Notice there is no “we” on this page.  Book Silly Jilly, and she is who will be at your party, the entertainer with five-star reviews.  Additionally, if you confirm a few days before your party, be assured that you have confirmed with the entertainer.

I am available most days, except for: 

If you would like to book me for one of the above times and are interested in learning about other good children’s entertainers, please text 314-968-8597 or email me at jill@sillyjilly.com, specifying the type of entertainer you are looking for and the location of your event.

This segment was written on September 4, 2025

 My old website is disorganized, but it remains 95% accurate (except for pricing, which is not accurate), and it provides more details. http://sillyjillytheclown.homestead.com/SillyJillytheClown.html

You are welcome to take photos and videos of my performance, and please share them with friends or the public. Fine with Silly Jilly if you do whatever you want with the pictures or videos. When taking photos, remember to stand behind or to the side of Silly Jilly, too, and capture the party guests’ reactions.

Visit Silly Jilly the plain-clothes balloon artist at Syberg’s in Chesterfield Valley, on Tuesdays, 5:30 to 8:30, for a free small balloon animal and a magic trick or gag.  

Bring the kids to meet Silly Jilly the Clown at Eckert’s Belleville, alternating September and October weekends, and the egg hunt weekends.

Once a month, I make balloon animals at Pediatric Dentistry of Sunset Hills.

I will travel almost anywhere. For example, I have performed at several events in Columbia, MO, including the Ste. Genevieve County Fair, a company party in Branson, a nursing home in Anna, IL, and birthday parties in Greenville, IL, Carlyle, IL, and Gerald, MO. Call or email for pricing. For parties located approximately two hours from Webster Groves (Cape Girardeau, Hannibal, and Springfield, IL), the price is Silly Jilly’s St. Louis price, plus a travel fee of $100 for a typical weekday and $150 for a typical weekend day, with a two-hour minimum. So $490 for two hours on a weekday of average popularity and $540 for two hours on a weekend day of average popularity. Additionally, for every 15 minutes beyond the initial two hours, there’s a $5 discount off my St. Louis rate, so $30 for each additional 15 minutes instead of $35.

I even create my amazing balloon animals and hats at adult events, such as 40th birthday parties and nursing homes.
Ages three to seven especially love my gags and magic show. If you would like me to perform at an eight, nine, or ten-year-old birthday party, I’ll make my show a little shorter, and it will still be a success as long as almost all the kids are ten and younger.
I don’t worry about impressing the parents with my magic, figuring that nothing will be more magical for them than the enjoyment I provide the children at the party.

The St. Louis magic club awarded me second place in their 2021 competition.

Clients of my colleagues are sometimes required to sign a multi-page contract with a list of rules such as “No videotaping,” “No food served during the show,” and “No canceling.” I do not make you sign a contract. Also, your adult party guests may talk as much as they want during Silly Jilly’s show. Many of my colleagues require adults to watch their show, not me. If adults are talking, I’ll just turn up my PA system so the kids can hear.
The only rule I have is for events with over approximately 100 kids, and that is to help to end my balloon line. And sometimes I require shade.
I’ll usually send a confirmation letter or text reiterating my end of our discussion.

 I charge $215 for the first forty-five minutes and $35 for each additional fifteen minutes for events located within a 40-minute drive from Webster Groves. 

Additional locations within the St. Louis metro area are $20-$40 more, sometimes waived for multi-hour bookings. Events located a two-hour drive from St. Louis (for example, Springfield, IL, Hannibal, MO, and Columbia, MO) are approximately $150 more on weekends and $100 more on weekdays, with a 90-minute minimum.

Events on weekdays and in plain clothes, $30 discount.

I don’t require a deposit, but you may choose to pay one. Payment is not due until right before I leave the party, but many party planners prefer to pay beforehand to make things easier for themselves during the busy party day.
If you need to cancel the party, there is no charge as long as you let me know at least four hours before I am scheduled to arrive. But try to let me know as soon as possible; I may have another child wanting Silly Jilly to perform at their party at your time. Parties where you are paying extra for pre-made balloons might be partially charged if you cancel after Silly Jilly has made those balloons.

