Funny Business can be your full service event planner. We specialize in children and family entertainment events. If your event is a few hundred people or 20,000, we have the experience and entertainment roster to help you shine! We can provide the following for large events:

• Live entertainment including clowns, balloon entertainers, face painters, jugglers, stilt walkers, unicyclists, magicians, petting zoos and pony rides, bounce houses, carnival games and more.
• Additional workers such as babysitters or daycare workers.
• Crafts for kids
• Tenting
• DJ services
• Event management and supervisors
• Event consultation such as location and other factors

Give us a budget to work within, a general idea of what you are looking for, and we will make you a customized proposal. You may send the details of your event by e-mail (funnybusiness@yahoo.com) or use our speedy Event Planning request form to receive a proposal. We will follow up with a personal phone call, then reply with a written proposal within a couple of days. 

Event Planning For Churches

Kelly has custom costumes, and uses many original puppets to support the message.

Funny Business has worked for hundreds of churches and synagogues across the DFW metroplex. These groups found Funny Business was a source for fair and festival equipment, bounce houses, carnival games, and most especially, entertainment appropriate for a church or synagogue environment. Two excellent entertainment choices are Kelly, and Margaret the Story Lady.

Kelly is so talented, you might think she apprenticed with the area's leading puppeteer. In fact, she did, studying with Rosalee Perryman for many years. Rosalee was the area's leading performer with puppets and marionettes before leaving to open a puppet theatre in Branson, Missouri. Kelly was an avid student, learning the magic skill of making lifeless puppets appear to have a life of their own. With hand puppets and marionettes, there are few to equal Kelly's skill. In addition to performing with puppets, Kelly also learned the secrets to making her own partners, giving her a unique show available no where else.

Driven in all areas of her life, Kelly served as a children's pastor for 5 years. Currently, she is on the teaching staff at Gateway Church in Southlake. Mastering the art of puppetry is one passion - the other is her devotion to her faith. Kelly can deliver a show which is either Christian focused, or secular. The shows are approximately 30 minutes long, and are age appropriate for 4 and up. If you would like a Christian based show, you want either "Don't Worry, Trust Jesus," or "Jesus Is My Friend." Both of these shows engage the children while sharing the message of Good News.

If your budget will handle a custom program, Kelly has extensive resources. Let us know what kind of impact you want to create, and we'll work with you to deliver your message in a way people remember for years!

Margaret has a rare skill as a story teller, because she brings entertainment skills and an understanding of audience dynamics along with great stories!

Margaret, aka the Story Lady.  She will tell the Old Testament story of The Good Shepherd and the Lost Lamb, adding a captivating performance to the story. With hand puppets, ventriloquism and lots of upbeat children’s music her 30 minute performance will keep audiences focused. This show is suitable for all denominations, as God is the center of the show. This program is about how the Good Shepherd felt one lamb was as important as the entire flock, reminding the audience that God feels each of us has equal importance to him. This presentation stays away from denominational emphasis, conveying points which churches have in common. While the show is enjoyable for all audiences, this was created for children ministry purposes. The show is great for 4 and up.

Maxwell T. - an ordained children's minister, can delight the children with a magic show
or fun strolling entertainment at a church carnival. He has a large oversized camera that he uses when he strolls that takes 'fake' photos of people. After the photo 'develops' he shows them their picture - which may be something like a chimpanzee making a funny face! Add Maxwell T the Clown to your event and see what develops!

Patchy is a funny, lovable addition to a fall festival!

Fall or Spring Festivals: Many churches put these on and we have provided entertainment for years.  For fall festivals we can provide fun, not scary CLOWN scarecrows such as Patchy the Scarecrow to perform fall harvest stage shows for the kids. We can also provide face painters, balloon sculptors, petting zoos, bounce houses and more!  At Easter time we have special Easter characters like Bernice the Bunny.

Please fill out our convenient on-line Event Planning request form for a quote for your event. 

Corporate, Private, and City Events

For large events of this type, there are some general concerns. Location - activities - equipment - entertainment - and the movement of visitors during the event. All of these points are tied to the design of your event, and we can help with advice on:

• Location selection and recommendation.
• Site planning.
• Complete entertainment selection and coordination.
• Tenting, lighting, tables and chairs.
• Carnival type equipment like games and bounce houses.
• On site supervision of event.
• Child care for events.
• Audience attractions like stage magic shows or tent programs such as the Let Freedom Ring bell show.
• Audience activities such as craft tables or tents.

Once the location is set, the next steps are placement of entertainment, food, and attractions like bounce houses, games, or a petting zoo. We'll work with you from defining the needs of your events (such as a child care area to free up adults for an activity) to presenting enough variety to engage the visitors. Since 1991, Funny Business has helped people design large scale events which come off without a hitch. After the needs are defined, we'll work with you to select the right combination for a great experience. Perhaps you'll choose to have a balloon artist for a couple of hours, or dozens of clowns, bounce houses, obstacle courses, petting zoos, pony carousels, and special costumed characters for a day long celebration. Funny Business can provide you with talent in all those categories, in addition to stage acts like Kool Magic, and children stage acts such as Mother Goose, Reading and Rhyming and THE Bookworm. We can even arrange for the tents, and a good caterer to feed the body as well as the mind at your event.

We strive to be your 'one call does it all' partner in desinging an event your guests will love. To get the process started, use our Event Planning request form to give us some idea of what you have in mind, and we'll go from there.

