BLOG

Celebrating Special Times in Our Children’s Lives

By Robert Bauer | March 10, 2020 |

Four party planning tips for fun and memorable celebrating

It starts with first steps. Then it’s first words, then first day at school. As they grow, our children have a limited number of first – or only – events in their lives.

Depending on your family’s heritage, events that only happen once in your child’s life may include:

* First Communion
* Bar or Bat Mitzvah
* Quinceañera
* High School Graduation

These special times call for special celebrations. Party planning for those celebrations can be tedious and frustrating at times. Don’t let it get you stressed! With a little bit of thoughtful preparation, you can pull off a fun, memorable family-friendly party your kids will talk about for years to come.

Consider what type of event you want, your guest list, the venue, and of course the entertainment! (more…)

artisticencounters-banner

Introducing Artistic Encounters!

Last November I attended ISCACON24 which is the annual convention for the International Society of Caricature Artists. I have been going for over 10 years. One of the highlights is a...
2016-05-06-09.55.42

2016 Youth Summit – Be the Hero!

Over the years, Goofy Faces has had the good fortune to be involved with many great and interesting causes and movements. This Spring was no exception. The Kent County Youth Summit...
IMG_0157

What are eSketches™?

In case you haven't heard, Goofy Faces offers eSketches™ nationwide and they are becoming more and more popular each month. "What are eSketches™", you ask? Good question. eSketches™ are caricatures...
IMG_3805

Awesome News About Glenn!

I am very happy and relieved to report an update to my previous post about my close friend and great artist, Glenn Ferguson. As many of you already know, Glenn...
IMG_1818

Help me help Glenn…

I consider myself to be extremely fortunate. I make a comfortable living doing something I really enjoy doing on a daily basis. I get to create. I bring smiles to...
2009tshirtfinal

Iscacon24

It's that time of year once again. Each year around November, the International Society of Caricature Artists holds its annual caricature convention. This is the 24th year that it has taken...
2015-09-24-20.14.07

Lego Dimensions!

This week, Lego™ announced its latest video game mash-up called dimensions and Goofy Faces was there to help celebrate. Yesterday, Goofy Faces artist
Art & Apples 2009Rochester, MIRobert Bauer

Art & Apples!

Beginning tomorrow at 4PM, Goofy Faces will be drawing caricatures for its 11th straight year at the Art & Apples Festival located in Rochester Park in downtown Rochester, MI. This is...
services-group

Group Gift Caricature

Here is another group caricature for a repeat client involving a total of 17 fellow staff members. This was a going-away gift for an executive who loves motorcycles and loves his...