You can either pay me (Venmo @Jill-ColquhounSchmidt, check to Jill Schmidt, or cash) or donate my fee to my Charity:Water fundraiser.  If I don’t mention it to you, please let me know if you would like to do the donation.

📚 Dear Librarians, 

Children, especially those aged three to eight, will love laughing with Silly Jilly the Clown at your summer reading program or any other event. I’ll bring a large PA system and probably a backdrop.

Options:

🪄 $215, Twenty-five-minute magic show full of belly laughs, including posing for photos and answering questions after the show, along with a pre-show meet-and-greet with silly gags.

🪄 $250, Above, but the magic show is thirty-five minutes. After the show, all audience members get a turn to partake in my grand finale by sitting on my custom-made five-foot-wide whoopee cushion.

🪄🎈 For an additional $50 plus $3 per expected child, you can add to the above a balloon animal workshop where the kids will learn to make at least three balloon sculptures and take home their creations. 

🎈$215 Plus $3 Per Child, Balloon workshop only, with a pre-workshop meet-and-greet and no show.

🎈$215 first 45 minutes, plus $35 each additional 15 minutes as Silly Jilly makes balloon animals as the kids line up. 

Pricing is based on locations within a 40-minute drive of Webster Groves. Please contact me for pricing information for other locations. For events on a weekday and in plain clothes, a $30 discount. 

Childcare centers book Silly Jilly the Clown year after year.
I’ll arrive approximately ten minutes before you would like me to start and spend a few minutes setting up. As the kids arrive, I’ll do some meet-and-greet and silly gags. Then comes the fun and funny magic show, which lasts approximately 30-35 minutes. That is my forty-five-minute price of $215. Then, sort of as a school discount, I will stay later and visit some of the three and older classrooms for a few minutes if you would like. There I will answer questions, repeat one of the students’ favorite parts of the show, or pose for a photo. The students feel special when they get a visit, and one teacher posted on Facebook that the classroom visit was the best part of my being there. Before I tried it, I mistakenly thought having my show longer would be better than visiting the classrooms, but visiting some classrooms is a big hit.

I could stay longer to make balloon animals or do a balloon workshop.

Check out how much fun the kids at Kiddie Academy have on Silly Jilly day: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18W5KpCXGv/

The above pricing applies to schools located within a 40-minute drive from Webster Groves. Larger childcare centers may wish to book me for a longer visit to accommodate all the three-year-old and older classrooms, and possibly the two-year-old classrooms as well. For pre-schools with just one classroom and 20 or fewer students, the fee for the meet-and-greet, magic show, and a few minutes talking with the students after the show is $180, and I will perform for approximately 40 minutes.

If you’re looking for an entertainer to volunteer or perform for $100 to gain exposure, try someone who needs more gigs. I receive plenty of bookings, so I don’t need to take on free events for promotion.

If you find a new balloon twister or clown, they might love to volunteer for a weekday event or a January weekend event to promote their services. Keep in mind that even new entertainers get booked during busy event times, so asking them to perform for free on a popular Saturday afternoon is similar to asking someone with a traditional Monday–to–Friday job to work a half-day without pay.

I volunteer at approximately four events each year, mainly entertaining underprivileged children. One example is Give Kids a Smile, which provides free dental care to children.

I don’t volunteer at fundraisers, but I occasionally perform for a discounted fee at them. I used to volunteer at fundraisers but figured out that often the fundraiser would have made more money if, instead of me performing at the fundraiser, I took that gig I had to turn down because the fundraiser was at the same time and asked that paying gig to pay the charity instead of me. So, I offered the option for my clients to instead of paying me, to donate to one of my favorite charities at the time, Oprah’s Angel Network. I have switched to Charity:Water. https://www.charitywater.org/jill-colquhoun-schmidt

In 1994, I enrolled in a continuing education clown class, thinking it would be a fun way to spend Thursday nights. I enjoyed the class more than expected and started performing as a clown. Making and remembering balloon animals came easily to me. For over 30 years, I’ve been creating balloon animals at restaurants nearly every week, as well as performing magic shows and twisting balloons at over 100 other events each year (except 2020).