and I joined about 300 artists at a Marriott Hotel near Chicago for a balloon convention called Twist and Shout. It’s 5 days of no sleep, thousands of balloons, and almost all of my friends in one place. My friend Kendra Greene had agreed to wear a balloon dress [...]
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So I promised to blog and so far I’ve written down a few thoughts and wrote 2 posts on the plane. Then I hit the ground running but no time for blogging. The good news is, so much has been happening that I’ve never been bored! In the meantime, here’s a pic of the stage [...]
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So here’s what’s up: I need to perform a few free Balloon Storyteller Shows in November 09. These will be rehearsal shows, just like a dress rehearsal for a theater show. Let me explain why. I’ve been booked in Singapore for two weeks in December. (Yay me!) I’ll be performing 28 shows in two weeks [...]
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