26Mar / 2020

It’s Your Birthday! Celebrating While in Quarantine.

For all our March and April birthday babies, don’t fret. You can still have a memorable birthday, social-distancing-style.

Drive By Birthday Parade

Rally your child’s friends for a neighborhood parade. You can decorate the cars, decorate the people in your cars and even play Happy Birthday songs from inside. A good pick is Hannah Montana’s “Party in the USA” . Just because you’re social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t go to someone’s house. Have them deck out their cars with balloons and signs and drive by. Tell your child to look outside so they can all sing “Happy Birthday” when he/she comes to the door.

Have a (virtual) house party

Set up a meeting on Zoom and invite all your childs friends to celebrate. The video quality on Zoom is impeccable and you can see each participant’s face in a simple grid view. Want to make things really special? Tell the guest of honor to sign on at little later than everyone else and sing “Happy Birthday” when they log on.

As well as giving you the space to chat and hangout with whoever you like, Houseparty offers a range of in-app activities to do with your friends, including ‘Heads Up!’ and trivia. You can also share your screen with the people on your call, making it super easy to watch films or TV programmes together as you celebrate.

Record a Birthday Greeting!

Ask a bunch your your child’s friends to all send in a recorded video birthday message they can leave a personalized greeting or share a special memory. Once you have all the video recordings you can put them all together to play for your child on their special day. Video Mixer is great to combine all the videos that you collect!

The best gifts for a quarantine birthday

Not sure what to ask for or what to give? Here are a few ultimate quarantine birthday present ideas:

Movies or streaming subscriptions
Board games
Flowers
Lottery tickets
Books or e-books
iTunes or entertainment gift cards
Activity books

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06Jul / 2017

Top Ways to Beat The Heat At Your Event!

If you’re planning an outdoor summer event in Chicago, you know that some days can be brutally hot. Luckily, there are things you can do to to help guests beat the heat while not giving up details that make the day picture perfect.

Shield Your Guests From The Sun

By renting tents and canopies, you can shield your guests from the hot sun and provide protection from the frequent pop-up storms of summer. Place fans at each end of a tent to create a flow-through breeze. Place the dance floor near a fan. The instant breeze will keep guests cool without the worry of them passing out while doing the “Cha Cha Slide”.

Have Cool Treats On Hand

Beat the heat with cool treats for your next summer event. Whether you want to serve up frostie’s, Good Humor Ice cream or snow cones these summertime favorites will keep everyone cool while enjoying a tasty treat!

Let Your Guests Splash Around

Kids love the chance to explore, climb, slide, jump, and have a healthy, happy, active playtime. They can do all this with inflatable slides, and when attending events that feature these blow up bouncy houses, they won’t want to leave. Adding water to a summer event can also prevent the kids from over-heating or getting fussy and uncomfortable. Water slides and inflatable pools are perfect for a foot soak or a splash. Just make sure to have some towels handy to dry off.

Summer time in the midwest can be an excellent time for an outside event. You just need to know how to keep your guests cool for a great time. Let AMJ Spectacular Events help wtih planning your summertime event.

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07Jan / 2015

Gemstone Mining from AMJ is both FUN and EDUCATIONAL!

Do you have a little explorer who craves adventures and loves to get their hands touching the Earth? This is the rental for them! Rocks, minerals, fossils and gemstones, oh my! Sift, search, sort and shine rubble into beautiful gems with this rental activity! Children of all ages will discover a variety of colorful minerals and raw gemstones. With this AMJ rental, it brings the option of having something fun also be educational to a party or event. A lesson in mineral properties like: density, luster, color, texture, streak. While the little Rockhounds dig and sift they can learn about crystal structure and explore “The 3 C’s” of gem mining-color, clarity and crystals. Hours of hands-on fun that is something a little different than the usual activities.

Looking for an interactive station for your School Fun Fair or Scout party? Teachers would love this option to connect to the physical geography or mineralogy science units. This has everything you need to conduct your own “mining expedition”! Pan for gold? Sounds like a shiny great time.

Gem hunters of all ages will get their hands wet and be amazed at how beautiful the dirt of the earth can be after it has a little washing.

Throwing a birthday party for the Earth-loving nature enthusiast, who says they want to be a Geologist or Anthropologist when they grow up? This will be his/her highlight of the party, for sure! Or a Snow White party perhaps?

