Bounce Houses
Bounce Houses, Moon Walks, Bouncies,
Bounce Houses (inflatable castles, closed inflatable trampolines, bouncy houses, bouncy castles, moon bounce, moonwalks, or CITs) are portable inflatable structures and buildings and similar items that are used for children entertainment at functions, school and church festivals and village fetes.The first inflatable structure was designed in 1959 by John Scurlock in Shreveport, Louisiana who was experimenting with inflatable covers for tennis courts when he noticed his employees enjoyed jumping on the covers. The modern inflatable castles are made of vinyl and can weigh 200 pounds to over a 1000 pounds.
Fun Bounce House facts
- The 1975 Neiman Marcus catalog included a closed inflatable trampoline called 'The Moonwalk'.
- Silly string can damage the vinyl.
- The name given to such structures varies. They have been marketed with such names as "Bounce House", "Bouncies","Moon Bounce", "Boingalow", "Astrojump", "Moonwalk", "Jolly Jump" and "Spacewalk". "Brinca brinca", another name commonly used by Latinos, is Spanish for "jump jump". The term "Jolly Jumps" is often used to describe the inflatable playground structure in rural areas and some areas in the Western United States, but the term is otherwise obsolete.
- Some blowers are gas powered.
**all information obtained from wikipedia.
When you are planning a kids party rental try to match your rental equipment with the majority of the kids size and age; we can help with that. Six hours is more than enough time for the party. Don't overplan the party. Give the kids adaquate time to rest and socialize between party events. (You dont want to tire them all our in the first hour.)
Let us worry about the kids party rental and that will leave you more time to make sure the event goes smoothly.
All Bounce House rentals are based on 6 hour rental.
