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. ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHILDREN 1-12 YEARS

Aloha! How's it? I'm Artie Parti. I have experienced over 25 fun years of entertaining children at parties and special events.

(The audience at Eli's party)

My background includes: 12 years in Recreation, 4 years of which I spent teaching pre-school in Beverly Hills. I am also a substitute teacher in the elementary schools here on Maui, mostly at Kamali'i Elem., Kihei Elem., Pomaika'i Elem., and Kahului School. The students know me as "Mr. Parti."

At parties and special events, I dress in colorful party clothes with no facial make-up. The birthday child is the focus, helping me with comedy/magic, balloon animals, being serenaded with 12-string acoustic guitar and songs, and being the leader of the games I direct. Generally, the games consist of parachute games for those under 5 years, limbo for those 5 years and up, and a squirt gun fight for all if we are outside. I juggle 3 balls, then 4, and finally 2 balls & 1 apple whereby I eat the apple as I juggle. Finally, I make balloon animals and shapes for all.

For children 7-9 years, I bring rolls of toilet tissue ("mummy 2-ply"). Half the group wraps the other half in mummy 2-ply thereby making living mummies. I bring music to make mummies by.