Looking for an activity that is a little different for the children at your event to keep them entertained and having fun? Talk to our event planners about renting this Gemstone Mining Table!

When you’re planning an event, you want for it to be memorable. While inflatable rides can generate lots of laughter (and burn off some excess energy!), wouldn’t it be fun to bring in something that people will still be talking about next week, not to mention a little keepsake from the event? Then you might be interested in our Portable Gemstone Mining System!

This is a great hands-on participation activity for kids, with a little education attached. But it’s not just for kids – all ages will enjoy this activity.

We offer a 3 lb. bag of mineral rough n’ soil mixture, which contains many varieties of mineral stones. Your guests purchase a bag of mineral enriched soil and pour it into a sifting tray. They dip it into the sluice and watch the soil wash away leaving just the gems.

Our system is portable allowing us to bring the fun to you! (unlike many other panning systems out there today). Please also ask us about Gem Stone Mining Packages available for your next event!

http://www.gemstonemining4u.com

Packages

*$875 Up to 2 hours of mining, 75 Bags filled with sand and gem stones

Additional Bags:

76-150: $700/bag

151-299: $6.50/bag

300+: $6.00/bag

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02Jul / 2013

Inflatable Zip Line for All Sizes and Ages!

Big news for thrill-seekers in the Wisconsin / Illinois / Indiana area! A Moon Jump 4U (a division of AMJ Spectacular Events) has recently acquired a one-of-a-kind mobile zip line.

If you’ve wanted to add some real excitement to a birthday party or company event, but worried that a portable zipline might be too scary for some of your guests, we have the solution! Watch the video below and you’ll see that our zip line has several advantages:

riders sit on a seat, so it can accommodate sizes from 300 lbs down to very young children!
there’s a slide, for those riders who freak out when they realize just how high up they are when they get to the top!
the ride is shorter, but FASTER than many other zip lines – a sprint from top to bottom!
can accommodate up to 200 riders per hour – perfect for larger events!

Inflatable Zip Line Rental Illinois

You may see other inflatable zip lines in the Chicago area, but our Tidal Wave Inflatable Zip Line is unique – the striking blue wave patterns make you feel like you’re flying over water. And ours is only 28 feet tall, so it will fit in more locations than the 35-foot structure offered by some other companies (their extra height comes from a decorative element that sticks out of the top).

If you decide that you want a traditional zip line, we have that too – a huge, 3-story tall, 220-foot long zipline that will make a BIG impression at your upcoming event!

Be sure to contact us right away to check on availability – we had several bookings for this unique inflatable before it even arrived in our warehouse! Just call us (630-833-4386) or email us (sales@amjse.com) right away. Imagine having THIS at your event!

Mobile Zipline Rental Indiana

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14Jun / 2013

When Is An Obstacle A Good Thing?

As adults, obstacles are things that get in our way – the fewer we encounter in our day, the better. But have you noticed how kids LOVE obstacles?! In particular, obstacle courses. Whether it’s the fun of testing themselves to see what they can accomplish, or the thrill of competition, kids seem to want to do obstacle courses over and over and over.

An obstacle course can be a great addition to your Chicago area birthday party or family oriented event. Our 58-foot “Rat Race” inflatable obstacle course is big, colorful, and full of character! Your kids’ eyes will light up the first time they see it, and their smiles as they exit will make for a perfect photo opportunity.

A Moon Jump 4U, a division of AMJ Spectacular Events, has been renting inflatable bounce houses and obstacle courses to families, organizations, and businesses around Chicago and northeast Illinois (and as far away as Wisconsin and Indiana!) since 2004. Contact us today to check on availability!

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Category Archives: Birthday Party Ideas

It’s Your Birthday! Celebrating While in Quarantine.

Drive By Birthday Parade

Have a (virtual) house party

Record a Birthday Greeting!

The best gifts for a quarantine birthday

Top Ways to Beat The Heat At Your Event!

Shield Your Guests From The Sun

Have Cool Treats On Hand

Let Your Guests Splash Around

Gemstone Mining from AMJ is both FUN and EDUCATIONAL!

Inflatable Zip Line for All Sizes and Ages!

When Is An Obstacle A Good Thing?