When C2Creative was arranging a Bank of America function in Dallas, they needed an event planning agency who could provide ALL DAY entertainment and day care, for over 200 children at the Dallas Convention Center, they asked if Funny Business could do it. We'd be happy to, and we did!

We provided licensed childcare workers, clowns, face painters, balloons artists, carnival style games,  magicians, storytellers,  and puppeteers -  over 20 entertainers in all -  to make the day a hit with the kids! 

C2Creative called on Funny Business for ANOTHER Bank of America event in Jacksonville, Florida. Could we put together an entertainment unit there, too similar to what we did in Dallas? We'd be happy to – and we did!

Recently, Eventions contacted Funny Business and asked if we could help with a grand opening event in Dallas, Plano, Mesquite, Desoto, and Roundrock, Texas. Could we get trained monkeys, jugglers, face painters, balloon artists and Scarecrow clowns? We'd be happy to – and we did! 

To us, it is not just a gig - your reputation is on the line, and we'll never let you down. Call Funny Business, and you have an ally who delivers on-time, at budget, and you get it all with JUST ONE CALL!

How big an event can Funny Business handle? The City of Dallas called when they were expecting 20,000 guests for a Texas sized Christmas party in 2004. With one call, they got it all - 13 entertainers including strolling entertainment and stage shows, stilt  walkers, jugglers, Santa and Mrs. Claus, costumed characters plus live reindeer, a sleigh, and a pony carousel.  We kept people laughing, spreading Holiday cheer the entire time.

In August 2006 the Dallas Mayor's office called for a 6:30 breakfast party with several hundred guests – a “back to school” event, and Funny Business had everything in place for a party without a hitch.

We'll be glad to help YOU look like a star, too! Just send us an Event Planning request form .

Here is an example of a "Team Building Party" we did for EDS at Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney. We supplied outdoor adventure sport games and activities as well as the dinner time DJ Music! (click on images to enlarge)

You can pack a lot of guests on the Stanley Steamer - an 1800s style train!

The Wagon Train is another option for hardy pioneers!

The Circus Train is ready to roll!

To make the event extra special, let us arrange our popular petting zoo, the Funny Farm. We have zoos available from an 11 animal barnyard zoo to a mobile Red Barn zoo on wheels! The sweetest, friendliest animals you ever met and wanted to hug make up our USDA inspected petting zoos. We also have pony rides, and a 4 or 6 pony carousel to keep several hundred of the younger guests smiling and happy.

Trackless trains are a great addition to any kids parties. We have trains of all sizes, from a small  Covered Wagon Train that holds 8 – 10 children, to the Stanley Steamer which holds 18 - 24 children. Our Circus Train will hold up to 24 of your little clowns! These trains are all trackless and come with their own engineer to run them! We need a large area to run the train. Check with your city or the venue where you are having the event for rules, permit requirements, etc. as we do NOT handle getting permits for your event!  Some cities require a permit to run on the street in a neighborhood. Of course, if you have a big yard or grassy area, or a large parking lot at a church for example then you are all set!

Live Strolling Music
Want a striking experience? Bring in strolling singers, such as one of our hip quartets. 4 melodious male voices, harmonizing with songs people like, in an upbeat lively style!

1. To hear what one of our quartets sound like, click this song sample.

2. To hear more, click this additional song sample.

Carnival Games – Just ask!  This can be part of our party package for your event.  Frame games, Karaoke, spin art, carnival food machines. Below are examples of some of the games we can bring to your event.

Attract attention to your trade show booth with our entertainers!  We have magicians that can work your sales message into their presentation. Balloon artists that will keep people still long enough for you to tell them about your product, and Costume Characters or Princesses that people will want to have their photo taken with – all while you tell them the benefits of your product!

Please realize that some items on this page we arrange as an additional courtesy to our clients who want complete event planning packages from us.  Because of this, some items on this page may NOT available individually.

Past Events

Artists and performers from Maggie the Magical Clown's Funny Busines bring fun to parties in Aubrey, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Corral City, Crossroads, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Frisco, Hickory Creek, Highland Village, Justin, Krugerville, Krum, Lake Dallas, Lakewood Village, Lewisville, Little Elm, Oak Point, Pilot Point, Ponder, Roanoke, Sanger, Shady Shores, The Colony, and Westlake. Count on us to get the laughs in Arlington, Colleyville, Dallas, Fort Worth, Keller, and Southlake, making your parties, bbqs, baby showers, office meetings, reunions, and events more memorable all over the DFW area!

We provide face painters, balloon artists, balloon animal makers, magicians, musicians, petting zoos, bounce houses, pony rides, and other children's entertainment for events in Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Parker County, and Tarrant County. We'll make 'em happy in homes and halls in Allen, Anna, Blue Ridge, Celina, Fairview, Farmersville, Josephine, Lavon, Lucas, Melissa, Murphy, Nevada, Princeton, Prosper, St Paul, Westminster, Weston, and Wylie.

Are you planning a theme party? We have costume entertainers to fill the role! Audiences will enjoy a princess or other character at a themed event in Bedford, DeSoto, Euless, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Hurst/Euless/Bedford, HEB, Mansfield, McKinney, North Richland Hills, and Richland Hills. We'll make the theme even clearer at parties in homes in Balch Springs, Buckingham, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Coppell, Desoto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Garland, Grand Prairie, Highland Park, Hutchins, Irving, Lancaster, Mesquite, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, University Park, and Wilmer. Contact us today for lots of fun tomorrow!