face painter / balloon twister...which one to hire to bday party? advice:)

BLESSEDQDAY

Ok moms, my daughter is turning 3 and we are thinking about hiring a balloon twister and or a face painter.
Which one do u think would be best for about 10- 3 yr olds.. my mom was saying some kids might be afraid to do the face painting. .what do you think?

Cherryblossoms07

Hmmm...hard to say DD loved both at 3. The issues with the face painter may be: (1) mess - DD always ends up touching her face and then wiping them on her clothes or other things. You may end up with a mess with 10 kids, especially if you are having the party at your house. (2) some kids may not want their face painted or want to sit still long enough to get it done. I don't know a child that doesn't love balloons. If the party is indoors, I think I would choose the balloon twister just for the mess factor of the face paint. What do you think your child will like?

BLESSEDQDAY

 we attended a bday party recently and she LOVED both.  I just don't want it to be a waste of $ if face painters are not a big thing w that age group and wanted to see what you guys thoughts

thanks 

jc&cat

Neither one of my kids like face painting. Like hate it. I went to an event recently with a balloon person and he was VERY good and the kids loved it. If you are going to spend the $, i would go with balloons. Have fun!

Spin313

Balloons for sure

ashiscute

Spin313 said:

Balloons for sure

This!  My DD hates people touching her.  Especially her face.  

suv75

Can u find someone that does both? So half hr for balloons and half hr for face painting? You can adjust timing on each depending on interest the day of.

cpmich

My kid hates face painting.

dmurrie

Balloons. For the younger kids, even if they do get their faces painted, then they reach up to rub at it as it dries. As you can imagine, it smears all over the place and makes quite a mess. Hold off on it for a couple years, then they'll be ready.