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Earl and Kimberly’s
Entertainment Companies

Vertical Kids Entertainment is here to help put Smiles on Faces and Joy in Hearts








Gelly Ball Parties

is the newest party craze and is great for all ages!







A great backyard or
driveway home staycation.

Foam Parties are a whole lot of Clean Fun.

Putting Smiles On Faces & Joy In Hearts around Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads, VA area.


Vertical Kids Entertainment is the premier provider of Party Entertainment in the Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads area. They have many quality children and family entertainment activities.

These include:
 – Magic & Puppet show from one of the funniest renowned magicians along with some very funny puppets.
– GellyBall Battles
which uses a soft get ball much like an Orbeez.
– Foam Factory Party
using a hypo-allergenic foam that dissolves for easy clean-up.
Big Bubble Fest that includes various bubble-making stations and kids make bubbles as large as cars and trucks.
Mobile 9-Hole Mini Golf which includes 9 holes of golf, putters, balls, obstacles and an attendant
Balloons/Glitter Tattoos/Face Painting that provides balloon animals, glitter tattoos that lasts for up to a week, as well as face painting of all different designs.
Birthday/School/Senior Home/Library Church/Easter events for all ages.
Holiday/Party Character Mascots for that unique one-of-a-kind experience.

Magic Shows

Earl and Kimberly Long’s clean comedy magic shows are some of the funniest shows in the Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach area.

Foam Parties

Play in Foam! We fill your yard or event location with a mountain of cool, clean, allergy-free foam for an exciting and memorable experience for everyone.

Big BubbleFest Events

Perfect for Festivals, Carnivals, outdoor malls, or any outdoor large events. We provide lots of interactive large bubble activities for kids and adults. We will fill your event with millions of bubbles!

On the Move Mobile 9-Hole Mini Golf

Our Mobile 9-hole mini golf course brings the fun to you! Great for backyard parties, schools, festivals,weddings or any indoor or outdoor event

Balloon Twisting
Glitter Tattoos
Face Painting

Vertical Kids Entertainment provides fun-filled Balloon Twisting, Glitter Tattoos and Face Painting for any party, festival or special occasion. We can supply many entertainers for a large festival.

Birthday Parties

Having a super fun comedy magic show with tons of audience participation that features your child as the “STAR” of the show. Also includes puppets, music, balloon twisting and more.

Preschool / Daycare Shows and Entertainment

Hampton Roads’ best in-house field trips for summer camps and year-round seasonal shows..

Magical Puppet Show

Earl Long uses a variety of puppets performing silly antics, songs, funny jokes and cool magic tricks. The shows are similar to a ventriloquist act.

Senior Homes

Earl Long has presented magic shows to seniors for over 20 years. His shows appeal to all ages, a program that will absolutely dazzle, delight and encourage your group and most importantly will get them involved…

Summer Library Shows

Hampton Roads Area Magician and children’s entertainer, Earl Long, has once again created an all-new magic program for libraries. “Earl Long’s Safari Tales” is designed to perfectly complement the Summer Reading theme for 2021 “Tails And Tales.” Joining Earl will be Mike the Monkey puppet, Leo the Lion puppet, and Tommy the Toucan puppet. This show will be the highlight of your Summer Reading Program!

Library Reading Shows

If you’re looking for a great reading show for your students … Something that appeals to all ages… A program that will absolutely dazzle and delight your students … Will introduce the kids to some amazing seasonal-themed books, get them interested in reading, help them experience mystery and lots of fun…

B.A.N.D. Together: Anti-Bully School Assembly

Imagine, if you will, an assembly program so perfectly structured that your students leave the program energized, motivated, and armed with strategies to ban bullying from your school, and your staff is thrilled with how educationally significant the program is.

Party Character Mascots

Each costume character comes with a party host, games, and music. Each character is booked by the hour. Costume Characters are performed through a professional entertainer. We do not rent out costumes for personal use.

Santa and Mrs. Claus
and other Christmas Characters

Santa Earl and Mrs. Claus show Christmas Joy across the Hampton Roads of Virginia and beyond. They bring the Christmas Spirit to everyone they meet. Santa Earl will arrive with sleigh bells ringing, ready to listen to the children’s Christmas wishes.

Easter Bunny

Time to hide the eggs and get ready to celebrate! Are you in need of Peter Cottontail to help add some zest to your Easter party

GellyBall Entertainment

GREAT FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES, SCHOOLS, PRESCHOOLS, TEAM BUILDING OR CORPORATE EVENTS!

It’s time to get excited about the newest backyard party craze, GellyBall!! We will bring this fun-filled event right to your location. All the fun of paintball without the pain and splattering mess, and it’s designed for ages 5 and above! We setup a field with barriers and bring the fun!

Vertical Kids Ministry

Children and Family Entertainers/Evangelists based In the Virginia Beach, VA area.

Vertical Kids Ministry is great for all ages! Equally adept at entertaining children, youth, college, and adults, we are able to present a program that families can enjoy together. Earl and Kimberly’s presentations provide a great deal of entertainment as well as a solid spiritual value.

Family-Friendly Shows

Earl and Kimberly Long are full-time children and family entertainers serving the Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads, Virginia area.

We bring more than 24 years of entertainment and joy to one and all. We are constantly expanding our entertainment offerings to include our two newest, GellyBall and Mobile Mini-Golf. We look forward to the opportunity to assist you in obtaining quality entertainment for your next party or event.

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Vertical Kids Entertainment provides magicians, face painters, Glitter Tattoos, balloon twisters, jugglers, puppets, foam parties and big bubble play areas in the following cities in the Hampton Roads area: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Elizabeth City, Currituck, Moyock, Outer Banks and many more