Bounce house! Just say it, even if you haven’t a clue what one is and somehow a FUN button is pressed on the inside… BOUNCE HOUSE…!!!

Be a kid again. Can you imagine feeling bored at a party where the main activity revolves around having full permission to bounce, jump, fall, throw yourself about, toss balls, slam against walls, slide, scream and tumble into piles with your friends? Can you imagine being a child and not being scolded but encouraged to do so? What a dream. But it gets better.

If you’re a beach kid that lives in the city and suddenly you have a Beach Jump House in your backyard! Or you’re crazy to be a fireman and suddenly, on your birthday, there’s a Fire Truck Jump House for you and your friends to play firemen games until you drop. Or you’re into fairytales and there, just for you, is your very own Ball Kingdom , Jump Castle, Magic Castle, Palace, Magical Kingdom, Princess Dreamland or Kings Castle Bounce House.

Perhaps you’re a kid who dreams of adventure and you can’t believe your eyes when a Rainforest Rapids Bounce House or a Jungle Bounce House or Bounce Tiger or Wild Reef Bounce House is your birthday present –with your own Water Park, slide and bouncing trampoline with river rapids and a jungle for you to conquer.

Or perhaps you look out your bedroom window on the day of your birthday and find a Bounce ‘N Slide Club House for you and your friends to share bouncing secrets. Maybe dad remembered you’re a futuristic kid and brought you a Bounce Rocket or a Moonwalker Bounce House. It won’t matter if there’s cake or balloons or presents because the party will a bouncing lot of fun!

If you’re a parent and want to put on a fantastic children’s party don’t underestimate the value of nothing more than JUMPING. You can hire clowns to get children to laugh, you can fill the house with balloons and expensive presents, you can order the most delicious ice-cream cakes and invite the coolest kids in the area and none of it will compare to the laughter and smiles and giddy excitement that one simple house of bounce will produce. The laughter will fill the air and your biggest problem will not be whether or not everyone has a smile on their face but that the gleeful children don’t work themselves into a frenzy of TOO MUCH FUN!

And what’s the cost of such childhood bounce house bliss?

That somewhat depends on where you live, what’s available and how much you want to spend.

• Will you use a bounce house rental service?
• Will bounce house rentals deliver and pick up in your area?
• How large a bounce house will you require?
• How many children will attend the party?
• Will you purchase a small bounce house or buy a large one for use at other parties as well?
• Can you find a bounce house for sale in your area or have it shipped from abroad?
• Do you want a bounce house trampoline, a water slide or a castle bounce house?

• Do you have a blower for an inflatable bounce house or will you have to purchase or rent one?

• Do you have a dolly to move it between uses?
• Is there electricity near where you want to set up the house or will you need to rent a generator?
• Will your backyard have space for two or more inflatable bounce houses?
• Is it nice enough weather to use an inflatable water slide?
• Is it winter and you’d prefer the children had an enclosed castle bounce house?
• What other party rental equipment will you need?

Any birthday party for kids can be expensive, and all the little nothings you choose can quickly add up. The benefit to planning a bounce party is that you can forget almost all other forms of entertainment and put the budget toward one focus – bouncing! There are two main ways to calculate your costs. One is using a bounce house rental service and the other is finding a bounce house for sale and buying it outright.

Bounce House Rental and bad weather Refunds

Most inflatable bounce house rental companies will not give you credit if you were unable to use the bouncer due to bad weather. Once it is set up, it must be paid for. However, if it is raining when the bouncer is intended to be set up, the rental company will cancel your rental at no charge. Most rental companies will not install or set up a bounce house in inclement weather, not even rain.

Inflatable Bounce House Tips

• In a bounce house do not allow children to enter if they have shoes, sharp objects, glasses, party favors, jewelry, watches, gum, hats, food r drinks.
  No sprays, even fun things like silly string! Most chemicals will melt vinyl bounce houses.
• Bounce houses are intended for bouncing so it is not recommended to allow anyone to sit or lay down in them. Someone could come and jump on a person who is lying down and too relaxed to be on guard.
• It is also not a good idea to allow acrobatics inside an inflatable house of any kind. Flips and somersaults are good in a gym, not in a play area with 8or 10 other bouncing companions.

• Dogs and cats should not be allowed in or near bounce houses for obvious reasons.

• The inflatable bouncer should be inflated and connected to the blower as long as any child is bouncing inside. Should the blower be unplugged all children should stop bouncing and leave the bounce house

An inflatable bounce house is a safe and fun form of entertainment that is healthy. The bounce experience can be enhanced to be even more entertaining if some games are added to the fun of bouncing.

Bounce House Games for your Bounce Party Success

• An adult, from outside the bounce house, can start a game that the children may continue. For example a style of bounce may be called out – perhaps an animal or types of movement like how a robot might jump or how a bouncing car or motorcycle might bounce. The bounce style should then match the type of bounce called out. Perhaps it will be an animal for younger children – a kangaroo or a rabbit or a frog or even the action of bouncing like a fire engine or airplane. Every few minutes the style of bounce is called out and the action changes.
• There can also be games that prohibit laughter. The first to laugh is out.
• Balls and balloons can be added to inflatable bounce houses and children can pop them, toss them, and even throw them at each other since they are light and harmless.
• There are variations on tag that can be crazy inside a house of bounce. Trying to tag another bouncer could result in hilarious tumbles and pile-ups.
• Adults can suggest variations of the game ‘freeze’ also known as red light green light or other simple games that will depend on the bouncers’ ages.