Looking Glass Friends Entertainment in Chicago, IL

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Telephone:	+1 219-775-7015
Website:	lookingglassfriends.com
Address:	Chicago, IL 60657 Lakeview
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	210 ftBelmont 580 ftClark & School/Aldine NB 580 ftBelmont & Clark WB
Categories:	Event Planning & Services

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We specialize in fairytale and storybook character appearances for children’s special events. Each character friend provides interactive storytelling, games, activities, crafts, makeovers and more designed to reflect the theme of these beloved stories. We have appeared at birthday parties, costume parties, tea parties, hospitals, libraries, community centers, fundraisers, play places, and many more locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area in Illinois and Indiana. Allow our popular princesses, pirates, and storybook characters to attend your next event and make wishes comes true!

History

Established in 2010.

Not too long ago in a land not too far away, a wish was born. The wish was to bring fantasy and imagination to those young, and young at heart, and to provide an opportunity to interact with the most beloved fantasy characters.

Looking Glass Friends Entertainment was created to offer a chance to interact, learn, and play with a variety of characters throughout the Chicagoland area. We do our best to promote the importance of love, kindness, acceptance, and dreams. Our goal is spark the imagination, creativity, wonder, and curiosity of the child who lives in all of us.

We incorporate a learning experience into a theatrical presentation which is sure to enthral anyone who has ever believed in once upon a time.

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3 reviews of Looking Glass Friends Entertainment

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Des A.

Place rating: 5
Downers Grove, IL

The whole event planning for my daughter’s birthday party went smoothly. Looking Glass Friends offered me options when I couldn’t book the original time I wanted so it worked out. I wanted something more casual and fun for entertaining the kids and the Snow Queen provided just that and much more, from the moment she rang the doorbell and my daughter opened the door! The Snow Queen was true to her character, was very animated, had a wonderful voice, had time for stories and games, kids were engaged, got kids more involved, and made sure we had time for cake and plenty of time for pictures at the end. Activities within the hour allotted went smoothly. My daughter was wonderfully surprised! She got to sing a duet of Let it Go with the Snow Queen. My daughter felt truly special as a Princess!!! I definitely recommend Looking Glass Friends to anyone looking to make a little girl’s dreams come true!

Andrea R.

Place rating: 5
Glencoe, IL

After hiring princesses not 1, not 2, but 3 times in the past year I consider myself an expert & can confidently state that Looking Glass Friends Entertainment has THE BEST princesses.
For my 4 year old’s recent bday bash she requested Anna and Elsa make the long trip from Arendelle. I sent one quick email to Christine at Looking Glass Friends Entertainment I was able to make a little girl’s dreams come true.
Christine was on top of her game. We never even chatted by phone, but were able to figure out all the details over email (a gal after my own email obsessed heart). For $ 140 I was able to book 30 minutes with my daughter’s favorite princesses. At the time of booking I filled out a quick event agreement highlighting what I’d like the princesses to do at the event (in this case sing a few songs, read a few stories & just interact with the bday girl and friends).
The week before the event Christine sent me another email asking for specific details about the bday girl. So impressed with her organization skills!
The snow princess & queen were scheduled to arrive at 10:30am. At 10:28am I was a bit worried they weren’t going to arrive (& noticed a missed call from Christine), but then I looked outside and saw Anna & Elsa making their way thru the streets of the North Shore. Fortunately, we’ve had an especially cold November so Elsa felt right at home. There were so many activities occurring at the party that I didn’t think I really needed to hire princesses, but as soon as I saw the ginormous smile on my daughter’s face I knew it was $ 140 well spent.
Anna & Elsa may have been better than the ones in the movie. They had studied Christine’s notes ahead of time & knew that they had met my daughter many times before; «It’s sooo nice to see you again! Happy bday!» I didn’t expect them to get the attention of all 80 kids, but I was amazed by how many little girls surrounded them. Anna had a few dozen kids run over to her as soon as she announced they’d be reading a few stories. Now if only I could get my 2 kids to listen to me like that! Their voices were incredible and my daughter felt so comfortable with them (she didn’t leave their laps the entire 30 minutes they were with us).
And of course just hours after the party I received a follow up email from Communicative Christine asking for feedback about how the queen and princess did. Again, so on top of her game!
I’m so hoping we move on from our Frozen obsession (& perhaps even princesses) before my daughter’s 5^th bday, but if I’m lucky enough to hire princesses for a 4^th time in my lifetime I won’t look anywhere else besides Looking Glass Friends Entertainment. Their princesses are the real deal… or, um, as real as it gets.

Javier D.