J.S. West

Another great summer and another great Company Picnic with J.S. West! The temperature is high and so is the entertainment!

Davis Community Park‎
2701 College Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350

Want more information on Company Picnics? Contact: Hanna Banana at California Clown School or call Hanna at: 209-464-6677

Summer Time!

Summer has come and we are excited to get outside! Tis the season of Company Picnics, BBQ's and Fun in the Sun. See what we can do to help make your GET TOGETHER more fun!


HANNA BANANA
209-464-6677

www.californiaclownschool.com

Muddy Kids!

SCHEDULE CLOWN SCHOOL!

Our clown school dates have been changed!! We will be meeting in Reno, Nevada at Circus, Circus for Clown School between: October 31st to November 3rd, 2011

Contact Hanna Banana at: 209-464-6677 or visit our website at: www.californiaclownschool.com for more information!

1930's Birthday Party

 The pencil toppers are sewn pieces of felt which I then Hot Glued onto the pencils. At the top of the party bags, just white lunch sacks, I bought a pack of wooden clothing clips (100 for $1) and then glued on two squares of decorative paper. The notebook came with the butterfly cover, bought from the local dollar store and then I added their name and the ribbon along the bottom.

I made doll-sized party hats with the same decorative paper that I used above.

 I wanted to make deocrations that would emphasize the decade. I found these images on Google by simply typing in phrases such as "1930's children."

How to Have a Happy Feet Painting Dance Party

 Are you tired of the same old tired, boring birthday parties? Instead have a foot painting birthday party. Tell your guests to come ready to have their feet painted. The idea is to paint their feet so they look like they have on shoes or socks.

Study face painting directions. Look at the wikiHow article titled “How to Face Paint a Child As a Butterfly”. This article covers the basic techniques and gives you information on the paint and supplies that you will need.

Foot Painting Designs. , Use the designs provided on this article for painting the feet. However do not paint the bottom of their feet so the children can walk and play without getting paint on everything. You can paint the top of the feed and lower part of the ankle. If you know the children and know that they won't have an allergy reaction to the paint you can paint higher up on the ankle to provide a sock.
 
Be aware of the weather. This should be a warm activity where the children can come wearing shorts and if possible sandals so you can easily paint their feet. Remember they will end up barefoot because you will be painting on their socks and shoes on the top of their feet. If necessary they could put on flip-flops or wear their sandals protect the bottom of their feet.
 
Chose feet activities. Such things as soccer, line dancing, Limbo dancing, the Hokey-Pokey or a sock hop.

 

Create foot invitations. Put a foot outline on your invitations. Add a paint bucket with a brush and some paint splatters on it as well. Tell your guests to come prepared to get their feet painted fancy.

Play dance music. Play lots of dance music for dancing for these wild feet. If you like, you can teach them some line dances or other fun dances that they can easily learn. This would work well for older children who really want to learn ballroom dancing or other types of dancing.

Make a foot cake. Put together a birthday cake that looks like a shoe or a foot. You could even make it look like a foot in a cast.

Play foot games. You can use balloons and have the children step on them. The balloons can be loose on the floor where everyone can step on them. Or you could tie the balloon to a child's foot with a ribbon and they would have to pop their own balloon or another person could pop their balloon.

Craft activities. Provide papers with a foot on it. Let the children design a sock or shoe or some other design for a foot. The design can be used either as the painting on their feet or in a contest to pick the best design.

Promote dancing. Let's try to get the kids back to dancing and dance the night away with their wild feet.
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Happy Mother's Day

How to Love the Unlovable

How to Love the Unlovable has become a RISING STAR article on WikiHow!

Why do some people act unlovable? The answer is fear!  

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Birthday Party Websites

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Krispy Kreme

What better way to celebrate then at Krispy Kreme? Thank you Krispy Kreme for inviting us to share in your GRAND OPENING!

Krispy Kreme 
Stockton
2809 West March Lane
Stockton, CA 95219

Haggin Museum

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the Haggin Museum for their 2010 Christmas Celebration! What a beautiful event that truly brought in the Christmas Spirit for everyone, especially me! Thank you Haggin Museum for the fun!

Phone: (209) 940-6300 Fax: (209) 462-1404
Mailing Address: 1201 N. Pershing Ave.
Stockton, CA 95203-1699

We are making headlines again on WikiHow! Once again, one of our articles is on the front page and it has gone viral! As Child Entertainers we want to help people know who it is they are bringing around their children. We want you to have fun and be safe! Check out the article HERE! 
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How to Teach Kids to Be a More Thankful Person

What a great message this month of November! Parents are often thinking of ways to help increase their children's gratitude for work that we all know is HARD! And, though we are happy to do it, it will make them a better person to recognize gratitude! Check out our new WikiHow on How to Teach Kids to be a more Thankful Person!

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Balloon Crazy!

This past weekend we went Balloon Crazy at Carson Oaks Community Church! A HUGE THANKS for letting me help celebrate in your fun!

6509 N. Alturas Ave.
Stockton, California 95207
Phone and Fax: (209) 478 - 5866

How to Make Balloon Heart Fairy Wings!

Our listing for How to Make Balloon Heart Fairy Wings is on the FRONT PAGE of WikiHow right now - and boy are we moving....over 13,500 hits!

Be creative and frugal this Halloween! Make Balloon Fairy Wings!

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How to Hire an Entertainer for School Assemblies

Choosing an Entertainer or Speaker for a School Assembly is a difficult task. The following steps will help you make the correct choice.

Decide on the message you want to project, such as kindness, peace, teamwork, etc... Some topics, such as anti-bullying, have, in my opinion, been overdone.

Research Entertainers and Public Speakers for schools on the Internet.

Find the person you want for the assembly on your own. Do not use a Speaker’s Bureau or Booking Agent. Third Party Contracts are not always legal or binding and may have fees that will increase the cost for your school.
 
Ask the following questions. Does the Entertainer have Liability Insurance, a License (if needed), and Fingerprinted for the safety of the children? Verify this information.

Check out the person, what is their background and experience? Ask for a bio and verify the details.

Be sure to verify the character of the person you are bringing into the school to teach the students character.

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Free Money for Schools!

Our PTA has become quite adept at seeking FREE MONEY for our students. The programs we use are:


BOXTOPS for Education We raised over $3,000 last year from this program.


Safeway takes part in the Escrip Program and with their 10% Back to School Program, we raised over $5000 last year.


Aside from Safeway, we recieved another $1000 from the Escrip program itself which includes sales from Amazon, Burger King, and a large listing of local small businesses who give us 2-10% of the purchase prices of those who are signed up for the Escrip program.


If you are doing your math, we raised $9000, probably closer to $10,000 last year in FREE MONEY for our PTA, meaning that our parents raised it purely by making the purchases they would make anyway!


Other programs include: Campbell's Soup Labels for Education Program, Company Matching Programs (we have raised several thousands of dollars from companies that our parents work for such as, Nike, Intel, Wells Fargo, McAfee, and more! See if your company matches donations!) Target RedCard Program (they have paid out a total of $273 Million since 1997!)


The PTA pays for "Extras" meaning, they pay for things that your school can not afford. Our purchases have included: All Field Trips, All Assembly Performances, a Track, Playground Equipment, "Teacher Checks" which help to reimburse what they buy for their classroom out of pocket, Books for the "Walk to Read" Program, an up to date Sound System for the Gym, a class set of laptops for our 5th graders, we will be replacing 15 computers in the computer lab this year. These are items that the School District would not/could not replace and was brought to the school by the PTA.


See how you can help your school raise FREE MONEY today! It's your child that you are helping!